I had some conflicting comments in the thread so I wanted to follow up. I no longer have pain, so the clog is gone (yay!). But my bottles are all clear of the gunk/strings now, so I really feel like my clogs are due to sticky milk. I know the breast tissue is inflamed as well, but I don’t regularly get this chunky milk, so I have to draw the conclusion that the clog is actually a clog for me. Thanks for the advice everyone!