Why does hot and spicy food make your nose run?

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As in title.

NB- I used the search bar beforehand, and despite this having been asked a few times, albeit in quite different ways, most had been ignored/had half-hearted responses.

In: Biology

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Anonymous 0 Comments

I think it has to do with vasodilation, but I’m not so sure.

But it makes sense to me that something hot can open up your skin pores, might as well open your nose mucus pores

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