Does anyone else wake up at night or in the mornings with extremely dry mouth? Mine is terrible and so of course I want to drink a lot of Water and then I cause my stomach to hurt. This only started since I had surgery.

I has a VSG but yes, I get terrible dry mouth as well since surgery (now 4 weeks out). I don't know if it's related to the surgery or if I'm sleeping with my mouth open. I was never a back sleeper before surgery but have now become used to it, but I know I'm more prone to breathe through my mouth while on my back. I had some days last week where I had to resist that urge to chug because I was so thirsty.

Me to i have always been a back sleeper but never with my mouth open since surgrey i my mouth feels like its open all night i wake up and have to fight my mouth close because it soooooo dry i dont want my tounge to shatter to dust its horrible

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Thank you guys for sharing! It's terrible and I keep water at my bedside for when I wake up. Like you guys said it's like my mouth stays open all night!

Thanks for sharing. I have this also. I'm 1 month out. I hope it goes away.


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I called my doctor Thursday and they seem to think I am dehydrated, they told me to increase my water intake but it's so hard and so I honestly don't know what to do. 64oz is 4 of my water bottles and I have only been getting in 2 or 3 bottles a day.

I can only get in 1 bottle today for the past 2 days i been feeling nauseated and dry mouthed and i pee like once or twice a day i have been debating if i should go to the hospital for dehydration

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I believe this is a common issue. I know water/ s/f Gatorade. Or even a small amount of pedialyte mixed with water and ice... if tolerated... can give me some relief. Biotene lozenges and such can help me sometimes.
My young feels like a dry parrot mouth!!!

You have got to try hard to get your 64 ozs of water in or you will get dehydrated!! My eyes and face start to get really dry and itchy if I don't drink enough water. I am almost 3 months out and I can easily drink all of my water now. Most of the struggle is establishing brand new habits, but once I did everything got much easier!


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I have been nauseous as well and haven't been able to eat. My heart rate has been up as well! I'm waiting to hear back from my doctor now!

You have got to try hard to get your 64 ozs of water in or you will get dehydrated!! My eyes and face start to get really dry and itchy if I don't drink enough water. I am almost 3 months out and I can easily drink all of my water now. Most of the struggle is establishing brand new habits, but once I did everything got much easier!


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I hope so since surgery (jan30) i can only do 1 bottle a day if not less my pee is still dark yellow if i push hard enough i can get 2 protein premier in

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Try drinking coconut water first thing in the morning.....that is what my Dr told me to do to counter the early morning feeling of dehydration and the feeling of nausea. Coconut water has helped me

I called my doctor Thursday and they seem to think I am dehydrated, they told me to increase my water intake but it's so hard and so I honestly don't know what to do. 64oz is 4 of my water bottles and I have only been getting in 2 or 3 bottles a day.

Are there other things you can have besides plain water that can help you get it down? I can have broth, herbal tea, sugar free popsicles, sugar free jello, protein shakes, crystal light and other no calorie flavored waters... All of these count toward my water numbers.

Omg my lips are always chapped and my mouth is always really dry

Not to replace hydration but Biotene is amazing for dry mouth. I had a med that was THEE worst and it was a lifesaver. They have a mouthwash and lozenges so it'll help with the SYMPTOMS but not the cause.


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I broke down and sucked on a halls because my throat was so dry that I would start coughing and that hurt worse than the dry throat