Question:
Thick saliva

I am 6 months post op and lost 107lbs. i feel that the saliva in my mouth is thicker and it borthers me. I just keep drinking plenty of water. Anyone else experience this?    — dennis52 (posted on November 2, 2009)

November 3, 2009
I am 8 months out. My saliva gets thick and unpleasant whenever I have eaten too much, or too fast, or not chewed sufficiently. I will notice that not only am I salivating much more, but also that it is much thicker. Eventually, I throw up and it goes back to normal.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

November 3, 2009
I have found that that is the sign you are going to throw up. I think when your food gets stuck, so does all that water and saliva, and it does not really go down. I do the same thing, keep drinking water, but all that really does is ensure you will finally puke. I learned to go ahead and do it, get it over with, and move on. I threw up every day for 1.5 years. Got really good at it!
   — Mandi Lutz

November 3, 2009
I have found that that is the sign you are going to throw up. I think when your food gets stuck, so does all that water and saliva, and it does not really go down. I do the same thing, keep drinking water, but all that really does is ensure you will finally puke. I learned to go ahead and do it, get it over with, and move on. I threw up every day for 1.5 years. Got really good at it!
   — Mandi Lutz

November 4, 2009
I had thick saliva when i was dehydrated. Babies get stringy thick saliva when they are...so make sure you aren't! If you yawn and have no tears..you may be. I was ...had to drink over 80 ounces a day for 3 weeks to get rehydrated and didnt lose while I was. Best of luck ! hugs<kim
   — gpcmist

November 4, 2009
Yep. Somehow you are still dehydrated so make sure that the amount of fluids you are drinking are at least 64 ounces a day. Try these nifty little packets of fruit or tea flavored protein mix by Special K and add one to a 20 ounce bottle of water. Keep it really cold or make an icee or smoothie with adding fruit, soy milk, vanilla protein mix and ice to a blender. That makes 30 grams of protein. Good luck and God bless ya.
   — jana11