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@scoop did Xyzal and Zyrtec not work for you before trying Allegra? What about azelastine? Interesting about Brinsupri too.

And interesting what you said about choosing Allegra because it’s the least anticholinergic. My situation may be a little different -- a lot of my thick sinus mucus (and apparently lung mucus too) seems to either be produced or mobilized after I eat, and I’m still trying to figure out which. I suspect there may be a cholinergic/gustatory component because anticholinergic inhalers have significantly reduced the amount of post-meal mucus/wheezing for me in my lungs.

Normally I have to use a Neti pot after almost every meal, and I’ll get a surprising amount of thin + very thick mucus out. If I don’t rinse, I can actually feel mucus accumulating in both my sinuses and lungs afterward. Do you ever notice your sinus/chest mucus changing specifically after meals?

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Have you had ENT consult? Have they cultured what’s coming out of your nose?

Asteline I thought was when you have a lot of nasal congestion which I don’t have. Probably because the Allegra is working for me. We are all different it seems.

Sometimes I cough after eating especially if I talk. I believe it’s the talking that brings it on not the eating. At night before sleep, I take a teaspoon or two of an alginate product like reflux raft or reflux gourmet to help guard against any aspirations while I sleep.