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What Causes Excessive Salivation After Eating?

Posted on Tue, 14 Apr 2015

Question: My father is 95 years old and has developed excess saliva after he eats causing him to cough up the saliva. He is on no medication and his healthy otherwise. We only do holistic medication all of his life. Any suggestions would be helpful to me. He lives with me along with my mom who is 91 and also healthy. Thank you for your help.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Botulinum toxin may help.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Excessive saliva or drooling can be controlled in different ways.

Treatment depends on cause. In old people the main cause is excess production by salivary glands and weakness of facial and masticating muscles.

There are a number of drugs that lower saliva production reducing this way drooling too, (transdermal scopolamine, Glycopyrrolate), but these drugs have side effects.

A promising way to treat excessive saliva is botulinum toxin injection into salivary glands that reduces saliva production significantly for about six months.

I suggest you to discuss with your primary care Doctor about these possible ways to treat excessive saliva.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (3 hours later)

I will look into this but just one more question and I know you are not a holistic doctor but just wondering if you know of any holistic medication that I can get. All of my family has been holistic and have not taken medication but I will look into the injection and thank you for that. If you know of any holistic medication just let me know.

Thank you again for your help.

Have a nice day!
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Sorry, I don't know homeopathic treatments.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again XXXXXXX

Thanks for kind words.

I'm sorry I can't help you with holistic treatment, but I'm not familiar with it.

Hope I helped you. Best regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T