Post-nasal drip is sensation of liquid or mucous buildup in back of throat. Post-nasal drip is caused by drainage from nasal cavities into back of throat. Though post-nasal drip is a normal everyday occurrence, failure to rinse or flush nasal cavities on a regular basis may allow buildup to remain and fester, causing a long list of other health complications.

In reviewing possible complications of unchecked post-nasal drip, this article also reviews specific prevention techniques so that normal course of post-nasal drip doesn’t take a bad turn.

It is important to note that 90% of infectious bacteria enters body through nose and may settle in post-nasal drip buildup. Infectious bacteria are everywhere, there really is no place to hide, but there are ways to prepare our bodies to resist infection and to cleanse our bodies of bacteria.

Complications Stemming from Post-Nasal Drip

Nasal congestions may result from post-nasal drip buildup. This nasal problem is just one of many that begins with neglect. Buildup blocks nasal passages, making it difficult to breathe through nose. As buildup continues an infection may result in which nasal tissue may swell and congest nasal passages.

Acne is an expression of toxins in body that are not being released through normal channels of elimination, so they come out through skin. Since mental attitude and thoughts cannot be separate from body, thoughts and feelings are also being expressed as acne.

Negative thoughts and feelings produce chemicals that are toxic acids. Just like toxic acids created in colon, toxic thoughts need to be eliminated through 5 elimination channels

Acne can be an expression suppressed past traumatic experiences. As a child, when you were exposed to experiences that overwhelm you – constant mental, physical, or sexually abuse, you suppress them. So now as an adult, as your defense system weakens, you’re not able to completely suppress this information, so it becomes expressed as acne or other skin disorders. Of course, these suppressed experiences can be expressed as other diseases.

Acne can also be related to emotion of fear or anxiety. It can also be an expression of holding onto old junkie or unpleasant memories. It’s a way of holding on to and burying junkie or toxic memory into your face. It is these memories that are trying to surface and, in an usual way, asking you to face them. Many times, you and other people may not want to remember them or deal with them.

To deal with them requires a lot of strength and help from a psychotherapist.

Stomach Acid

Your stomach uses Hydrochloric acid (HCl) to break down protein. It also has many other functions,