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Get the dairy out of your diet,” advises Michael A. Klaper, M.D., a nutritional medicine specialist in Pompano Beach, Florida, and director of the Institute of Nutritional Education and Research, an organization based in Man hattan Beach, California, that teaches doctors about nutrition and its relationship to disease.

Milk, cheeses and other dairy foods tend to promote mucus production, which can trigger or aggravate postnasal drip, according to Dr. Klaper.

People with postnasal drip may benefit from drinking apple or dark grape juice, says John Peterson, M.D., an Ayurvedic practitioner in Muncie, Indiana. He suggests drinking one eight-ounce glass every day, preferably before a meal. If the juice seems too strong, it can be diluted with water, he says. Cranberry juice can also be helpful, he adds.