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this gets old am 65 and have to take care of mother and help disabled son

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I had surgery in February, and got a runny nose every time I ate too! I seems to have stopped now. It was annoying.

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Usually that is caused by eating too much or too fast -- if this only happens after you've eaten a meal, as opposed to the first time you swallow even a bit of food, try eating less and eating slower.

If it happens every time you even take one swallow of anything, you probably want to check in with your surgeon or PCP just to make sure everything is healing correctly. The weird reactions like a runny nose from eating too much (or at all) are due to your vagus nerve being traumatized during surgery and then irritated by food or drink after it. It runs along the top of your stomach so food pressing on it can set it off. This sort of reaction generally clears up for most people, gradually over time. Good luck!

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This is something that started happening to be about 5 years ago......way before surgery! Anytime I eat anything I get a runny nose.....just like what most people get when they eat something spicy.......but I get it if I eat anything! I went to the doctor about it and you won't like this answer because I didn't......I was told it is just an age thing! My answer was... "wonderful"

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I know it's a lot of people's "full" signal :)

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Exactly. I am 2 1/2 years out and sneezing is still my primary "full" signal. The funny thing is.....I sneeze precisely six times - every time.

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