19 y • Sip fluids with meals and snacks to moisten foods and help with swallowing. • Moisten foods with broth, soup, sauces, gravy, yogurt, or creams. • Suck on ice chips or sugarless candy or chew sugarless gum to stimulate saliva. Citrus, cinnamon, and mint flavors often work well. • Keep cold water nearby for frequent sips between meals and mouth rinses. • Prepare a simple homemade mouth rinse to help keep your mouth moist, clean, and tasting better. Each day mix one teaspoon of baking soda and one teaspoon of salt in four cups of water (one quart). Rinse your mouth four to six times each day with this solution. • Spray mouth often using artificial saliva, which is sold in drugstores. • Use petroleum jelly, cocoa butter, or a mild lip balm to keep lips moist. • Avoid drinking alcohol or using tobacco. • Avoid hot, spicy, or acidic foods. • Avoid chewy candies, tough meats, pretzels and chips, and hard, raw fruits or vegetables. • Avoid store-bought mouthwashes containing alcohol. • Avoid alcoholic and acidic drinks, and tobacco.
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