Home treatment for a dry mouth
Home treatment may help relieve symptoms of a dry mouth.
- Take frequent sips of liquid throughout the day. Water is best.
- Use ice chips and sugar-free items such as gum, hard candy and suckers, frozen fruit juices, and soft drinks. They will help keep your mouth moist without promoting tooth decay.
- Eat and drink tart foods and liquids, such as lemonade, sugar-free sour candies, and dill pickles, to help stimulate the flow of saliva.
- Add extra liquid to foods to make them easier to chew and swallow. Drink water with meals.
- Avoid caffeinated beverages, tobacco, and alcohol, all of which increase dryness in your mouth.
- Use non-prescription saliva substitutes that you can buy at a pharmacy.
| Author: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA | Last Updated: December 4, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Steven K. Patterson, BSc, DDS, MPH - Dentist | |
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