Back to extremely dry mouth and throat again....how I hate this horrible symptom. Whenever I get a new one, I always think it's worse than the one before! This time, it's accompanied by darker coloured urine, probably because I'm not drinking enough, burping, burning mouth, acid reflux symptoms. Can anyone relate?
At least I can eat again - the indigestion seems to have subsided...wonder what's next....
Haha! This is fun, isn't it? What's next is right! I try to take it in stride. Love the cycling of symptoms and the occasional new ones.
Today I had my first hot flash in several months and it's like starting all over! lol! I really hate the dry mouth and I do drink a lot of fluids, had been checked out by doc, it's just this phase. Try drinking more fluids, should lighten up the urine, if not, probably should see your doc. You might want to try some hard candies to keep the dry mouth issue as well. I was given some solution by my dentist to use, but honestly it was useless, so I bring hard candies or cough drops with me everywhere I go!
Annie xx
Sure is! I get so confused with all my symptoms...Hard candy and gum are great for the dry mouth but aggravate my acid reflux! Sugarless candy is definitely better for the teeth but upsets my stomach. Aaargh! Now I'm stressing out about what else could be going on and my anxiety is getting worse. This is so horrible, isn't it?
Margot xxx
Wow-does ginger aggravate your acid reflux? Mine is unpredictable, but I do know that if I could ever shake my coffee habit, it would really help calm things down quite a bit, including the occasional anxiety blips.
It's funny but the worse time I had with acid reflux was the short time I was on the Combipatch (HRT). Unbearable!
I do hope you feel better and we get through this lovely time quickly!
Cheers,
Annie
Thanks Annie, you reminded me that ginger is good - need to get some tomorrow! My acid reflux is unpredictable too. Right now swallowing is uncomfortable but not sure whether that's due to dry throat. What a nightmare! Hope you're feeling better tonight!
Margot
I get this and interesting you say about the dark urine, I had not linked the two but have noticed both. I don't get reflux thankfully. It is definitely one of those things that the more you concentrate on it the worse it gets.
Hi Margot
yes try to drink more fluid and water, urine should be the colour of straw, if darker then you need more fluids..
( this is what the doctor told me years ago )
take care
Jayx
Yes these symptoms are sneaky and tricky. Hard to pin point what's really going on.
When I ovulated a few days ago I had flu like symptoms with back aches. My groin hurt and then the pain rotates to my back then arm, neck and shoulders. These symptoms are no fun indeed. I get the dry mouth thing too. Especially at night. I keep a bottle of water near my bedside, that helps tons.
Thanks for commenting on this - made me feel so much better!
Thanks Jay, I'm going to make a real concerted effort to do that today. I know I don't drink enough! x
So true! I've had just about all the symptoms you mention over the last seven years or so. At the time, they all seem like the worst you've had, until you move on to the next one!
So true. Sometimes I feel like I'm dying and then I'll feel better until the next set of symptoms strike.
I can relate to dry mouth and burping my gp has given me lansoprazol for my heart burn , my dry mouth is a constant thing and drives me up the wall.
Hope you feel better soon xx
Has it worked? Mine gave me thta, then something else, made no difference. I've seen a GI consultant, had an endoscopy last week and it shows nothing and GI does not think it is due to reflux/acid at all.
Hi
It is helping me yes, I've been on it for a month.
Can totally relate Teresa! I'm taking omeprazole now and I do think it's helping a bit. The dry mouth, throat, feeling like you've got something there whenever you swallow, does drive you nuts! Hope you're starting to feel better soon too! xx
Yes my doctor prescribed omeperzole for me too and it has helped tremendously.
Hi Teresa, just wondered how long you were on omeprazole before you started feeling better. I'm having a really bad day today - horrible burning dry throat and mouth and acid taste in mouth. Hope tomorrow's better! Hope you're still feeling good! xx
Have you tried going gluten free? Maybe worth a try.
Yes, I have and it did help with stomach/IBS issues. The burning mouth and throat thing could be a peri issue and not related to acid reflux at all. You can drive yourself nuts trying to figure it all out!