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What Causes Thick Salivation?

Have been getting thick saliva in my mouth since this morning does not stop, had this before and it stopped can t eat difficult to swallow for a long time, diagnosed with mild gastritis I saw gastroenterlologist yesterday and she suggested that I may have a lung problem
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
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Hi. There could be many causes for thick saliva. The most common cause is dehydration or dryness. It can also be due to early infections of the salivary glands but in this case you will have pain while trying to eat something. It could also be excessive post nasal drip that may perceive to you as thick saliva. I would recommend that you get an ENT evaluation first and rule out nasal, oral and pharyngeal pathologies. If all is well then proceed for a lung evaluation. Your gastritis may be related to reflux that is injuring the region around the voice box leading to swallowing issues. This can be ruled out in the ENT evaluation as well.
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What Causes Thick Salivation?

Hi. There could be many causes for thick saliva. The most common cause is dehydration or dryness. It can also be due to early infections of the salivary glands but in this case you will have pain while trying to eat something. It could also be excessive post nasal drip that may perceive to you as thick saliva. I would recommend that you get an ENT evaluation first and rule out nasal, oral and pharyngeal pathologies. If all is well then proceed for a lung evaluation. Your gastritis may be related to reflux that is injuring the region around the voice box leading to swallowing issues. This can be ruled out in the ENT evaluation as well.