dry mouth and throat - so uncomfortable !!

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since i caught a cold a few days ago my throat and mouth are so dry ,i just dont seem to have much saliva- and when i do swallow its a sore - have tries lockets and some pastilles i got from the chemist but no help - any seuggestions ??
many thanks

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Are you breathing with your mouth open (due to a stuffed up nose)? This will promote drying out of your mouth. How much liquid are your drinking?

I have this at the moment. DD had it too. I'm just drinking various sorts of warm tea all the time.

I have Potters cough pastilles at night to try to stop me coughing so constantly. It's horrible though. Really sore. You have my sympathy.

I bought a little cup in the chemist which has a mouth piece so you can inhale steam. I might give that a go in a bit.

Good luck.

hi ladies - im making a real effort to breath through my nose - drinking loads of water but doesnt seem to make much difference-its worse down one side of my throat,its making me feel a bit paniky - silly really ,just thinking what if it does dry up altogether
im not coughing at all, ive even tries suking the kids sour sweets to see if it makes more saliva ,did help for a few minutes

can buy fake saliva at chemists

pineapple chunks good too

the fruit not the sweets

What are warm, lemon water with honey? You'll be hydrating yourself and the lemon (acid) will help trigger your to produce saliva. The honey will "coat" temporarily, and if Manuka honey, should help your sore throat.

the vicks chloraseptic spray (spelling prob wrong) v good

got the saliva pastilles today - rubbish !!- havent got any honey or lemon
i do have some chloraseptic spary ,tried it once today and didnt helpjeez its so horrible you know swallowing is something you take for granted

no advice really just sympathy. i had this for 10 months and it was awful i ended up having to eat soup and liquid foods all the time eating solid food was near impossible. hope it sorts itself out soon

not saliva pastilles, it's a liquid, don't know the brand name tho'

oh no dont tell me that addicted !!
they didny give a choice maybe its perscription only ,im off to gp monday - feel like im gonna choke

Could you try really sour sweeties to keep you going until Monday? Best of luck, it sounds horrible, poor you

sorry didnt mean to make you sad. have you considered it may be a side effect to a medication. thats what is was with me. i was on omoprazole for 1 year when i developed dry mouth i stopped the medication and the dry mouth went.

poor you
when i have a sore throat i use difflam spray, it sort of 'numbs' the area
works for me

hiya - its not been so bad to day - saliva coming back a bit - still feel like im being choked though ,i have a large red sore on my tounge now - looks like a burn mark ??