"Doctor, I seem to have suffered from a strange disease!" Uncle Sun hurriedly found the doctor and described his condition. Uncle Sun, who is over 50 years old, has had abnormalities in his health recently. He often feels dry mouth, especially at night, and sometimes he has to ge

"Doctor, I seem to have suffered from a strange disease!" Uncle Sun hurriedly found the doctor and described his condition.

Uncle Sun, who is over 50 years old, has experienced abnormalities in recent years. often feels dry mouth, especially at night, and sometimes he has to get up and drink water in the middle of the night, but he has less urine and constipation during the day. All kinds of symptoms make him suffer.

"Hey, my throat hurts every day, my mouth smells smelly, and my family hides from me." Uncle Sun sighed slowly and said, "Doctor, look at my mouth, dry and bleeding , torture makes me almost crazy."

Finally, the doctor diagnosed that the "culprit" of Uncle Sun's strange disease was Sjogren's syndrome .

Many people may have had symptoms like Uncle Sun. What is going on when you go to bed at night? Is it related to disease?

1. The mouth is always dry when you sleep at night. What's going on?

In life, people always encounter dry mouth and want to drink water very much, but when this situation rarely occurs when sleeping at night, it is not uncommon for your mouth to have dry mouth at night.

Generally speaking, dry mouth means dehydration. When the body is in a dehydrated or dehydrated state, the metabolism of water and salt in the body will stimulate the body and transmit a "hydrating signal", and this signal is expressed as a symptom of thirst and dry mouth.

The main physiological causes of water deficiency in humans are:

First, Insufficient hydration during the day . When the human body is active during the day, it does not replenish water in time. It may also cause a lot of water to be lost due to urine and sweat when exercising at night, which will cause it to become a state of lack of water before going to bed.

Second, Sleeping environment dry . The severe lack of air humidity in the ambient sleep of the human body will lead to the rapid loss of moisture in the body, and it may be awakened due to lack of water before waking up.

Third, Open your mouth to breathe when you sleep. Some people open their mouths to breathe when they sleep, which will increase the water loss path and accelerate the loss rate. Moreover, because the mouth is opened, it is more likely to cause dry mouth.

Fourth, Too much salt intake. The human body consumes excessive salt, which will increase the plasma osmotic pressure of , and at the same time stimulate the thirst center of the hypothalamus and the osmotic pressure receptor , thereby triggering the thirst sensation.

Fifth, Body functions degenerate . After the glands secreted by saliva in the elderly degenerate, the mouth is more likely to dry. If the problem of hydration is ignored, the mouth is often dry at night.

or above, as long as the water is replenished in time, the thirst symptoms will be relieved. However, it is recommended to hydrate in small amounts and multiple times, and do not drink a lot of water at one time. At the same time, after drinking water, the thirst symptoms cannot be relieved for a period of time, so you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

2. Drinking water is difficult to relieve when drinking dry mouth. Beware of 6 diseases.

Most thirst conditions will be relieved after drinking water. However, sometimes thirst caused by diseases is useless even if drinking water, or it can only be solved for a while. Beware of 6 types of pathological factors.

, digestive and respiratory diseases

When the digestive system experiences oral inflammation and stones, such as: mumps , submandibular gland inflammation, oral gland stones, and colds, fever, runny nose and other diseases, the human body will also experience symptoms of dehydration and dehydration due to insufficient saliva secretion, inflammation, high fever, and water loss.

In addition, Chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other diseases may cause obstructive and poor breathing, and may also cause patients to open their mouths to breathe, resulting in dry mouths.

, thyroid disease

When the human body has hyroid function , it will cause parthyroid (both sides of the neck) to be in an overexcited state. At this time, the blood calcium level in the human body increases and the blood phosphorus level decreases, which may cause psychiatric and neurological symptoms such as thirst and polyuria.

patients may also experience symptoms such as with a thick neck, accelerating heartbeat, irritability, shaking hands and sweating, fatigue and weakness, and soreness throughout the body. In addition, a few patients may also have risks such as osteoporosis , bone and joint pain, renal colic , etc.

, Sjogren's syndrome

When the human body is replaced with autoimmune disease , the glands that secrete saliva may be damaged by immune cells, resulting in dry mouth. Patients often have symptoms such as , dry hands, dry eyes, dry skin, etc. , and they need to drink water frequently to replenish them. In severe cases, their teeth and tongue may be sticky, so they need to drink water all the time.

In addition, clinical investigations found that two-thirds of patients with Sjogren's syndrome will also experience renal impairment, lung interstitial lesions, lymphatic system dysfunction, and other conditions, and face the risk of systemic injury.

, diabetes

Diabetes patients with diabetes have too high blood sugar levels. In order to solve the excess glucose , the kidneys need to increase the burden and constantly "work" to produce urine, which will also lead to renal tubular disorders. Increased glucose in the urine will cause hyperosmotic state, so symptoms such as drinking and urinating, thirsty and dry mouth will appear. It may also be accompanied by 's emotional upset and weight loss .

. Don’t wait until thirsty

When you are thirsty, the human body is often in a state of dehydration. At this time, dehydration of the human nerves, organs and tissues may cause damage, so you must rehydrate before thirst.

. Don’t use carbonated and sweet drinks to rehydrate

Carbonated and sweet drinks will cause the body to lose more water. It seems that drinking too much, but the actual effect is not good.

, thirst quenching 4 types of "water"

The best water when quenching thirst is actually pure water , light tea water (green tea, black tea, white tea ), fruit slices soaked in water, soup (barley, buckwheat soaked in water, mung bean soup), etc.

4. How to prevent dry mouth and thirst?

When the human body has symptoms of dry mouth, it is necessary to check for pathological factors first. Only by treating the right amount and solving the root cause can it be solved once and for all. However, you still need to do good prevention in daily life, do three things well, and try to avoid dry mouth.

First, Do you need to do a good job of oral hygiene in daily life to avoid oral and respiratory diseases. Secondly, regular routine , avoid staying up late, and eat regularly for three meals, and try to avoid irritating foods such as tobacco, alcohol, spicy and other irritating foods.

, is optimistic, stay away from bad emotions , and avoid getting angry. Fourth, check the oral regularly, and it is best to check the twice a year to promptly eliminate health risks.

Finally, Improve the environment before going to bed . If it is dry, you can turn on the humidifier to increase the air humidity. If it is a climate factor, you can eat more foods such as pear, ginseng fruit , honey water, etc. that moisten the lungs and nourish the yin to relieve and prevent dry mouth.

Dry mouth looks insignificant, but it will also have a certain impact on life when it occurs, and it may also be a disease signal. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone pay attention to symptoms of dry mouth, especially at night, which are accompanied by various abnormal symptoms, so it is best to seek medical examination. #Guarding the Silver Age World# #Jiu Zero Plan#

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[2] Zhimei, "People who often have dry mouth and thirst should be careful of these diseases". Guoke. 2022-03-06

[3] "Why do you always have dry mouth and thirsty all the time? This is the "help" signal sent by the body to you! 》. Popular Science China.2022-08-16

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