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Certain foods triggering phlegm
Hi! From past two years I just noticed if I consume peanut butter for a weak atleast soon I'll start to experience throat irritation which leads to sore throat, fever and then disperse of a lot of phlegm like in
every two minutes I have to spit it out and same with bananas as well and if I went to doctor they'd say I got a bacterial infection. What's more bizarre is I could easily eat them until I was 26 without having any repurcussions so it wasn't something I had since start. I don't understand why this happens now yet is it because I don't refrigerate peanut butter and consume it?
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Peanut butter and banana cannot cause a bacterial infection. But they can cause allergy.
A condition what is called as allergic pharyngitis which may result in sore throat.
If the allergy also involves your nose and Paranasal Sinuses it can produce secretions which may drip behind your throat. This may be the reason for frequently spitting out phelgm.
It is possible that allergy to certain allergens start later in life.
Next Steps
you can confirm your allergy status by doing a Serum IgE and Skin prick test. If positive can take antiallergic medications and immunotherapy if necessary.
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Avoiding the allergens is the best method to control allergy. With medications allergy can be controlled. Not cured.
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Dr. Manasa M R
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Maybe you’ve changed the company which probably has some allergen which is not appt for you
Hence you are having such symptoms
But need more history and physical examination
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Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Allergist/Immunologist
12 yrs exp
Rajkot
May be it is due to preservatives which are used or peanut butter itself is too heavy and sticky
Second thing may be you have some allergies towards that peanut butter change the brand may be it will help you
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If not then consult online through Practo homeopathic has great results
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