MYTH: Food can be left at room or outdoor temperature for more than two hours. REALITY: Because bacteria grow rapidly in the danger zone between 40 degrees F and 140 degrees F, food left at room temperature for more than two hours should be discarded.
Postnasal drip also commonly causes excess mucus at the back of your nose and throat many times after eating. Excessive, thick phlegm or chest mucus can often be caused by viral or bacterial infections such as influenza, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as irritants such as those inhaled during smoking. Chemotherapy also causes the immune system to overreact and excessive phlegm is often the result.
A foreign body lodged in the tonsils or throat may often cause a sudden sore throat. Common causes include fish bones, although in children larger foreign objects may be lodged in the respiratory tract.here are a number of causes of a sore throat and while infections are considered to be the leading cause, other non-infectious conditions like GERD is now recognized as a major contributing factor to a persistent sore throat, especially a morning sore throat.