Question:
Does anyone else have a bad case of dry mouth?

when you wake up in the morning? Do you know what that is fron?    — Karen W. (posted on January 21, 2003)

January 20, 2003
I suffer from this too... It got really bad, it was actually waking me up... My doctor 'thinks' its because my Iron levels are severlly low.. He increased it to 3 times a day; my Iron level went up just a bit, it has helped a little but not much.
   — star .

January 20, 2003
Hi...I am having that problem so bad my throat is so sore I can barely swallow. My doctor said it was because I wasn't getting enough liquids. HA! I could swim in all the liquids I drink. I get over 60 ounces a day. I think that is more than enough. So I don't know. The other person mentioned iron...I am iron deficient. Something else I can look into I guess, because this isn't fun. Good Luck! :)
   — NikkiCarter

January 20, 2003
I am 12 days post op and have the same dry mouth that you are experiacing. I drink alot of fluids...I hope in time that it will go away, I am tired of being thirst all the time, at least I know that I can get all my fluids in!!!
   — diane S.

January 21, 2003
I get that, too. The first thing I have to do in the morning before I even go to the bathroom is brush my teeth. It's annoying and it wakes me up, too. Ugh!
   — Toni C.

January 21, 2003
hi there :) very new post op i suffered severe dry mouth and chapped lips. id recommend getting as much fluids as you can in and it may help. i already had chapped lips and dry mouth before leaving the hospital, it got better around the 2nd month but i even have it now from time to time. :)
   — carrie M.