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Is Excessive Saliva Normal?

My 13 year old son has strep throat. When he eats or drinks he has to spit out a lot of saliva. Is excessive saliva normal. He is 13, 170 lbs, has environmental, peanut, and seafood allergies. He has been on keflex for three days and this morning would be his fourth day but he could not keep the keflex down I think more because of a throat reflex issue with the spitting which made him throw up than a stomach issue.
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Hello,

I can understand your concern. Your son must be experiencing pain while swallowing due to infection in throat. This might cause pooling of saliva in the mouth that he is not able to swallow without pain causing him to avoid swallowing altogether if not needed. So the amount of saliva produced in mouth may be normal, but its defective swallowing might make it pool out of mouth.

For complete relief of the throat infection, he will have to complete the entire course of the antibiotics. By the time the course is finished, he should be feeling fine regarding the throat and saliva problems. If not, you should consult your ENT specialist again for further advise.

I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions.

Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah

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Is Excessive Saliva Normal?

Hello, I can understand your concern. Your son must be experiencing pain while swallowing due to infection in throat. This might cause pooling of saliva in the mouth that he is not able to swallow without pain causing him to avoid swallowing altogether if not needed. So the amount of saliva produced in mouth may be normal, but its defective swallowing might make it pool out of mouth. For complete relief of the throat infection, he will have to complete the entire course of the antibiotics. By the time the course is finished, he should be feeling fine regarding the throat and saliva problems. If not, you should consult your ENT specialist again for further advise. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah