I Have Excessive Salivation In The Mouth Without Other Symptoms

Posted on 2 days ago

Question: I have excessive salivation in the mouth, without other symptoms. I have GERD, but symptoms for this are also not present at the moment.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
The symptoms seem to be related to GERD

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The symptoms seem to be related to GERD.
In GERD, stomach acid gets into the throat causing excessive salivation.
I recommend to use medication to lower the stomach acidity such as Prilosec 20 mg once a day.
It is an over the counter medication.
I also suggest using antacids such as Maalox three times a day.
I recommend to avoid spicy food or too much caffeine, which can trigger the symptoms.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards!

Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician

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Follow up: Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (14 minutes later)

Thank you for your detailed and considerate answer.

Just one more question - does cancer ever cause excess salivation? And if it does, how likely would it be that I was suffering from this cancer?

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No,cancer does not cause commonly excessive salivation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again dear,

No,cancer is not commonly related to excessive salivation.
You should not be worried.
Your symptom is very related to GERD.

Hope it helps dear.
Take care,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D