Goat milk vs cow - congestion and snoring

I thought the "dairy increases mucus production" thing has been debunked. My husband stopped having any kind of dairy because he's lactose intolerant and still snores.

Weight loss helps with snoring. Have you also lost weight during this time by chance?

I don't drink milk and I still snore. Goat milk propoganda.

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I don't know if it will be different with regards to the symptoms you are talking about, but I have tried goat milk. I found that it tastes about the same as how a goat smells. I gave it a few tries but just can't acclimate to the taste. If you can tolerate it, give it a go and see how it effects you.

I googled the dairy thing when I was sick too and couldn't find any proof that it actually does anything to mucus production.

I thought I would miss it a great deal when I gave it up, but I really, really don’t. I have found alternatives to a lot of things that are plant based, or I just don’t worry about it. I did tell a co-worker yesterday as we delivered cheese plates full of high end, artisanal cheeses that not missing grocery store cheese was easy, but the fancy stuff, when waved in my face, was a lot harder!

I haven't, but I know some people do react differently to goat and cow milk, don't know why (I also personally prefer goat's milk, although I rarely consume any milk). Wouldn't hurt to try and see.

KristieJC wrote: »

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Considering humans are the only species that drinks the milk of other species and it isn’t REALLY meant for us (we’re not growing baby cows or goats), I think MOST bodies are happier, at least in some way, without dairy.

I’ve heard this argument before and it makes complete sense. And we’re also the only creatures that drink milk from a different animal. All around, it seems completely unnatural to consume dairy products. I wish that made me miss cheese less. Haha

It's the vegan argument that is meaningless. Humans have evolved in so many ways it's not even funny, to include technology, consumption of a wide range of foods and cooking. We figured out how to drink animal milk for a long term, to include develop an enzyme to process lactose.


Removing dairy never helped my wife's snoring, but it's possible that it's causing less mucus production for you. And regardless of what or why, it shouldn't really matter.. keep doing it.

It's possible that you have a allergy/sensitivity to cow dairy, and it's possible that goat milk may not aggravate it. It's the case that some people I've known who can't tolerate cow milk (with other symptoms than snoring being the problem) can tolerate goat milk.

Is there a universal effect that cow dairy milk increases snoring? Responses in this thread suggest not. (It doesn't have that effect on me, either, courtesy of Northern European peasant genes honed by centuries of milk consumption among my ancestors.)

And humans aren't the only animal that drinks the milk of another animal. Various domestic animals (cats, dogs, others) do so with great enthusiasm, when given the opportunity. Wild animals will happily consume the milk of a lactating female kill. I'm unaware of any other animal besides humans that is able to milk a living cow regularly enough to make cow milk a major routine part of their diets, but I think that's more about big brains and opposable thumbs than about liking to drink the milk.

We're also the only one that routinely refrigerates our food or cooks it, among other strange human habits.

Sorry - to link that beta casein comment to the snoring - if beta casein is causing general inflammation, it should be enough to effect snoring/not snoring, even if snot production continues to be normal.

When I have a cold, I cannot take most cold medicines, but I will *still* take an ibuprofen before bed to help me breathe more easily. Reduction of the inflammation in my sinuses helps keep my airways open, even if there is still a lot of mucus.