Question:
Has anyone else experienced extremely dry mouth 4 wks post op?

My post op is going well, but I have a friend who had her's done around 4 wks ago. She is experiencing very dry mouth. This makes all of her food taste awful and she is not having a very good post op experience (wound infections, ect) Anyone else experienced this dry mouth and, if so what did you do to help it? Water seems to "lodge" on it's way down so she doesn't like drinking it. Thanks!    — Diane K. (posted on June 21, 2003)

June 21, 2003
Your body is great for giving you signs. This is dehydration. She NEEDS to drink, its really not an option. This is the first phase, if it continues she can get VERY ill. Try Propel and sip sip sip!
   — ZZ S.

June 22, 2003
Yes, water should be your (her) #1 priority post-op. I found setting mini goals every day seemed to help. As far as the dry mouth goes...I also had this problem for about the first 6-8 weeks. Target carries a toothpaste especially for dry mouth called Biotene. I tried it, and it did help some, but not totally. I also used a flouride rinse before bed as I always seemed to wake up with cotton mouth...again, it helped some...but not as much as good old fashioned time.
   — eaamc