Why do I sneeze after EVERY meal?
913316
Sometimes it is the heat in the food that loosens up your sinuses and causes the sneeze.
865737
If you just sneezed, something was probably irritating or tickling the inside of your nose. Sneezing, also called sternutation, is your body's way of removing an irritation from your nose.\n\nWhen the inside of your nose gets a tickle, a message is sent to a special part of your brain called the sneeze center. The sneeze center then sends a message to all the muscles that have to work together to create the amazingly complicated process that we call the sneeze.\n\nSome of the muscles involved are the abdominal (belly) muscles, the chest muscles, the diaphragm (the large muscle beneath your lungs that makes you breathe), the muscles that control your vocal cords, and muscles in the back of your throat. Don't forget the eyelid muscles! Did you know that you always close your eyes when you sneeze?\n\nIt is the job of the sneeze center to make all these muscles work together, in just the right order, to send that irritation flying out of your nose. And fly it does - sneezing can send tiny particles speeding out of your nose at up to 100 miles per hour!\n\nMost anything that can irritate the inside of your nose can start a sneeze. Some common things include dust, cold air, or pepper. When you catch a cold in your nose, a virus has made a temporary home there and is causing lots of swelling and irritation. Some people have allergies, and they sneeze when they are exposed to certain things, such as animal dander (which comes from the skin of many common pets) or pollen (which comes from some plants).\n\nDo you know anyone who sneezes when they step outside into the sunshine? About one out of every three people sneezes when exposed to bright light. They are called photic sneezers (photic means light). If you are a photic sneezer, you got it from one of your parents because it is an inherited trait. You could say that it runs in your family. Most people have some sensitivity to light that can trigger a sneeze.\n\nHave you ever had the feeling that you are about to sneeze, but it just gets stuck? Next time that happens, try looking toward a bright light briefly (but don't look right into the sun) - see if that doesn't unstick a stuck sneeze!
1096359
My throat does that from allergic reactions. It's annoying, isn't? I usually get an allergic asthma attack soon after because I breath in the allergen after it hits my throat. That wouldn't happen to you if you weren't susceptible to asthma. \n\nIt doesn't mean you are putting inappropriate things in your mouth. If it's allergic, it simply means you are breathing. Your nose and mouth are connected so it could happen in your throat if you aren't breathing through your mouth. It could be indoors or outside depending on what you may be allergic to (like dust or pollen).
63412
because it is cold\n\nthis could happen if you have asthma, bronchitis,if you are a smoker, or are around smoke all of the time; it could also happen if you yell alot or are hoarse, or if your throat is sore; it could also happen if you have a repsiratory infection\n\ndo you cough every single time you have ever eaten it? if not, it is no big deal, but if it happens every now and then it would be because of the things I listed above
163307
I'm not a doctor but I can say from experience, you could be feeling sick from something you ate, or you could have a virus.  Try eating saltines ... that always make me feel better.  If you're not feeling any better tomorrow, you should seek medical advice.  Hope you're feeling better soon.
186079
You know what? I bet you're allergic to MSG. It's a spice that's VERY common in Chinese food. My mom and I are both allergic to it. Next time, experiment. Ask the Chinese restaurant to not put the MSG in your food, and see how you feel after.\n\nOh, and it's not just Chinese food. It can be found all over. The symptoms are like a stabbing-feeling in your stomach... Like knives. Not fun. \n\nHope this helps!
210006
When you cough, sneeze, and even poop you bare down and create pressure. This pressure makes heart work a little harder causing pressure to build up in your arteries, kinda like high blood pressure.\n\nI hope that made sense.
924710
What a great description!  I hope this isn't really happening to you, but if it is,  you're probably having a serious problem digesting something & that can lead to other health problems (like malabsorption.) Try eliminaing foods & then reintrucing them to see what's aggrivating you.  (see http://www.food-allergy.org/page2.html ) You can also try immodium a.d. or pepto-bismol. Go see your doctor if you keep having problems.  & wash your shirt & walls!  : )
319759
LOL. you are very curious child. technically no. the air from sneezing comes from your lungs...its a reflex to get an irritant out of your system. while farting is caused by some trapped gas within your digestive system and the stomach is way too far to be the reason for farting...the gas is somewhere in your intestines [large intestine]. and besides, sections of your intestines are segmented by circular and longitudinal muscles so it can't be the stomach. so no. it doesn't form a vacuum. interesting question though.
