This puts you at risk for dry mouth, which your doctor might call xerostomia. Saliva makes the enzymes that attack bacteria. Without it, bacteria grow unchecked. Dry mouth can lead not only to ...

Viruses, bacteria, and parasites can all cause watery diarrhea. Many of them spread through contaminated food, water, or hand-to-mouth behaviors. Other health conditions and medication side effects ...

Common side effects of Zyrtec (cetirizine) can include drowsiness, fatigue, dry mouth, sore throat, and dizziness. Less common side effects include headaches, and nausea. Diarrhea and coughing have ...

While most of us brush off dry mouth as a minor inconvenience or blame it on not drinking enough water, mounting evidence suggests this common condition might actually share a concerning ...

IMAGINE waking up every morning with a mouth so dry that it feels lined with sandpaper. You take a bite of your favourite food, alas you taste nothing. When you speak, your tongue sticks to your ...

However, evidence regarding the association between DI-GM and diarrhea is still lacking. This study aims to investigate the association between DI-GM and the risk of diarrhea. Methods: A total of ...

She said: “It looked like gas, it was weird.” After spotting the mysterious ‘moon’ she says her mouth suddenly went “really dry” and her two cats ran to their water bowl “gasping for ...

Researchers have identified the loss of tricellulin, a protein sealing cell junctions in salivary glands, as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren’s syndrome. By restoring this protein in lab models ...

But on the other hand, I felt as though I could still breathe through my mouth and might unconsciously start doing so in the night. I was also a little worried in the mornings that my dry lips ...

Eating or avoiding certain foods may help manage diarrhea. Foods to eat include bananas and boiled potatoes. Spicy foods and dairy products can worsen symptoms. Diarrhea is a bowel movement that ...

He compared it to a hockey puck, hinting that it’s too hard, dry and tasteless. The flower sprinkles, shown on Meghan’s Netflix show With Love, Meghan, were a major letdown. The $15 edible ...

A significant discovery has identified a missing "gatekeeper" protein as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren's syndrome — a finding that could change the way the disease is treated. Researchers ...