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    J.A.M.
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    Hello fellow runners.

    I am wondering if any of you have this experience and can
    help me find a solution (if there is one):

    When I run I get a drippy nose. Its worse in the winter when
    the air is cold, or course, but does not go away when the
    weather warms up. It happens so much that I carry a
    handkerchief with me when I run and use it about every mile
    because I don't feel comfortable just discharging my nose
    contents while I run (ewwww). I have done this and it does
    help but.... I would rather just fix the runny nose.

    I have tried nose spray, varies types, before I run and that
    helps somewhat but I don't want to take or spray anything
    that might interfere with my running. Does anyone know
    something that dries their nose without hurting performance?

    I was thinking inserting cotton in my nose might be a
    solution because I really don't take much air in through
    my nose anyway when I run. I breathe almost totally
    through my mouth.

    Any ideas, anyone have similar experience?

    Thanks

    Jim

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    When I run I get a drippy nose. Its worse in the winter
    when the air is cold,


    or course, but does not go away when the weather warms up.

    2 things come to mind:

    (1) Do you have hay-fever-like allergies? All that extra
    breathing might activate them and cause the drip. If
    so, or even if you don't have any known allergies, how
    about taking an antihistamine about 30-40 minutes pre-
    run (e.g., OTC Benadryl)?

    (2) If your sinuses are always a little bit congested
    chronically, you may need a mild prescription
    pharmaceutical such as Guaifanesin (e.g., Guaifanex-LA)
    on a regular basis to thin the mucus in your sinuses
    and keep them clear, so they don't start to empty on
    you during exercise. Guaifanesin is also available in
    weaker non-prescription form in some syrups (e.g.,
    Robitussin expectorant syrup).

    I am NOT a doc, but I have had allergies my whole life,
    FWIW. Doubtless an MD can correct any misguided notions I
    have set forth.

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