Too much watery saliva produced...

[bronzedeskchair]

For as long as I can remember about once every six months or so I'll have problems sleeping because I produce excess watery saliva.  It'll get to the point where I'll be producing so much that my stomach will start to hurt due to swallowing too much saliva, my throat will hurt, and I can't sleep because I keep having to spit out my saliva every 10 seconds.

It's sort of hard to explain, but it's really annoying because it will happen at random times for apparently no reason at all.  Every time this happens I know I won't be getting any sleep that night.  It's currently 5:50 and I have been up for an hour and thirty minutes spitting out saliva because I can't get back to sleep.  My stomach and throat hurts and I'm currently filling up a water bottle with saliva because I can't bear to swallow it any more.  

I'm a healthy, active, 20 year old who doesn't take any medications.  I do not smoke, dip, or partake in any unhealthy habits.

Advice would be amazing.  I'm so tired of having this problem and after scouring the internet and finding nothing on it, I decided to finally post something.

Is there any way to stop saliva production or slow it down during these nights?  Perhaps by eating something?

[emelcie]

If you have bleeding gums, you have gingivitis...and need to see a periodontist...that is infection below the gums, and you will evenually lose you teeth due to bone loss...been there..done that...hopefully now i can maintain the bone I have left...

[Lindannas]

Try eating greasy fries. They make it feel better. And you may need to vomit the saliva you swallowed because it hurts or feels uncomfortable. Or sleep with a towel rag in your mouth so it absorbs it without you having to spit or swallow

[bbaale]

I have same problems now its two years

[wanderinpete]

Same here regarding all symptoms described above.

I've talked to numerous doctors, and they don't have a clue (as most of us have figured out).

It's 3:30am and I'm dealing with it now. Super frustrating. All I can do is lay on my stomach and create a massage-style bed so I can just drool it out into a bowl and hopefully manage a couple hours of sleep. My remedy usually consists of weed and coffee. Coffee gives me a bit of dry mouth and speeds up the rough digestion of the weed in my gut, and weed also helps increase dry mouth and the nausea from the spit sitting in my gut. Once I start walking around I notice it is gone by early afternoon, but ultimately I concede a terrible night's sleep.

The big question is WHY. As I observe patterns, I've boiled it down to what I ate for dinner before I went to bed. Usually milk and cheese are avoided (in excess) before bed, but starch is the biggest trigger I've observed. Keep an eye out on really cheap noodles.

But other than that, I'm as confused as you guys are. If you've observed patterns of triggers or have other remedy suggestions, please throw them up here. This is a super-debilitating condition, and pretty gross. Hang in there everyone.

[Philippines30]

Please help me . i have the same problem . i always spit every 10 seconds.

[Ttavish]

Ramming your opinion down someone's throat because they bring up God, man you guys can't respect anyonne else's right to suggest something that offends your sensibilities.  

[Ttavish]

Ramming your opinion down someone's throat because they bring up God, man you guys can't respect anyonne else's right to suggest something that offends your sensibilities.