Dry mouth and lips, plus extreme fatigue

Hi Dawnie, have you tired Xylimelts. They're little tablets you pop onto your upper gum ,it sticks to it and helps with saliva replacement. I use them at night but you can use then during the day aswel.  Got them off amazon. Also chewing  gum helps with xylitol ,most have it included in ingredients. I chew on it a bit then rest it in my upper  cheek. My dentist told me to massage my cheek where the hollow part is  in a light circular movement it helps unblocking saliva glands as they get crystals forming due lack of fluid .ive also heard that acupuncture may help , its something that i am curious about and may try myself. 

Tracy xx

Hi Dawnie,

I'm 4 months post radiotherapy. I occasionally use Oralieve gel and bioXtra mouth spray for dry mouth. You can use them during the day or just before sleeping. I use one or the other, not both at the same time. Both were given to me by the hospital. I've nearly run out of Oralieve gel but I still have the mouth spray on repeat prescription. They're both available to buy online. I would ask your doctor to prescribe them for you. 

Xylitol chewing gum is also pretty good. The chewing stimulates the saliva and the Xylitol helps protect your teeth. You can get it from Holland & Barrett or online. 

For dry lips I just use any lip balm.

Hi Dawnie, 

I’m in my 5th week of treatment. I’ve been experiencing extreme dry mouth too. The melts suggested by Lottie are pretty good as well as the chewing gum.

For my lips I use a Burts Bees lip balm. It’s very tingly and really helps. When they cracked up I found blistex  was brilliant they heeled in 3 days. You need to be careful which one to buy. You need the medicated one. It’s this one below:

https://amzn.eu/d/01Sbncpx

https://amzn.eu/d/0aJjaGjm

Hope these help. 

Dan 

Hi Dawnie

Acupuncture helped my saliva kick start so it's worth a try. I had auricular (ears) acupuncture where you get needles in your ears and fingers. There are a couple of entries in my blog (have a lookout my profile, there is a link at the bottom.

Try carrying a small pocket spray filled with water and use that rather than sipping water which rinses away any saliva you have. Lips...try a non petroleum jelly lip salve. Beeswax based ones are good and it's just trial and error which ones fit.

Hi, thanks for reaching out. I have the melts and use them at night too. Still getting use to having these symptoms, will give the massage a go though. 
thanks

Hi Dan, 

thanks for reaching out & for the links. Will definitely give these a try.