Why do I feel dry mouth when I wake up early?

I believe that many people have experienced dry mouth and tongue when waking up early. Sometimes it is caused by physiological factors, such as dry climate, especially in heated rooms in winter. In addition, we must also be alert to some pathological factors, the most common of which is diabetes.

1. What is the cause of dry mouth?

1. Physiological dry mouth

Why is it particularly easy to feel dry mouth and tongue in winter? On the one hand, the climate becomes dry and water evaporates too quickly, aggravating the original dry mouth and making the symptoms more obvious. On the other hand, with the transition from autumn to winter, the dry evil that consumes yin can easily lead to a variety of uncomfortable symptoms such as dry mouth and tongue. Dry mouth may be caused by physiological or pathological reasons. Physiological dry mouth is most often caused by drinking too little water, eating too salty food or a lot of dry food, or not replenishing water in time after exercise, which can also cause dry mouth. In this case, you need to drink more water to replenish the body's insufficient water.

But for the elderly, due to the degeneration of various functions and the atrophy of the glands that secrete fluid, different degrees of dry mouth will occur due to the decrease in saliva secretion. It is necessary to pay attention to replenish water in time and eat more lung-moisturizing and yin-nourishing foods and fruits, such as honey water, pears, grapes, etc., which can not only relieve dry mouth, but also prevent constipation.

2. Dry mouth caused by disease

There are many reasons for dry mouth. In addition to physiological dry mouth, there are also disease-related reasons. The most common pathological dry mouth is dry mouth caused by cold virus infection, or dry mouth caused by high fever, diarrhea, mouth breathing, etc., which is prone to water loss in the body. Psychological problems, such as long-term anxiety, depression, and insomnia, can also lead to symptoms such as bitter taste and dry mouth.

In addition, some patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetics, suffer from dry mouth due to high blood sugar causing increased plasma osmotic pressure and tissue dehydration; long-term use of antihypertensive drugs can also cause drug-induced dry mouth. There is also dry mouth caused by systemic diseases. For example, patients with Sjögren's syndrome have immune abnormalities in their bodies, which destroy the structure of the salivary glands and tear glands, resulting in dry mouth and dry eyes... It is difficult for these people to solve the dry mouth problem simply by drinking water. Weng Zhiqiang reminds that if dry mouth cannot be relieved in the short term, especially if the symptoms last for more than three months, you should go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.

2. What to do if you have dry mouth

1. Lotus seed drink

Boil longan, lotus seeds, American ginseng and jujube in water and drink it. Suitable for replenishing qi and nourishing yin.

2. Longan and American Ginseng Drink

Boil longan meat and American ginseng in water and take it before going to bed. Suitable for dry mouth due to insufficient heart yin.

3. Snow Fungus and Quail Egg Soup

Boil snow fungus and quail eggs in water and add rock sugar to nourish the lungs, promote yin and produce body fluids. It is suitable for treating dry mouth due to lung yin deficiency.

4. Dendrobium porridge

Wash the Dendrobium and put it into a pot, add water and boil it, take the juice and cook it with rice to make porridge, which is suitable for dry mouth caused by spleen and stomach yin deficiency.

5. Snow Fungus, Apple and Lean Meat Soup

Take snow fungus and apple (peel and core removed) and cook lean meat soup. Clears heat and nourishes lung yin, suitable for dry mouth caused by lung yin deficiency.

6. Wolfberry

You can use 10 grams of wolfberry to soak in water for drinking, or use it to cook porridge or soup. Lycium barbarum is sweet and mild in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving eyesight, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and has a certain effect on relieving dry mouth.

7. Adenophora, Lily, and Ophiopogon japonicus Tea

Boil Adenophora Root, Lily, Ophiopogon japonicus and quail eggs in water and add rock sugar. It can clear the lungs, nourish yin and produce body fluid, and is suitable for dry mouth caused by lung yin deficiency.