Mexican Food

It is actually a chemical in the peppers. But the spicyness works as well. All food is just a combination of chemicals in case you thought that added something to peppers, but that is what it is all right, if you eat a jalapeno pepper straight up your nose(well my nose runs too) Horseradish does the same thing, I found out on a dare last week, really cleans the sinuses. Cheers.

Hi kathy yes I think its the spiciness that makes our noses run because I do the same thing when I eat mexican food in a restaurant. I do have a lot of allergies anyway but I still love mexican food but not too hot please. good luck happymylotting.

yup got to be the spices . BUt I love it.

10-4, the spice is what makes the nose run! Even the red chili powder that you hardly notice (which all mexican food has) will make your nose run! Especially if you have allergies, I have them also! But you gotta realize the more you try to eat it, you build up a tolerance to it, if you avoid it, the allergy gets worse!

First let me say I am sorry you are plagued with allergies..I have obscure one's like Cedar trees! Simple, I avoid cedar. But for persons like you, with allergies, it must be trying! Secondly, if it makes you feel any better, the same thing happens to me when I eat soup...why, I'll never know! It does NOT matter, the base, the spiciness, the veggies...my nose is like a faucet, turned on by soup. I am sure there is a medical explanation, so we just have to arm ourselves with a box of Kleenex..and enjoy! By the way, love the picture on your avatar...reminds me of vacationing in Arizona and the area around Sedona! Have a great weekend & take care!

Well, I always enjoyed mexican food without any problem. My nose always remained dry :) May be this id due to the fact that I'm an Indian and used to spicy food. I think you've correctly guessed that it's the strong flavour of the spices that causes a runny nose.

I like Mexican food, my nose doesn't run, but I end up with heartburn most of the time so I always take a pepcid or take some tums with me before I get something. I've heard of people's noses running when they eat hot/spicy foods, and their eyes tearing up and don't have an answer of my own, but I did look it up and these are some of the answers I found..... 1. Spicy hot food has a chemical called capsaicin which stimulates your respiratory tract and your digestive tract to release more mucus because they both share a region called the pharanx, the throat. Capsaicin stimulates the thermoreceptors that register temperature. 2.The nose-running is an annoying side-effect of delicious spicy foods, again because of the capsaicin. The chemical stimulates more than taste buds it also affects the tissues that control quantity and thickness of mucus secreted in the nasal passages. Also, it can act as an eye irritant, which can cause tears, which also make the nose run. 3. Spicy foods usually have some form of pepper such as Cayenne pepper or one or more of other peppers Peppers contain Capsaicin Capsaicin stimulates the fibers of the nervous system that control the quantity and thickness of mucus secreted in the nasal passages. 4. im not a doctor nor stride to be one but maybe your nose is sensitive to the smell and the more you eat it the more sensitive its gunna get but really honestly i dunno maybe try holding your nose next time you eat sumthing spicy haha if it works then maybe i should be a doctor anyway i dont know sry dude :/ I guess the answer has to do with Capsaicin then.....

Well I have never in my life heard of such a thing. You would be in very bad shape if you were Mexican.

hi karen do you do that too? I thought I was the only one, 'I think it is because of the spiciness of the food really as I am not allergic to any mexican food outside of cilentro and I usually just pick that out from the dish and dont eat the cilentro. I love mexican food myself but not too hot, just medium. lol

Good morning Kathy, i to love mexican food. if it isn't the spices i can't imagine what it would be.

For sure its the spiciness of the food. I love mexican food because I love spicy and hot foods. The hotter the better. You are not allergic its just the spicy foods will make your nose run because its clearing your nasal passage. It helps you from getting sick at least it does for me.

Hey Cyrus, Have you tried those Mex-American places like Rubios or Baja Fresh? Seems they're not as authentic as far as spices go. I used to eat there often and when I started making my own w/cilantro, chipotle and epazote spices, these places seemed bland. With age, I have to be careful w/spices sometimes but I've found the problem mostly lies in who is making the food. I'd suggest making (or buying from a place like Trader Joe's or Whole Foods or whatever grocer tends to be a little more discriminating) your favorite Mexican dish and see what happens Feel better :)

It prbably is the hot sauce everytime I eat Mexican food my nose runs too.I eat alot of mexican food and somtimed when the salsa is hot that also makes my nose run.