One example to help you understand how the digestive system is related to the nasal physiology, simply gag yourself next time you are brushing your teeth. When milk and spit up comes up and every time it does, and even when milk is not coming out of their little mouths, it is associated with nasal congestion. Natural reaction related to reflux (backwash of stomach contents). Spit up that come from the stomach into the esophagus is called gastroesophageal reflux, and if spit up comes up out of the mouth than it is called laryngopharyngeal (larynx for voice box, and pharyngeal for throat) reflux. Always talk to your primary care physician if you are concerned. It is not safe to use "decongestant" drops like "Afrin" or (Neosynephrine) in newborns, and I certainly do not recommend using nasal steroids in children younger than age 12 months! Absolutely no antihistamines should be given to babies. This is NOT allergies, and usually all that is appropriate to do is removing boogers gently with a moist Q-tip (right at the nostrils if and only when you see stuff there), and you may also place saline drops into the nostril which will make them sneeze (then blowing out the stuff), or perhaps help the snot go back towards their throat so they can swallow it. It is no wonder that they seem to be "stuffy" so much of the time. Spit up of milk in infants often comes out of the mouth but also into the back of their nasopharynx (center of the head) and back of the nostrils.
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