Looking for some advice.
My mouth is really dry and wondered if anyone had any ideas on best things to eat
After a while even ice cream is burning my tongue and I have antibiotics
Hiya thanks I'll have a look .
Any idea where you can get that xylitol gum from or the melts that I've seen in some posts
Hi Abrn. The melts are xylimelts and i think the website is www.mouthulcer.co.uk. Perhaps someone else can correct me if i am wrong. Hubby is using the melts and also a spray called A S Orthana. I can be obtained on prescription from yr own GP. There are others available on prescription too. Just a case of try it and see if it works for you. Good Luck
Hi the xymelts are from the mouth U.K. er company I break them in half well hubby does using his fingernails there’s an art to it I find one is too much but 1/2 is perfect stick them brown side towards your fun hold in place 30 seconds I I can get a good 5 hours sleep with them before I need water ,yiu May find a full one works best. I also used biogene gel rubbed onto gums just before bedtime helped , chewing gum amazon sell xylitol gum or Holland and Barrett there’s is quite expensive what ever gum yiunuse make sure uts sugarvfree otherwise your teeth will suffer due to lack of saliva .
i have also had 5 private acusessions so far and to be honest I am noticing small improvements every time.
Good luck dry mouth pardon the pun really sucks !
Hazel
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
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Hi.
Thankyou for your reply.
I've ordered the melts I'll go and order the gum.
Accupuncture sounds good especially if you notice a difference.
I agreed to getting reiki today and it definitely helps with relaxation which helps when dealing with the side effects.
I now have thrush and struggling with my diet its clearing but still very raw and the minute you eat is horrendous. Eggs are about all I'm managing the now and ive got a good appetite and have been eating well.
Hopefully it'll be away soon
Hi
Yiu have my sympathy I was plagued with thrush for months ,I had nystatin then Flucozole then daktarin and eventually everyine was saying I had thrush but my ent consultant took a look and said no I had healthy bacteria on my tongue ,butbin his words our local g p s know a little about a lot but nit a lot about our side effects and sometime s are too scared to take us off medication that has been prescribed for us so keep and eye on it. .
re the xymelts you can’t choke in them at night they’d just dissolve so don’t worry about that m plus like I said I git hubby to break in half with his nails believe me we tried everything from using a dremmel to a sharp knife to break them and they used to shatter !!! I sonthu jnthe recovery can be more arduous than the treatment hang in there it does improve . Baby steps is the way to go.
H x
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
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