Foods for nasal congestion are:
- hot teas, broths or soups because they make secretions more fluid, spicy foods, as they help in opening the nasal passages, such as chili peppers.
You can also have nasal congestion resulting from an allergic reaction and the foods usually responsible for food allergies are:
- pasteurized dairy products, boiled eggs, peanuts, cashews or pecan or pará, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, wheat, soybeans, “seafood”.
To confirm whether one of these foods is causing nasal congestion, you can exclude one of them for a week and check if nasal congestion improves.
Dietary changes can help to decrease nasal congestion, especially when the patient feels generally healthy and only has nasal congestion, however in the case of colds, flu or infections, such as sinusitis, it is important to consult the doctor and take the medications that are indicated.
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