Foods That Cause Increased Mucus

Our body’s production of mucus is actually meant to keep us healthy as it serves as a sort of sticky tape that collects dust, bacteria, and other potentially harmful airborne particles so our body can get rid of these things more easily before they have a chance to settle into our lungs.

However, if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mucus production is often so excessive that it can actually hurt your health.
 
An article published recently explains that the increase in mucus secretions commonly found with COPD patients negatively impacts both lung function and quality of life.

It also can increase your number of COPD-related exacerbations and hospitalizations.

It even can have more detrimental effects as the article goes on to say that several studies have found that people with “chronic mucus hypersecretion” have a higher risk of death. This is true in regard to respiratory-related death, death due to pulmonary infection, and some even found a higher mortality rate in general.

Though a person without COPD is generally able to get rid of excess mucus, those with this disease often have a more difficult time because of poor function of the cilia in the respiratory tract and from having an “ineffective cough” due to weak respiratory muscles and obstructed airways.

One way to help combat these effects is to stay away from foods that can potentially increase mucus production even more.

Mucus-Producing Foods

There are certain foods that, when eaten, can cause our bodies to produce even more mucus than ordinary or thicken the mucus that is already created, causing havoc in a different way. Therefore, avoiding these items can help ease the chronic mucus problems typically experienced with COPD.
With that thought in mind, here are 21 mucus-causing or mucus-thickening foods to consider removing from your diet:

1. Red meat
2. Milk
3. Cheese
4. Yogurt
5. Ice Cream
6. Butter
7. Eggs
8. Bread
9. Pasta
10. Cereal
11. Bananas
12. Cabbage
13. Potatoes
14. Corn and corn products
15. Soy products
16. Sweet desserts
17. Candy
18. Coffee
19. Tea
20. Soda
21. Alcoholic beverages

So what’s left to eat?
Foods That Reduce Mucus
While it may seem like you can’t eat anything because all of the major food groups have already been wiped out, there are actually some foods left that have the ability to reduce your mucus production.
Here are 21 of them:

1. Salmon
2. Tuna
3. Sardines
4. Flounder
5. Pumpkin
6. Pumpkin seeds
7. Grapefruit
8. Pineapple
9. Watercress
10. Celery
11. Pickles
12. Onion
13. Garlic
14. Honey or agar
15. Ginger
16. Lemon
17. Cayenne pepper
18. Chamomile
19. Olive oil
20. Broth
21. Decaf tea                                                                        
    

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