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?

[tenesha824]

Every once in a while i have this problem , It seems so annoying and tiring that when i get it i use to just put a rag in my mouth so it can just soak up all the saliva ; it worked but i got tired of stuffing a rag in my mouth so i searched about it one day and read over a comment that said brush your teeth so i did and ate some frosted flakes cereal it worked . i was so happy i don't  know if this worked for you but i just wanted to give you a little advice.

[Nonye19]

I have the same problem, my sis has it too  but it goes away after brushing my teeth.what is the cause and cure for it,also my mouth smells bad in the morning.

[Rafiel]

I Have The Same Exact Problem But You Know How I Get Rid Of it?
I Go To The Sink Or Any Bathroom sink Then Put large amounts of water in my mouth then spit it out over and over for at least 4 minutes then i go in the kitchen and quickly eat something. examples of what i eat (cereal chips crackers. (anything if desperate enough) Then It Goes Away

[Kmarvel89]

This always works for me but I don't know it it will work for anyone else but I guess it couldn't hurt to put it out there to see if it could help. Like alot of the above comments I have found myself multiple times awoken or unable to sleep due to excess saliva being produced. I jumped out of bed and ate breakfast. Specifically frosties cereal will long life milk. After the bowl I was completely fine. Yes. Very weird but works everytime for me. I hope this helps someone else.

[san_marine]

well, evidently the problem has been around for a long while and no appropriate solution has been found yet anywhere on the internet. i'd love to see someone provide information on how to lose it, instead of scientific terms and how it is caused. i'm a 20 yr old guy having this trouble all the day resulting in leaving out droplets of saliva everywhere. i desperately need help. its an emergency.

[luvastray]

I seem to produce excess saliva when I eat or drink anything, including water, but only at home.  When this starts, I need to get several paper towels and just keep coughing up into the towels. Sometimes I cough so hard, I involuntarily throw up.  I do have six dogs in the house and one cat.  When I eat out, I don't have this problem. Also, it seems much worse at certain times of the year.  I live in the Atlanta, GA, area.  I notice that when I have to go on a hill in my back yard which has a lot of trees and shrubs, I seem to get an attack.  I don't think this is from GERD.  It could be Candida. Right now, I'm physically exhausted from coughing clear saliva up all day and last night.  God help us all.  By the way, I'm almost 65 and I have had this problem for years, but only in GA., not Chicago where I used to live.  Again, this happens primarily in Fall and Winter and only when I'm home.