What is the cause of dry mouth and dysphagia?

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Many people will have dry mouth and dysphagia, especially when they just get up in the morning. In daily life, many times they will have dry mouth. So let's find out what causes dry mouth and dysphagia??

What is the cause of dry mouth and dysphagia?

First: lung does not distribute fluid, kidney yin deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that xerostomia involves lung, kidney, spleen and stomach, lung does not distribute fluid, kidney yin deficiency will cause xerostomia, and eating hot and spicy products will also lead to xerostomia. Drinking water is not enough, but also need to nourish yin and generate fluid. Watermelon juice, lotus root juice, pear juice, milk, sour plum juice and other drinks can play a role in promoting body fluid and relieving thirst.

Second: diabetes experts point out that the most common type of xerostomia is diabetes. Diabetic patients with increased blood glucose, resulting in increased osmotic urination, loss of a lot of water in the body and dry mouth like to drink, in most cases, the degree of thirsty is directly proportional to the degree of increased blood glucose. Therefore, dry mouth is one of the signs of diabetes.

Thirdly, oral diseases, such as chronic inflammation of submandibular gland, mumps, and oral gland stones, can lead to oral gland lesions and reduce salivary secretion, resulting in xerostomia; And many elderly people's aging decline of tissue and organ function, oral gland atrophy make saliva secretion decrease, also can feel dry mouth. This kind of dry mouth of the elderly is physiological dry mouth, can go to the Department of stomatology for special examination.

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Dry mouth should drink more water, porridge, soybean milk, eat more radish, lotus root, water chestnut, pear, honey and other Runfei Shengjin, Yangyin Qingzao food. In particular, pears have the functions of generating body fluid and relieving thirst, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and reducing fire, nourishing blood and muscles, moistening lung and clearing dryness. They are very suitable for people with internal heat, cough due to lung heat, sore throat and dry stool. The pear is delicious, crisp and juicy, sweet and sour, and fragrant. Rich in sugar, protein, fat, carbohydrates and vitamins, it plays an important role in human health. The sugar content of pear is below 15%, and the daily consumption can be 300-500g, which can be eaten by diabetics.