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amdevelish Mon, Jan-05-04 11:53

Cotton Mouth
 
I am on day five of induction and for the past 2 days I have had THE worste cotton mouth and I can't seem to rid myself of it.. Never had this problem before, is it something that is common with Atkins? I am not really eating anything new and I am drinking more water than ever!

curly Mon, Jan-05-04 11:56

if you have significantly increased your water intake, i would guess that it is your body's natural thirst response coming back and your sensitivity to it increasing. how much salt are you getting? that could be an issue too.

Hilary M Mon, Jan-05-04 12:22

I agree with curly. When I started drinking more water, I found that it was never enough! I constantly had cotton mouth and just figured it was my body's way of saying "Hey! All this water is great! Keep it coming!"

Now I keep a bottle of water at my desk at all times.

amdevelish Mon, Jan-05-04 12:25

You know, I thought it HAD to be the water because thats the only thing I have changed - is the more water intake...LOL but it seemed a funny thought that drinking MORE water would make your mouth so dry!! :) :)

OHGal1415 Mon, Jan-05-04 14:53

Yep. I had it, too. I work in a really "dry" building, too, so that doesn't help much! :)

4beans4me Mon, Jan-05-04 15:26

I too had cotton mouth, now I just chug and chug the water. I sure can tell if I have days that are lacking H2o.

tagcaver Mon, Jan-05-04 18:45

And if I'm not mistaken, it's a sign of ketosis!


Joan

ncwingnut Mon, Jan-05-04 21:00

I have to constantly have a bottle of water or something with me, because I am always having that problem...but that's a good problem....lol


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