How to Get Rid of Cottonmouth

how to get rid of cottonmouthHow to get rid of cottonmouth

Dude. You just took a few bong hits, you’re stoned, feeling good and suddenly your mouth is so dry it feels like a desert or filled with cotton. Your lips are sticking to your teeth and it’s really difficult to swallow. Guess what? You’ve got cottonmouth. It’s sometimes called dry mouth and it sucks. So in this post we’re going to spell out what causes cottonmouth and clue you in on the best dry mouth cure. You’re welcome.

What is cottonmouth?

Xerostomia (zero-STOW-me-uh) as doctors would call it is the medical term for cottonmouth. It’s sometimes referred to as dry mouth or hyposalivation. Whatever you call it, it can be quite an uncomfortable feeling. Its symptoms are a dry, sticky feeling in the mouth. Another major cottonmouth symptom? Thirst. Dry mouth also causes an individual to have difficulties chewing and can even cause a sore throat. Another common symptom of this condition is bad breath.

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What is cottonmouth? Stuff Stoners DON’T Like

What causes cottonmouth?

There are several causes of cottonmouth including taking certain medications. Not drinking enough water during the day can also lead to a dry mouth. And yes smoking weed is one of the causes of cottonmouth. Smoking dank an dry out the mucus membranes in your mouth it may also cause your salivary glands to produce less spit. Even if you’re vaping weed using a start of the art vape pen you’ll likely experience dry mouth. No big deal, man. It’s temporary and treatable.

A permanent dry mouth cure?

Is there a permanent cure for dry mouth? No. But you can help prevent they cottonmouth symptom by drinking plenty of water. Slowly, dude. You’re not trying to drown yourself. Just sip some water throughout the day to keep yourself hydrated. You could also try something with a bit more flavor like fruit juice, iced tea or lemonade.

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This Cotton Mouth Candy is just one dry mouth cure

A hard cure for dry mouth

Our favorite quick cure for dry mouth is sucking on a hard candy like a Jolly Rancher. Watermelon and orange seem to be the tastiest candy cottonmouth cure, though. Anyhow hard candy is a common quick dry mouth cure because it will increase your saliva production and keep your mouth moist. The following candies make an awesome cure for dry mouth Lifesavers, Smarties, Sweet Tarts, Lemonheads, Bottlecaps and Nerds. You could also grab a Tootsie or Blow Pop too. These make great cures for dry mouth in a pinch. However our favorite candy cottonmouth cure is a pack of sour Skittles. In fact just about any hard sour candy will make an awesome quick cure for dry mouth. You could also use gum too. You could also try Cotton Mouth Candy. The makers of this crazy cotton mouth remedy claim prevents and cures dry mouth and say its sugar free, gluten free, fat free, preservative free and salt free. It apparently comes in Fruit and Sour flavors too.

Other dry mouth cures

Concentrate on breathing through your nose. Breathing through your mouth can cause your mouth to dry out. What if you have a cold or allergies and your nose is stuffed up? You can treat your congestion by inhaling steam from a hot shower or a boiling pot on the stove. Why don’t you make some pasta while you’re at it? You could also use saline drops and blow your nose well. You could also run a humidifier. If you grow weed you might have one of these. A humidifier can help cure dry mouth by helping keep your mouth moist and also help to relieve nasal congestion, which may exacerbate your dry mouth.

So next time you go to find marijuana make sure to grab some tasty drinks and hard candy that way you’ll have some a delicious dry mouth cure when you need it most. What’s your favorite dry mouth cure let us know in the comments below…



9 Responses to “How to Get Rid of Cottonmouth”

  1. ^^

    To the guy above. who cares? After coming across this one and then reading yours, not only does it not even matter if they did use your article, this one is way better written and much more informative. Is yours supposed to be some sort of conversational blog? Sorry mate

  2. Anonymous

    Ya man…….. lmao

  3. Zac

    lol anyone else fucking baked rn

  4. Baked rhino

    ^
    Lmao I’m baked as shit with the worst cash of cotton mouth.

  5. Lol

    ^^

    Lol case*

  6. Devon

    When I’m stoned to shit I chew gum to help saliva build up

  7. Laura

    Yeah wow I’m impressed, that sour candy worked and here I thought you all were just stoned!

  8. Laura

    Hell yo

  9. Kay

    I’m high asf rn

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