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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.

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because the the nose the eyes and the mouth are shocked by the flavor that the eyes start to water and the nose starts to clog up

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The chemicals in the hot food are inhaled into your sinuses. They become irated and start to generate mucus.

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A persons nose runs because you may not see it but there is a ton of snot it has and your body heat will warm it and it drips down

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Hot food and drink can irritate your nasal membranes, causing a runny nose.

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The heat and steam from the soup opens up the sinuses.

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Because the heat stimulates mucus production in your digestive tract and in your sinuses because they are linked together in the throat area.

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Cos it does

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