Is gatorade okay to drink to lessen the effects of dry mouth?
I’m on a lot of required medication that, when combined, causes the worst dry/cotton mouth imaginable. Water doesn’t work completely to lessen it, but when I started drinking gatorade it’s really helped a lot in keeping it at bay. Is this an acceptable habit? Calorie-wise, I try to get the calorie-free gatorade, but I know that there is still sugar in these drinks. Any ideas what else might help with the dry mouth as much as gatorade does?
More calorie intake just means you should exercise more. If you found something that helps then keep at it. Dry mouth (when it’s really bad) is hard to treat. There are also OTC saliva substitutes you could try. The gatorade is probably helping because of the electrolytes, talk to a pharmacists about electrolyte powders you can mix with water to keep your sugar intake down and about the saliva substitutes to try out. You can also try drinking sage tea (you can make your own if you can’t find it), this is what we use in the hospital for patients with dry mouth.
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June 8th, 2010 at 1:06 am
yes because when i have a dry throught i always drink gaterade and thats what they do at the hospitas for tonsals
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June 8th, 2010 at 1:18 am
Cotton mouth is basically your mouth being dehydrated (a bit). Gatorade hydrates the body.
But Gatorade mixing with medicine is not the best idea.
Water really is the best, but you could try herbal tea
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June 8th, 2010 at 2:00 am
More calorie intake just means you should exercise more. If you found something that helps then keep at it. Dry mouth (when it’s really bad) is hard to treat. There are also OTC saliva substitutes you could try. The gatorade is probably helping because of the electrolytes, talk to a pharmacists about electrolyte powders you can mix with water to keep your sugar intake down and about the saliva substitutes to try out. You can also try drinking sage tea (you can make your own if you can’t find it), this is what we use in the hospital for patients with dry mouth.
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