Anyone else get a really dry mouth when out drinking?

jimbono1 · 23-04-2006 05:06AM #1

Hi, i dont know if this is just me, but its pissing me off, when i go out drinking my mouth drys up real bad, like literally my spit is almost like powder i go rinse my mouth in the toilet and it goes away for a while but comes back in about ten minutes. Its fukin annoying cos in the last month or two ive had about 5/6 chances to kiss girls but didnt cos of this fukin dry mouth **** and cant kiss them with a mouth full of powder like spit, anyone else get this?, and whats the solution, chewing gum don't seem to help much and drinking water only takes it away for a while. Maybe im some sort of spastic, i dunno, cos noone i know gets it, and its really fuking up my nights knowing that i cant pull cos of my 80s powder mouth

MrSinn · 23-04-2006 05:08AM

I get that at about 6 in the morning,thanks fro reminding me.

rsta · 23-04-2006 05:58AM

hmm i get that too sometmes..

only reasons are

smoking
or
doing yokemybobs.. eh yeh knowwhatimeaananall.

only solution is to drink more or stop the above.... or chew gum, (i know i know it makes the drink taste nasty but thats all the advice i have...)

Zillah · 23-04-2006 06:55AM

Alcohol dehydrates. Drink lots of water, not just to wet your mouth, you need to rehydrate.

gilroyb · 23-04-2006 07:33AM

Score the girl and steal hers, it's like being a vampire, but less hassle.

Dave! · 23-04-2006 07:46AM

Just in the morning... Like someone said, drink water and lots of it.

My problem is that after I've been our drinking, I always seem to wake up at around 6.30 or 7am! I think that's from dehydration too. Wrecks my head though.

Dooom · 23-04-2006 10:03AM

Cottonmouth, as it's known.

I've always found Lucozade keeps it away for a while longer than water does for some reason.
Chewing gum helps aswell.

Fajitas! · 23-04-2006 10:08AM

Usually get it when I smoke when I'm out. It's horrible tbh.

eth0_ · 23-04-2006 10:11AM

Sounds like you are prone to dehydration. Do you drink a lot of water in general? I'd bet you don't drink anywhere near 8 glasses a day, which is why the alcohol is dehydrating you so quickly. Try and get a pint of water with your beer so you can have one or two during the night, will keep you hydrated and give you less of a hangover!

Manolo Blahnik · 23-04-2006 12:35PM

Yeah by rinsing out you mouth is just going to cure the problem for a few moments. You're actually supposed to have a glass of water while you are drinking at some point in the night. I do this anyway.

It's better just to treat the root of the problem - dehydration. you should be drinking 2/3 litres a day.

scojones · 23-04-2006 12:38PM

I only get it the morning after, and when I drink gin && tonic.

DEmeant0r · 23-04-2006 12:55PM

yup I get a serious bout of dry mouthness the morning after since I usually forget to drink water after I come home

kaimera · 23-04-2006 12:59PM

jimbono1 wrote:

... i go rinse my mouth in the toilet ...

That can't be good for you. :v:

Manolo Blahnik · 23-04-2006 01:06PM

Think About it - your Body's so dehydrated that it has to stop producing as much saliva as it did.

It's like your bodys screaming out I need water, NOW and you're giving it alcohol.
Can't be good for your skin either

Publin · 23-04-2006 02:02PM

jimbono1 wrote:

Hi, i dont know if this is just me, but its pissing me off, when i go out drinking my mouth drys up real bad, like literally my spit is almost like powder i go rinse my mouth in the toilet and it goes away for a while but comes back in about ten minutes. Its fukin annoying cos in the last month or two ive had about 5/6 chances to kiss girls but didnt cos of this fukin dry mouth **** and cant kiss them with a mouth full of powder like spit, anyone else get this?, and whats the solution, chewing gum don't seem to help much and drinking water only takes it away for a while. Maybe im some sort of spastic, i dunno, cos noone i know gets it, and its really fuking up my nights knowing that i cant pull cos of my 80s powder mouth

Although it will mess up the taste of beer if you happen to be drinking it, I recommend you try out "Aqua Drops". They come in yellow (lemon flavoured) and green (apple flavoured I think) coloured container-things and you'll get them in most supermarkets or smaller shops. They re-hyrdate your mouth pretty well I find. It'd give it a try anyway. Good luck.

orangerooster · 23-04-2006 02:09PM

Yeah I get this sometimes after a heavy night out, not during though. Usually drink a couple of pints of water in one go which seems to sort it out fairly quickly.

ruprect · 23-04-2006 05:01PM

Alcohol (like caffeine) is a diuretic, i.e. make you piss more than you need too. If you are drinking vodka & coke you piss far more than you need too, since you have the caffeine at work too, and you take in very little water drinking spirits. Change to relatively low % pints like smithwicks or guinness and drink water in between pints.

Anyone else get a really dry mouth when out drinking?

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