ELI5, how can eating something cold like ice cream could lead to a sore throat?
In: Biology
I agree with the other answer, but I also have a brief piece of input that may also be relevant. There’s also a chance that it’s not only because the ice cream is cold that this happens, but also because of the dairy. When I eat ice cream, it often causes me to cough frequently afterwards, and I’ve asked many people in the past if that also happens to them and they agreed. I researched more about this before out of curiosity and although I lack a more scientific explanation, I concluded based on my research that it happens primarily due to the dairy content in the ice cream. Milk and dairy foods are a relatively thick liquid, and since ice cream makes it even thicker, the throat can mistake it as excess mucus, leading to coughing. Although this wouldnt exactly explain a “sore” throat, I would assume that a combination of the cold temperature of the ice cream and the thick dairy content would lead to coughing and some throat discomfort.
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