Nose And Eating

[Kaboo_]

Sqad, probably the man I need for another one too (medical enquiry that is). My boyfriend has this weird issue that drives me bananas but we've no idea what the cause is. Every time he eats he has to blow his nose. Every single time! He doesn't sneeze or have any other symptoms so I don't think it's an allergic thing and it doesn't make any difference as to what the food is or what his surroundings are. He's 29 and on a bit of a cocktail of drugs for various long standing ailments - gabapentin, rampiril, tramadol & amlodipine.
Any suggestions on what this is down to? Could it all just be kind of psychosomatic?

[Old_Geezer]

It's not that unusual. I don't get it that bad but spicy food always made my nose run, and as I aged I noticed a tendency for it to do so a bit for non-spicy food also. Were I you I'd learn to accept it and just eat the bananas. It's not that he can stop his nose running, unless you'd rather he sniffed all through the meal.

[Kaboo_]

That did come across a little selfish didn't it. It's irritating because it sounds like a fog horn when he blows his nose. It's sooooo loud. In fairness, it's pretty annoying for him too. It seems odd for someone to have the need to do that every time they eat. I've never known anyone else like that before. But I love the fella so I'll put up with it if I really must :)

[Sqad]

This is easy to answer...."I have no idea."
I must assume that he hasn't had any underlying traumatic problems in the throat region such as cleft palate or hair lip as a child.
Interesting to note that he is on Gabapentin, is that because he has had shingles and he is still in pain or is he an epileptic?
On receipt of you answer i will try to "sum up" ;-)

[Sqad]

I have just seen further posts......dies his nose water when eating, or is it just blocked? Why does he blow it?

[Kaboo_]

He's on the gabapentin for back pain (he had suregery years ago). He has and does suffer from a number of conditions and frankly shouldn't have made it past about 3 but I don't recall any of them being related to his throat, nose, mount, etc. Mostly heart and joints. He wasn't born with cleft palate or anything like that.
From what he says it's like he feels he is getting a runny nose as soon as he starts to eat. He snores horrendously too and is always thirsty but that seems to be down to the tramadol I think.

[Sqad]

Well, as O_G has indicated there is a condition called gustatory rhinorhoea which is ill understood and can be treated with nasal spray steroids, but my advice would be to see an ENT surgeon to exclude a blockage in the nose which might explain his symptoms and of course his snoring. Conditions that come to mind is a deviated nasal septum, polyps or enlargement of the turbinates ( bones in the nose.)

[marval]

I sympathise Kaboo, my OH has the exact same problem.

[hc4361]

My nose runs like a tap whenever I eat - hot cold, cold food, tepid food, everything.
Flipping nuisance

[anthro-nerd]

If it helps, my Dad does this. Every single meal time. Made no sense, also sounds like a fog horn!!