Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

Just wanted to find out if anyone has the same issue as I do with dry mouth especially in the morning.

I always have to keep a glass of water next to my bed as either when I'm trying to go to sleep, waking during sleep and definetly in the morning my mouth is extremely parched and I have to have a drink. I also have to keep the water in my mouth for a while to try and get rid of the 'dry' feeling.

My mouth also feels dry after brushing my tounge no matter what kind of toothpaste I use - natural or commercial.

This has only happened in the last 3 years since the bad breath has started.

Same here. Ive been using biotene toothpaste. I really like it

hey deebas,
I haven't posted on here for a while, but I thought I'd chime in on your post. I too suffer from dry mouth and I believe that it is the biggest culprit of my bb. I too keep a glass of water next to my bed because when I wake up in the middle of the night my mouth is practically the Sahara Desert. I always brush before bed, but every morning...EVERY MORNING...I wake up with a super dry mouth and morning breath, which is more like super morning breath. I know some of it has to do with mucous draining onto the back of my tongue while I sleep on my back, but I only sleep on my back sometimes.

I do have some good advice that I definitely think you should consider. For the past month or so I have been eating my food very, very slowly, and not drinking any liquids with my meals. This has worked wonders for my saliva flow. Previous to this, I've always eaten way too fast and drank lots of liquids to help swallow my food. I believe that this way of eating had decreased my natural saliva flow and decreased my natural digestive enzymes, wreaking havoc on my digestive tract and causing dry mouth. By eating my meals very slow and not washing it down with liquids, it gives my body the proper amount of time to create new saliva and use natural digestive enzymes. The best way I can describe it is this: imagine being super hungry, and then going to your favorite restaurant and ordering your favorite meal, and then let your meal just sit there in front of you without eating it...your mouth will literally be watering. This is what I am doing, just not as extreme. I'm eating not out of boredom, but out of necessity. I wait til I'm hungry (not starving), and then eat small, fairly healthy meals very slowly, without anything to drink, and my mouth is watering in between every bite, and my saliva flow stays consistently good until I break the cycle. I normally wait at least 10 or 15 minutes before I drink something, and it's normally just water.

One more bit of advice: eat smaller meals. Stuffing yourself is no good and slow down your GI and other important digestive processes. Same goes with water, or any liquid for that matter. Don't chug liquids; simply sip on them.

Hope this helps...I really encourage everyone to try it. Feel free to ask questions and keep me posted on how it goes!

wow thank you phinea , i eat so fast , im always constipated also i a have to drink water with my food, thank you for the advice

If you have persistent dry mouth , you might have Sjogrens syndrome . Check with your doctor . There is some medicines he can prescribe that increase the salivation such as Salagen , Evoxac .


How is dry mouth treated?

If you think your dry mouth is caused by certain medications you are taking, talk to your doctor. He or she may adjust the dose you are taking or switch you to a different drug that doesn't cause dry mouth.

In addition, an oral rinse to restore mouth moisture may be prescribed. If that doesn't help, a medication that stimulates saliva production, called Salagen, may be prescribed.

Other steps you can take that may help improve saliva flow 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
* Using an over-the-counter artificial saliva substitute.

mk: does Biotene have a significant impact on this problem? I'll have to give it a go.

phineas: i have tried to change my eating habits. I do try and eat slower although eating is very much an unconcious effort most of the time and I catch myself guzzling down food to move on to the next thing i'm doing.. I usually dont drink with my meals unless I'm eating out and drinking wine.

sadman: this is a specific night problem as I don't have dry mouth during the day.

I am guessing that this is a symptom of whatever problem we have got and it's interesting to see that other people have the same thing. Its funny that when you read people's comments on the web who have cured their problems such as dry mouth.. and not just the ignorant people saying drink more water.. they usually say that they improved/changed their diet.

I have this problem mainly at night too. I can get my tongue pretty clean and fresh, but if I dont drink at night I have a really dery mouth, bad taste , and bad caoting.
Thats why if my cat scan comes back normal, I ll start loking toward the tonsil throat area. The very sides of the very back always turn white quickly and thick, and since when you r mouth is closed this part of my tongue leans against my tonsils I am assuming my tonsils are infected or bacteria filled. But if I removed tonsils wouldnt bacteria just repopulate in the area where the tonsils used to be, Or would getting rid of tonsils smooth that area out so theres no where to grow. I really think if my tongue wasnt so bumpy and hairy, I wouldnt have this problem. And if I could afford it I would be looking into any surgery that could be done to flatten this back surface of my tongue. Why is this so complicated. And how come I never heard of a tongue scraper until like a year ago, Thay should give them out with the brush and paste they give you at the dentist, I just cant believe I went aall those years without scraping my tongue, and now I cant live without it.

I'm not convinced that tonsil removal is the answer as most people on here who have had them removed had little improvement but hope it works for you if you decide to do it.

I also forgot to mention that along with my dry throat, i've also had a sort of permanent runny nose that is sort of wet inside but not enough to blow your nose, only wipe it.. its been very frustrating and coincided with the BB and the dry throat at night.