Dry mouth and thirst may be a result of drinking too little water, Sjögren’s syndrome, salivary gland duct stones or stenosis, and endocrine disease.
1. Drinking too little water: Dry mouth and thirst may occur when you drink too little water on weekdays.
2. Sjögren’s syndrome: an autoimmune disease with clinical manifestations of progressive destruction of exocrine glands, which may result in dry mouth and thirst.
3. Salivary gland duct stones, stenosis, etc.: the main clinical symptoms are swelling and pain in the salivary gland area when eating, and dry mouth and thirst may occur.
4. Endocrine diseases: endocrine diseases such as diabetes mellitus and hyperthyroidism may cause dry mouth and thirst.
Dry mouth and thirst may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to determine the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or treatment.