One other early symptom of pregnancy
is excess saliva or ptyalism. Sometimes
your saliva tastes funny or strange
that you don't find it comfortable
to swallow, and sometimes the saliva
glands just go into overdrive. The
extreme situation is when you need
to spit it out all the time though
this is not a common condition. The
good part is that excessive saliva
during pregnancy only lasts until
the first trimester, after which it
diminishes.
What
causes excessive saliva during pregnancy..
• Once again, it's the work
of hormones.
• It can also be due to nausea
that is preventing you from swallowing
the saliva and as such it collects
in your mouth.
• Heartburn, if you have it
also contributes to this
• Vomiting can also be the
cause of excess saliva (in the case
of throwing up and heartburn excess
saliva is produced to deal with
the digestive acids that is accumulating
at the back of your throat)
What
you can do about excessive saliva
during pregnancy..
• Either brush your teeth
or use a mouth wash several times
a day
• Eat frequent small meals
• Drink more water; for variation
drink water with freshly squeezed
lemon juice
• Suck on hard candy or chew
on gum or on a cut lemon piece
• If nothing else works, visit
a homeopath as there are no traditional
medicines to combat this situation.
• And finally be patient;
this will subside most likely between
weeks 12-14