787641
Sometimes when you get ill after eating something, it wasn't necessarily bad food.  You may have had a touch of stomach flu beforehand and the overeating could have just exacerbated the symptoms.\nRemember that the holidays are notorious for rich foods.  I went through 5 pounds of butter making dinner for today..that type of food could upset anyone with a queasy stomach.
1005104
It's called Photic sneezing, and it's not too uncommon. There's thought that the change in lighting that triggers the changes in your eyes (your retina getting smaller in bright light) for some reason sends a signal to your sneezing reflex as well.
297698
Sneezing is a reflex action intended for you to relieve somtehing from your air ways.  If the reflex is caused by a strong agent (such as pepper) you can bet that thinking won´t help.  On the other hand, if the agent causing the reflex is not very strong, thinking about anything will make it stop.
813273
Yes it does.  My eyes squint, my nose starts itching, and then I sneeze. I thought I was the only one who did that.
758125
A sternutation or, more commonly known, sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the nose and mouth. This air can reach speeds of 70 m/s (250 km/h) and an unimpeded sneeze sends two to five thousand bacteria-filled droplets into the air\n\nThis was also interesting:\n\nFebruary 2002 - Your brain musters a host of muscles to clear irritants from your nose at speeds up to 100 mph.\n\nEver try to stop a sneeze? Not easy, is it?\n\nSneezing is a reflex. "When your nose itches you sneeze," just as your knee jerks when a doctor taps it, says California allergist William E. Berger, M.D., a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "Closing your eyes when you sneeze is also part of the reflex reaction."\n\nSneezing may seem simple, but it's more involved than you think. Here's how it works: Your nose often warns you a sneeze is coming. An irritant makes your nose start to itch or tickle.\n\nThen the part of your brain termed a "sneeze center" sends a message to designated muscles. "The signal from the brain tells our body to sneeze as a means of clearing out the irritating particles," says Dr. Berger.\n\nThe chest, abdomen, diaphragm, vocal cords, throat and eyelids join in a certain order to launch a sneeze. Presto -- your nose releases the irritant that's causing that itch. A sneeze propels particles from your nose at a speed of up to 100 miles per hour.\n\nSome particles sneak into your nose in a normal breath. A lot more come from colds or allergies. But the cause of your sneeze could also be bright sunshine.\n\nStrange as it sounds, bright light causes one out of three people to sneeze. Some doctors call them "photics," from the Greek meaning "of light." Photic sneezers can blame their parents -- you inherit this trait.\n\nIf your sneeze comes with chest congestion, headache, yellow or green nasal discharge, fever or a stuffy nose, you may want to see a doctor. You could have a cold or allergy.\n\nYou may be tempted to stop a sneeze. Don't.
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I usually eat banana then drink one glass of water straight\n.....\n\n\nWhen you hiccup, your diaphragm involuntarily contracts.\n:(The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the\n:chest cavity from the abdomen. It plays an extremely important\n:role in breathing.)\n:\n:This contraction of the diaphragm then causes an immediate\n:and brief closure of the vocal cords, which produces the\n:characteristic sound of a hiccup. What actually causes the\n:hiccup is difficult to say - in most instances, there is no obvious\n:cause.\n:\n:Attacks of the hiccups seem to be associated with a few different\n:things: eating or drinking too fast; being nervous or excited; or\n:having irritation in the stomach and/or throat.\n:\n:In some extremely rare cases, the underlying cause of hiccups\n:can be pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane lining of the lungs\n:and chest cavity), pneumonia, certain disorders of the stomach or\n:esophagus, pancreatitis, alcoholism, or hepatitis. Any one of these\n:conditions can cause irritation of the diaphragm or of the phrenic\n:nerves that supply the diaphragm - it's the irritation that causes the\n:hiccups.\n:\n:Still, the cause of most attacks of the hiccups remains a mystery.
624820
It may be a nocebo, everyone's nose either clogs or runs after crying, but if you relate it to allergies the nocebo effect kicks in and you THINK you are allergic to something, and thus you "are" :P
913830
its possible that when you sneeze, your eyes close reflexively, to prevent your eyes from getting contaminated by whatever is coming out of your nose and mouth.  As well, the urge to sneeze (that tingling feeling in your nose) may play a part, due to the optic nerves for your eyes laying close to the nerves for your nose and recieveing some residual signal...