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Am currently sick with a bad throat. While enjoying my cup of coffee, I had the thought; "Should I avoid coffee if I have a bad throat?". So, are there any studies or general consensus on this?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Caffeine can decrease your saliva production and lead to a dry mouth. If you add any dairy products to your coffee, that can increase your sinus congestion.

I wouldn't worry much about it. Just make sure you are also drinking plenty of water. Getting dehydrated will adversely affect your recovery time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How does adding dairy to coffee increase sinus congestion?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's a fairly common mild allergy. I guess I shouldn't have stated that like it is expected for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Drink tea with honey instead.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t the sugar be likely to feed the bacterial infection?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The words you said aren’t wrong, but in this context it seems like you’re suggesting that the honey in tea might have a similar effect when consumed. That’s not at all supported by this study. Much of honey’s antimicrobial effects are (1) due to its high sugar concentration, and (2) in reference to topical applications. Those conditions don’t exist here.