The tongue feels astringent, like eating a persimmon

As we all know, every organ in our body can experience discomfort. The occurrence of this situation, to a large extent, indicates that there are some problems with our body. For example, we all know that the tongue is a small organ that only plays an important role when we taste food or speak. But if your tongue feels astringent like eating a persimmon, do you know what the reason is?

What causes dry and astringent tongue?

① Climate factors;

②Physiological factors: The lips have no sebaceous glands or sweat glands, so they are very prone to dryness and peeling.

③Nutritional factors: such as lack of certain nutrients.

④ Bad habits: such as licking lips frequently (lips are uncomfortable due to dryness, so many people will subconsciously lick their lips, but the result is that the more they lick, the drier their lips become, and the drier they become, the more they lick, forming a vicious cycle, which leads to the medical term "tongue licking dermatitis"); staying up late and lack of sleep; drinking too little water; ⑤ Chemical stimulation.

2. To avoid chapped lips, you should protect and treat the causes of chapped lips:

① Keep the indoor air moist, and try not to be exposed to cold and dry wind for too long. You can wear a mask to block it.

② Pay attention to drinking more water or soup to keep your skin moisturized.

③ Avoid spicy fried foods, eat more cool and moisturizing vegetables and fruits, and you can supplement with appropriate amounts of vitamins A and B6, zinc gluconate or cod liver oil.

④ Apply some protective lip balm on your lips. If your lips are already chapped, wash them with warm water and apply a layer of glycerin.

It might be caused by dry air! Remember to drink plenty of water and replenish water appropriately on a daily basis! Because the weather is not that cold now, you can cover yourself with more quilts if it is cold! Dry mouth is not an independent disease and little literature has been published on this issue in detail.

But dry mouth is indeed a discomfort that many people can feel. It has troubled many people, especially the elderly, either permanently or temporarily. In severe cases, it can make it difficult to rotate the tongue and affect language communication and eating.

So what factors can cause dry mouth? Physiological dry mouth is often caused by drinking too little water, eating too much salty food and a lot of dry food, after strenuous exercise and excessive sweating, and neurological disorders. Menopause, stress, anxiety and other mental factors can also cause dry mouth.

Normal elderly people may experience varying degrees of dry mouth due to atrophy of glands in the oral mucosa and reduced saliva secretion. Pathological dry mouth occurs after a cold, massive vomiting, diarrhea, and high fever. Patients with rhinitis, sinusitis, and deviated nasal septum often experience dry mouth due to poor nasal ventilation and mouth breathing, which causes evaporation of water in the oral cavity.

Asthma patients have dry mouth due to excessive evaporation of water from the respiratory tract due to faster and deeper breathing. Patients with sleep apnea due to various reasons have dry mouth after getting up in the morning because of mouth breathing at night.

Dry mouth caused by diabetes is the most familiar to everyone. Patients may experience dry mouth and thirst due to increased plasma osmotic pressure and polyuria caused by increased blood sugar.

Some pituitary tumors can cause dry mouth. The most severe dry mouth occurs in people with Sjögren's syndrome. Because the immune response destroys the parotid glands, salivary glands in the mouth, lacrimal glands and glands in the nasal mucosa, the patient suffers from unbearable dry mouth, dry eyes and dry nose. In severe cases, it is difficult to turn the tongue and close the eyes.

There are so many reasons for dry mouth, some are caused by bad diet, psychological and lifestyle habits, some are caused by diseases; some can be relieved in a short time, while others bother patients for a long time.

To relieve the discomfort of dry mouth, people often drink water continuously. This can provide relief for those who drink too little water or lose too much water, but it is unlikely to be effective for dry mouth caused by various diseases.

On the contrary, drinking too much water often increases the burden on the kidneys, which is especially inappropriate for the elderly and those with poor renal function. Therefore, we would like to remind everyone that if dry mouth cannot be relieved in a short period of time, you should go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. There are many diseases that can cause thirst, but some people are in the habit of carrying water with them, and it becomes a habit and no longer a disease. He should be very young and the illness may not be serious. There are many things listed below, just take a look. Pay attention to the first one, whether he has a strong taste and consumes too much salt.