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Old 03-03-2004, 06:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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foods to reduce dry mouth

My mouth is always dry. I usuall chew gum in order to get the saliva working, but I dont have any right. What can i use to relieve this horrible dry mouth?
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Old 03-03-2004, 06:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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mabye you just need more water?
...perhaps?
or mabye you should try eating foods that make you drool.
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Old 03-03-2004, 07:18 AM   #3 (permalink)
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A button or a small stone will work. Just don't swallow it.
Is there any water available nearby?
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Old 03-03-2004, 07:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Breathe through your nose.

Gum should work, if it doesn't, switch brands.

Try sticking a pebble or something very very small and round under your tongue, I heard that can help generate some saliva.

Try drinking some H20
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Old 03-03-2004, 07:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Ice chips are good. So are hard candies, like peppermints. You might want to see a doctor, unless you know why your mouth is so dry. Sometimes it's a side effect of some medications, but it could be something more serious.
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Old 03-03-2004, 09:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Maybe your smoking too many spliffs. They make my mouth quite dry.
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Old 03-03-2004, 02:06 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Drink some Mountain Dew or Pepsi. Your mouth will be too full of phlegm to feel dry.
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Old 03-03-2004, 07:29 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 03-03-2004, 08:27 PM   #9 (permalink)
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We vietnamese use a small slice of lemon with salt and sugar on both sides, just place it on your tounge and suck the juice. When I say slice..its SEE-THROUGH slice. Yep, that thin.
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Old 03-04-2004, 02:15 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Lemonheads, or something else sweet-n-sour,
always seem to get my saliva to flow.
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Old 03-04-2004, 05:28 AM   #11 (permalink)
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You're probably dehydrated. Doctor ratbastid proscribes at least 36oz of water.

Not soda, not coffee, not juice. Plain, straight water with nothing in it.
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Old 03-04-2004, 07:01 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Drinking plenty of water is probably the easiest and first step to help a dry mouth.

Medication can also cause dry mouth. Check on any medications you take regularly and see if the side effects of any of them cause dry mouth. For example: Claritin-D has a decongestant and can cause a dry mouth.

Also here's some stuff I got from WebMD

steps you can take that may help improve saliva flow and protect your teeth include:

-Sucking on sugar-free candy or chewing sugar-free gum
-Drinking plenty of water to help keep your mouth moist
-Protecting your teeth by brushing with a fluoride toothpaste, using a fluoride rinse, and visiting your dentist regularly
-Breathing through your nose, not your mouth, as much as possible
-Using a room vaporizer to add moisture to the bedroom air
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Old 03-04-2004, 07:26 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Get yourself a cup of water (a straw usually helps to drink it faster), and just sip on it all day long. Take it with you around the office, to classes, whatever. It could help a lot.
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Old 03-04-2004, 07:36 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Some good ideas here.

What you need to do is to see a freekin' doctor already...

This could be a symptom of a medical problem. I just did a search for "dry mouth" on webmd.com and came up with this:

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...tselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

If you drink enough water and breathe through your nose and STILL have a problem, then maybe it is a drug you are using - even overthecounter ones?

Don't go overboard on the water thing though. There is an incredible amount of mis-information - even in this thread already - about water intake. See here:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/water.htm
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Old 03-04-2004, 08:14 AM   #15 (permalink)
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...tselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
lol We're thinking alike. That's the same link I gave. Guess that should tell us something - good place to go for info.
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