Dry Mouth

[froma2toa1 0]

i am one week away from surgery (sept. 19th) and currently on the liquid pre op diet.

however, i have horrible dry mouth.

i am drinking more than 64 oz of Water a day...yet it is still really dry and I am afraid to talk to people for fear of bad breath.

Anyone else having an issue with this??? Any idea why???

Thanks,

[SkinnyMinnie2Be 255]

i am one week away from surgery (sept. 19th) and currently on the liquid pre op diet.

however' date=' i have horrible dry mouth.

i am drinking more than 64 oz of Water a day...yet it is still really dry and I am afraid to talk to people for fear of bad breath.

Anyone else having an issue with this??? Any idea why???

Thanks,[/quote']

I'm going through the exact same thing! It's more of chapped lips for me than dry mouth. I am meeting if not exceeding my 8glasses a day of Water and meeting my calories..but I have never had lips/mouth this dry and chapped. Not sure why..

[froma2toa1 0]

could it be because we are not actually chewing our food but instead drinking it?

Not making saliva causes you to feel as if you have none?

I just feel the need to brush my teeth 10 times a day.

And now that you mention it, I am using my chapstick more often.

Guess I would rather have dry mouth than diabites though...

[Teddy bear 42]

That's normal...I went through that phase too.... I drank Water more than I could eat, and didn't eat much to make room for more water... I was always thirsty... I also felt disgusted with my mouth.... my teeth felt like they were coated with something sticky, and I needed to chew something, and I did wash my teeth every 10 minutes.... I guess all that went away when I started my puree stage.... somewhile after that, I was talking about this with my mom, and she told me,, why didn't u just chew some gum.....stupid me

[sassypants 674]

i think we all go through that I did after 2 weeks I swilled coke in my mouth as mad as it sound I was over it my sister just popped a can I said give it to me and fizzed it up in my mouth it was like my mouth came aliveeeeee!!!!!!

[roni 711 6]

Has anyone tried Biotin (in the toothpaste/mouthwash section I think). I was taking it because of some medicine I was taking, and it helped.

[roni 711 6]

*I mean Biotene