The Best Ways to Prevent Cotton Mouth

The Fresh Toast – It’s common, but it’s annoying. Here you will find the best ways to prevent bad breath. Dry mouth, known in medical context as xerostomia, is a common side effect of cannabis and is often referred to as “cotton mouth” or “cotton mouth” by cannabis users. Many people wonder whether this side effect is due to smoke, cannabinoids, or dehydration. Here are some of the best ways to prevent cotton mouth.

What causes dry mouth when you’re high?

Smoke can dry out your mouth and cause mouthfeel. However, the dry mouth you experience from smoking is different from the dry mouth caused by cannabis. Smoking doesn’t cause bad breath, but it can make it worse.

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a role in modulating many different biological processes, including saliva production. Cannabinoid receptors are found in the salivary glands. Marijuana causes bad breath due to the way the chemical compounds in the cannabis plant interact with your salivary glands. When weed cannabinoids bind to receptors in the salivary glands, these glands secrete less saliva. Both the CB1 and CB2 receptors play a crucial role in cottonmouth.

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According to recent research, CB1 receptors modulate salivary flow, while CB2 receptors appear to modulate the consistency and content of saliva (e.g. sodium levels). Consuming cannabis causes a significant decrease in saliva production, resulting in the parched, dry mouth feeling that defines cottonmouth.

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Does marijuana dehydrate?

So if using marijuana causes dry mouth, does marijuana cause dehydration? While dry mouth or dry mouth can lead to feelings of thirst, marijuana does not dehydrate you. This is one of the reasons cannabis doesn’t cause a hangover like alcohol does. Although cannabis does not cause dehydration, you can try drinking a little more water when consuming cannabis to see how it affects your experience. Your hydration levels are one of the 15 factors you can control to improve your results with cannabis.

Do edibles give you cottonmouth?

While smoking can worsen dry mouth, dry mouth is caused by cannabinoids interacting with receptors in your salivary glands. In short, any ingestion method that results in high levels of THC will result in bad breath unless you have developed a tolerance to that specific side effect.

How to relieve dry mouth with cannabis

Here are some general suggestions for relieving cannabis side effects. We will then explore some specific suggestions for fixing bad breath.

Try a new product: Different cannabis products contain different chemical compounds such as cannabinoids and terpenes, which can have different effects.

Try a new method of taking it: Additionally, the way you take a product changes its effect on you. Smoking a cannabis flower joint can produce slightly different effects than vaping, although both consumption methods involve heating cannabis and inhaling the active ingredients. Each intake method has its own benefits and may cause different effects or side effects.

Add a Companion Food: Did you know that weed companion food can enhance your cannabis experience in different ways? Mangoes, dark chocolate, green tea, and thyme are all weed companion foods. Chemical compounds in these edibles can alter your cannabis experience and potentially reduce unwanted side effects such as drowsiness. To learn more about these foods and how you can incorporate them into your cannabis wellness routine, read our article Do These Foods Get You High?

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Find your minimum effective dose: Most adverse cannabis side effects are caused by taking too high a dose of THC. While you can’t die from consuming too much cannabis, a THC overdose is a real risk. The most effective way to mitigate side effects is to taper and increase the dose until you find the minimum effective cannabis dose that gives you the desired effect.

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How to Fix Cottonmouth

We’ve discussed some ways to relieve side effects in general, but what’s the best way to fix bad breath? Is it even possible to prevent cottonmouth? Because bad breath is such a well-known side effect of cannabis, there are specific products such as bad breath control mouth sprays that are designed to help eliminate this side effect. Chewing gum is thought to help block signals to suppress saliva production. Therefore, chewing gum when consuming cannabis can help prevent bad breath completely. Cough drops have a soothing effect, which means they cover the mucous membranes with a protective film. This film prevents dry mouth. You could try sucking on a cough drop during your cannabis experience to combat and prevent bad breath.