Saliva flow

[Larc400]

My main problem seems to be that after I eat (for like 2hrs afterwards) my saliva gets incredibly sticky and slow flowing, meaning the proteins are not washed away etc = bad breath, both oral & nasal. I can smell the food I've just eaten for ages after eating, it's like a cloud in my nasal/oral passages. I don't think this is normal.

I'm sure this is true for a lot of people here, so our main aim should be to speed up the salivary action after meals. How?

I read a report on Betaine, and how it helps people with dry mouth. Is someone here a biochemist or similar, someone who knows where to order Betaine? (Cocoamidopropylbetaine)

[djsilk]

Id say I have that problem too, and I contrbute that down to stress.

I would try and avoid conventional remedies, and stick to SUGAR FREE chewing gum after eating meals. Try this, and tell me how it goes!!

[badbreathkiller]

Besides sugar free mint, I will suggest drinking more water. You may not have enough water to keep the salivary glands going.

[elliott]

me too. Water hasn't helped.

I think that lack of saliva is a problem, and hinders proper digestion. Perhaps too much acid and lack of saliva creates this nasty mix?

Or perhaps extra mucous is being produced by the body to lubricate the throat for poorly digested food. That mucous is concentrated, and mixes with acid... it tastes bad. If you have HH, plenty of those fluids come right back up.

[stanislav]

I read that excess saliva indicates salt shortage. Maybe this is also true the other way around. A low salt intake would increase saliva production.