Quite often you can hear complaints about a feeling of viscousness in the mouth.
Moreover, this condition is often accompanied by the following symptoms:
- the formation of cracks on the lips;
- roughness of the tongue (while it turns red);
- hoarseness after waking up;
- bad breath from the oral cavity;
- difficulty swallowing food;
- thirst, dry mouth and throat.
To eliminate the discomfort that has arisen once and for all, you must definitely find out why it sticks in your mouth.
Constant viscosity
If the viscosity in the mouth has arisen for a long time and does not disappear for a long time, then it may indicate the presence of the following diseases or pathological conditions in a person:
- HIV AIDS;
- impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes;
- cystic fibrosis;
- Hodgkin's disease (oncological process, proceeding, in the lymphatic system);
- parkinsonism;
- chronic lack of iron in the blood caused by malnutrition or diseases of the digestive system;
- high blood pressure;
- diarrhea;
- hormonal fluctuations (that is why pregnant women often complain about what they have in the mouth);
- respiratory failure (occurs in patients who snore or constantly breathe through the mouth);
- weakening of the muscles of the palate;
- inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity;
- age-related changes (with aging, the amount of saliva produced decreases sharply);
- damage to nerve fibers located in the neck and head.
In more rare cases, the cause of constant viscosity is a surgery performed in the past to remove the salivary glands or severe head injury.
Temporary viscosity
As for the situation when the patient periodically knits in the mouth, the reasons for this may be the following:
- the use of salty foods;
- the presence of a runny nose;
- Too high temperature in the house and / or low humidity;
- long and intense sports training;
- smoking cigarettes or hookah (smoke drains the mucous membrane).
In addition, discomfort can occur if a person used drugs or toxic substances the day before. This symptom indicates a strong intoxication of the body. For the same reason, viscosity develops during the course of radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Drug viscosity
Sometimes it knits in the mouth while taking certain medications.
Most often, an unpleasant symptom is provoked by medicines of the following groups:
- anxiolytics (anti-anxiety);
- antidepressants;
- laxatives;
- analgesics;
- antihistamines (against allergies);
- antifungal pills.
It is worth saying that some dietary supplements for weight loss also cause a sensation of viscosity in the mouth. If discomfort develops during the treatment of any disease, then the patient is advised to carefully study the instructions for the drug. If he has such an effect - this will be written.
Viscosity after eating persimmons
Persimmon contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals, so it is not only tasty, but also extremely healthy.
However, sometimes, having come home from the store and having tasted the purchased fruits, the buyer is disappointed. Persimmon is absolutely not sweet, there is an unpleasant sensation - it sticks in your mouth. It possesses this property due to the large content of tannin in it. It is often called tannic acid. It forms various chemical bonds with polysaccharides of natural origin, resulting in a tanning effect.
Tannin, which is found not only in the fruits, but also in the leaves, as well as the bark of the plant, protects them from being eaten by various animals.
It is worth noting that tannic acid in a small dosage does not harm the body. Moreover, it has a beneficial effect on the digestive organs and soothes the nervous system.
Caution in this case should be patients who have recently undergone surgery on the organs of the abdominal part.
If a person does not like astringent persimmons, then he can easily change its properties by putting the fruits for several hours in the freezer. Also, if desired, they can be placed in one bag with apples. The latter produce ethylene - a substance that accelerates the ripening process of persimmons.
You can also get rid of astringency by heat-treating the fruits or by drying them. The same rules apply to thorns.
Diagnosis of causes
If the patient knits in the mouth, the symptoms that accompany this condition should be taken into account.
So, if discomfort is accompanied by weakness and nausea (which can result in vomiting) - it means that he has a stomach pathology (usually gastritis). If all of this was joined by a high fever, the patient probably “picked up” a viral or bacterial infection.
Viscosity in the mouth in combination with a bitter aftertaste and pain in the side on the right side indicates the presence of stones in the gall bladder.
Sometimes unpleasant sensations are accompanied by the presence of a metallic taste in the oral cavity. This indicates gum disease.
In addition, if the patient knits in the mouth, the reasons for this can be identified by
- examination of the oral cavity;
- general analysis of blood and urine;
- hormonal research;
- blood test for vitamins and minerals;
- Ultrasound of the abdomen;
- endoscopic examination of the stomach;
- MRI of the head and neck ;
- analysis for infection;
- analysis of tumor markers, etc.
In addition, during the diagnosis, it is necessary to measure the blood pressure of the patient.
Effects
The treatment in this case consists in eliminating the underlying pathology, due to which it knits in the mouth.
If this is not done, insufficient amounts of saliva will increase the risk of diseases of the oral cavity. In addition, a malfunction of the salivary glands will sooner or later negatively affect the protective functions of the mucous membranes. The result of this can be candidiasis, stomatitis, tonsillitis, caries and many other diseases.
Also, do not forget that the underlying disease is getting worse every day. That is why it is so important not to delay time, but to go to the doctor. In this case - to the therapist, and he, in turn, will refer to another, narrower specialist. As a rule, to a neurologist, gastroenterologist or dentist.