Why do you have a runny nose when you cry? As it turned out, this was the exact reason

Your nose will naturally run when you have flu and colds. However, you may occasionally feel runny nose when you cry. The amount of discharge from the nose can be small or large, such as mucus or mucus when you have a cold and flu. Actually, what causes the discharge from the nose when crying?

What causes a runny nose when crying?

There are various reasons why you might cry. Whether because of a sad, happy, even emotional situation. However, there is one thing in common in all of them.

When you cry, you may realize or not that your nose usually feels wet and runny. Yes, it's not just your eyes that get wet when you cry, but your nose too. The discharge from the nose can be very little, or sometimes in large quantities such as colds and flu.

In fact, there are so many, you may even be able to inhale like snotting during the flu and colds. How much or not the amount of discharge that comes out of your nose is sometimes influenced by how deep you cry.

For example, if you just shed ordinary tears, your nose will not run too much or even drain at all. Meanwhile, if your crying is very sobbing, usually the fluid that comes out of your nose is quite a lot so that it can be sucked like you are having flu and colds.

Maybe you are wondering what is the reason behind this runny nose when you cry. You see, actually when you cry, the water not only comes out of the eye and flows down the cheek, but also goes to the bottom of the eyelid.

It turns out that at the bottom of the eyelid there is a channel that is directly connected to the nose, called the nasolacrimal duct (duct). More precisely, it is at the end of the eye closest to the nose.

Some of the tears that do not flow out into the cheeks will enter the nasolacrimal tract, then enter the nasal cavity. Once inside the nose, the liquid which is actually tears then mixes with the mucus and other substances in the nose.

Only then does it flow out of the nose. That is why your nose feels runny when you are crying. In short, the liquid is pure tears and not snot like when you have flu and colds.

It's just that, sometimes it feels a bit thick because it has been mixed with mucus and various other substances from the nose.

How to stop a runny nose when crying?

Basically, a runny nose when you cry can go away on its own as you stop crying. However, if you want to stop the discharge from your nose, or if your nose still feels runny and wet even though you are no longer crying, there are several ways to stop it.

Here are some ways you can do this:

• Drink lots of water. The need for adequate fluids can help reduce the amount of mucus, so that a runny nose dries up faster.
• Drink hot tea. Just like in the flu and cold conditions, drinking warm tea can also help relieve a runny nose when crying.
• Apply steam to your face. You can clean excess fluid inside the nose by using a basin filled with warm water. Then bring your face close enough to the basin, and inhale the warm steam slowly.
• Take a warm shower. The warmth from the warm water can help dry out the mucus that makes your nose run when you cry.

The point is, you don't have to worry because a runny nose when you cry is a normal thing to happen to anyone.