In the latter, simply click on the food you are inquiring about, then scroll down toward the bottom of the page until you see the chart in the Nutritional Profile section. There is a click-on link after that chart (just above the References section) that reads âIn Depth Nutritional Profile for (chosen food)â .
Postnasal drip also commonly causes excess mucus at the back of your nose and throat many times after eating. Excessive, thick phlegm or chest mucus can often be caused by viral or bacterial infections such as influenza, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as irritants such as those inhaled during smoking. Chemotherapy also causes the immune system to overreact and excessive phlegm is often the result.
Interestingly enough, one common cause of bloody mucus in nose areas is high blood pressure. While the blood vessels and the nose seem hardly related in any pertinent way, Kaiser Permanente points out that high blood pressure can cause nosebleeds, which can result in bloody mucus discharge. What can cause this is the perfect storm of adjacent occurrences.