The burrito bowl I got for lunch today was a bit too spicy for me. Afterwards, my nose got very runny. It’s not the first time this happened, so I decided to look it up. Lo and behold, there is a term for this!
ETA: I didn’t choose the thumbnail, it generated automatically. Sorry if it seems irrelevant to the post.
It’s an allergy. It can trigger inflammation in upper airways, in the lower, or both. When you have asthma, that inflammation usually means fun times. My sister had this exact combo (pollen and fungal spores allergy, rhinitis, asthma). It’s rough.