Fact, or just "old wives tale?"

A.S.A.P
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:40:08 +0000

doubleplay…I knew that there was something I experienced that reinforced my belief about milk coating the throat. I sang in college, and remember it well. Maybe there is something in the consistency of milk that “sticks”. Milk may not actually cause extra mucus, but instead make it feel thicker .
In surfing the net to see what info I could find, one medical site recommends drinking clear fluids after drinking milk products to help the mucus thin and clear. (is this topic getting to yucky for anyone;)) That makes sense to me, corresponds to my own experience, and also doesn’t conflict with the medical studies on the topic. ( My son sites an Australian study where it concluded that milk does not act differently than other protein and does not cause mucus production.)

Maybe we’re both right??

And binx, I am often accused of being one of the alternative therapy folk, but this goes way back for me - 20-30 years, when myths and wives tales ruled!