The conduct of some head and neck cancer radiotherapy or chemotherapy, could jeopardize some of the salivary glands, salivary gland swelling and pain, reduce the secretion of saliva, so that patients with abnormal dryness of the mouth, and even to speak, eat food will have difficulty swallowing. Although sometimes these phenomena for the moment, but patients make a big disturbance. As you can reduce the symptoms of dry mouth? "
Below are a few things to improve the symptoms of dry mouth diet principles.
Food & Drink as possible, stew, rice, boiled, steam and put a little 'water, food and water to soften more. Ganfan can replace the staple food of rice gruel, but not to cook rice porridge too thin. Having a dry food like bread, steamed bread, biscuits, etc., could be the following Baptist milk, broth, or drink, so that they soften after eating food. Dining Room may be small mouth and drank some soup or water instead of saliva to help swallow. Some may choose a softer, smaller, easier to swallow Dim Sum, such as pudding, gelatin, for example steam. It may be normal watermelon, peach, cherry, grape and other fruit cut into small frozen in the refrigerator between meals for patients in their mouths or chewing, and can also reduce symptoms of dry mouth. Large amounts of sugar or caffeine containing drinks such as Coca Cola, will let patients thirsty, try to avoid drinking. Smoking, alcohol, add the dry mouth symptoms, patients should stop smoking, stop drinking. Peace can chew gum, with American Ginseng, for example to stimulate the production of saliva. If the dry mouth symptoms too severe, doctors may request oral spray to improve the symptoms. When the saliva secreted reduction, the oral infection is easy, especially at this time to pay attention to oral hygiene.