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dry mouth

WinneyPooh
WinneyPooh CSN Member Posts: 318
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
anyone else experiencing extremely dry mouth, i can hardly keep it hydrated, at it wakes me up and i have to hold water in my mouth for several minutes so that it will feelnormal. Then igo back to sleepa nd it happens again, during the day i just drink water alll the time,

what do you all think

LIVE LAUGH GROW
Winney
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  • robinvan
    robinvan CSN Member Posts: 1,012
    #2
    Put on Your Sweater!
    You may have caught a chill! I hope you are not coming down with a fall cold or flu. I see you are not wearing your red sweater! LOL!

    BTW... belated Happy Birthday to Winnie the PooH... published October 14th 1926
    http://rob-pollock.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-birthday-winnie-pooh.html

    TTFN... Rob; in Van

    "Some people care too much, I think it's called love."
    Winnie the Pooh
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #3
    I get it
    After my anti-nausea medicine ;-)
    Seriously, I do get that at times, drink up, it's good for you!
    -p
    Happy b-day 2 U
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  • Shayenne
    Shayenne CSN Member Posts: 2,342
    #4
    PhillieG said:

    I get it
    After my anti-nausea medicine ;-)
    Seriously, I do get that at times, drink up, it's good for you!
    -p
    Happy b-day 2 U

    Happy Birthday WInnie!!
    I get dry mouth as well, my tongue feels like it's tingling at times, so weird!

    But, Happy Birthday to you as well!!!! and many, many more!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
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  • nudgie
    nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
    #5
    Dental
    issues. Ever since I finished my chemo treatments in 2006, I have had several dental issues consisting of root canals, crowns, cavatives and dry mouth.

    My dentist put me on a Biotene mouthrinse and toothpaste. I use the mouthrinse twice daily and the toothpaste in the morning. Due to my cavaties, I use a different "dental" toothpaste in the evening as well as taking a flouride pill.

    Biotene is made for dry mouth. Dry mouth gives bacteria a place to grow.
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