Question:
BPD & Runny Nose When Full- What's Up With That?

AND SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT WHEN SHE EATS AND IS FULL HER NOSE WILL START DRIPPING (NOT RUNNING - DRIPPING) SHE SAID PEOPLE IN HER SUPPORT GROUP HAS ALSO MENTIONED THIS. WHEN HER NOSE STARTS DRIPPING SHE KNOWS TO QUIT EATING. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHY THIS IS, AND WHY DOESN'T THIS HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD RNY'S? THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT    — sandy V. (posted on July 24, 2003)

July 24, 2003
I'm 10 months post-op LAP RNY and this happens to me too. Either I get a runny nose or I start sneezing. I have NO IDEA why this happens!
   — Angie M.

July 24, 2003
It sure does happen to at least some of us RNYers! If I continue to eat even one more bite after the runny nose begins, I'm certainly headed for at least foamies, and probably thowing up! The answer about why this happens is kind of gross, so you've been warned if you continue to read. My doc says it is the mucous in our stomachs that is displaced by the food. When your pouch is full, the mucuous is forced into the throat and sinuses, and results in a runny nose.
   — Vespa R.

July 24, 2003
Thank you for telling us why this happens. I'm also RNY, and have the drippy nose after eating.
   — Delores M.

July 24, 2003
Wow, I'm glad to hear that this happens to others. I had open RNY in March and the same thing happens to me as well. And honestly the answer below makes sense. Thanks.
   — D L.

July 24, 2003
Hey, me too. I had an open RNY, and when I am really full, my nose stuffs up and starts dripping and/or I have a sneezing fit. Weird.
   — Joyce C.

July 24, 2003
My family and friends thought I was crazy when I told them my nose runs when I am full. Like the other posters, I know it is time to quit when my nose starts running even if I am not feeling full yet.
   — Kimberly K.

July 24, 2003
I had open RNY 2 months and I have that also. It seems I have a runny nose much more often than before surgery to. In the mornings, during excercise, after eating. I liked the foamies comment alot because I can certainly relate to that.
   — Michael T.

July 24, 2003
I had an RNY... for me, the running nose is a symptom that I've eaten too much... beyond full for me...
   — Lisa C.

July 24, 2003
Not only does my nose and sinuses run but I sneeze when I overeat. Go figure. It has no where to go so it backs up.
   — Delores S.

July 24, 2003
OMG! I can't believe that this happens to other people too. I've been keeping my mouth shut about this strange phenomenon because I thought I'd be perceived as a crazy loon! Glad to know that I'm not alone in this.
   — Kimberly B.

July 24, 2003
I used to get a runny nose pre-op every time I ate. Since the surgery ... nose is as dry as the desert!
   — PEARL B.

July 31, 2003
It's called gustatory rhinitis and is a reflex that's thought to be caused by vagal nerve stimulation. When your stomach/pouch "fills up" and stretches slightly, the vagal nerve is stimulated, and that causes the runny nose. (A similar thing can happen to normies when they eat spicy foods.) Gustatory rhinitis seems to be somewhat common among WLS patients (both DSers and RNYers) in the early post-op months. It often resolves over time.
   — Tally

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