If you have dry and bitter mouth when you sleep at night, be careful of this chronic disease!

Physical illness has a great impact on people's lives. For example, when sleeping, many people feel dry mouth and bitter taste, which is actually caused by illness. Below, I will briefly introduce the causes of this problem and some prevention and treatment methods, hoping to be of some help to the majority of netizens.

Oral Diseases

Such as poor alignment of upper and lower teeth, deviated nasal septum, enlarged inferior turbinate, nasal polyps, etc. These people often breathe with their mouths open, and the air in the mouth is inhaled and exhaled, taking away more water, causing dry mouth.

Chronic lung disease

Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, etc., especially some elderly people, whose lung function is generally poor and whose bodies are seriously hypoxic, often perform compensatory breathing with their mouths open. Once lung function improves, dry mouth symptoms can be relieved. 

Vitamin B2 deficiency

When the body lacks vitamin B2, it can also cause dry mouth, as well as ulcers at the corners of the mouth, dry throat, and tongue ulcers.

3 ways to prevent and treat dry mouth

1. Lotus seed core water can prevent dry mouth and tongue: brew lotus seed core with boiling water, not too strong or too weak, drink two or three times a day to prevent dry mouth and tongue, rising of false heat, sore throat, hoarseness, drowsiness, etc. It can also treat cough.

2. Eat Chinese wolfberry to treat dry mouth at night: Eat 30 grams of Chinese wolfberry every night. The more you chew it, the better. Keep doing it. However, it should be pointed out that elderly people with long-term dry mouth should be further examined. For example, some people with cancer also have dry mouth. Please do not be careless. In addition, for those with diabetes or the elderly who feel dry mouth due to reduced body fluid secretion, especially at night, you can wash the Chinese wolfberry and put it in the center of your tongue when needed. After a few seconds, body fluid will be produced from the root of the tongue, relieving the thirst in the mouth. Put it in your mouth before going to bed, and you don’t need to drink water all night.

3. Honey and rice vinegar treat dry throat and sore tongue: Take 1 spoon of honey and 2 spoons of rice vinegar once in the morning and evening every day, mix with a large cup of boiled water, drink it for a few months and the condition will get better. At the same time, abnormal bowel movements can be restored to normal.