What is the reason for dry mouth and dry eyes?

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In daily life, many people may wake up from sleep and feel thirsty in the morning; And there are people in the dry room or hot weather will also be prone to dry mouth; Maybe some people feel that they are thirsty after taking medicine; Some people even feel that they are inexplicably often thirsty and so on. Here's a detailed introduction to what is the cause of thirsty.

What is the reason for dry mouth and dry eyes?

Lack of water is one of the causes of dry mouth. For example, people who work in high temperature, usually engaged in physical work, vomiting, diarrhea, outdoor high-intensity sports activities, etc. will cause a lot of water loss. If they do not replenish water in time, they will easily feel thirsty. In addition, there are other cases that will also lead to thirsty, such as eating too much salt. Generally speaking, as long as you can eat enough water every day, your body will not be thirsty due to lack of water.

Normal breathing should have been carried out through the nasal meatus. If the nasal meatus is blocked due to different reasons, people who are forced to breathe with their mouth are prone to dry mouth. For example, after people fall asleep, saliva secretion from their mouth almost stops. In addition, mouth breathing can easily evaporate water in their mouth, leading to dry mouth.

In the process of exercise, because of the increase of respiratory rate and breathing depth, the lung ventilation also increases correspondingly to meet the needs of the body, so that the water can be taken away greatly in breathing, resulting in dry mouth. In addition, the body during exercise because of a large number of sweat secretion will also lead to blood shrinkage, affect saliva secretion, resulting in dry mouth.

matters needing attention

If it is due to autoimmune problems, people with Sjogren's syndrome may suffer from damage to exocrine glands in all parts of the body. Among them, salivary gland and lacrimal gland bear the brunt, so it is easy to have dry mouth, dry eyes and other discomfort. If often physical discomfort can be considered for medical examination.