In the summer, dry lips, what is going on?

Hello! First of all, I wish you a speedy recovery! Let me talk to you about the problem of "dry mouth".

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dry mouth is mostly caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency and non-inheritance, or caused by heat and shengjin injury and decoction of jin liquid. I always think that a dry mouth does not hinder the overall situation, and drinking more water can solve it. In fact, dry mouth is a sign of a variety of diseases.

1) Sjögren's syndrome Dry mouth is one of the main symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome. His dry mouth is often unbearable, and he does not quench his thirst even if the water does not leave his mouth. The patient has reduced saliva, difficulty swallowing dry food, painful cracking of the tongue and corners of the mouth, and is prone to tooth decay.

About half of the patients have enlarged parotid glands, some patients have symptoms of submandibular gland or nearby lymph node enlargement, and some patients are accompanied by joint pain, especially elbow and knee joints. In severe cases, it can cause damage to the renal tubules, causing arrhythmia and other dangerous consequences. People with Sjögren's syndrome often have a foreign body sensation and burning sensation in the eye, and the nostrils are dry and easy to crust.

Experts remind that the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome is not difficult, but its dry mouth symptoms are often not noticed by patients and doctors, resulting in missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. 2) Diabetes Diabetic patients often have symptoms of dry mouth and thirst. The typical symptoms of patients with clinical diabetes can be summarized as "three more and one less", i.e., polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, and weight loss.

Polyuria includes increased urine output and frequency, and the total daily urine output can reach 3-5 liters and even up to 10 liters. Due to polyuria, the body loses a lot of water, so the mouth is thirsty and likes to drink more. Water intake is directly proportional to blood glucose concentration, urine output, and glucose loss in the urine.

As an early sign of diabetes, dry mouth is often overlooked because other symptoms are not typical, resulting in a missed opportunity for early stage. Experts remind that the diagnosis of diabetes is relatively easy, and high blood sugar is the main basis for diagnosing diabetes. Fasting blood glucose and postprandial blood glucose can be measured to distinguish diabetes clearly.

3) Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) can also cause symptoms of dry mouth. Patients with hyperthyroidism have increased energy metabolism, increased oxygen consumption, increased heat production, and accelerated heat dissipation. Clinical symptoms are dry mouth and sweating, heat intolerance, moist and elevated temperature, goiter, and proptosis.

Hyperthyroidism has a slow onset, most patients cannot remember the exact onset time, and the early symptoms are not obvious, so it is easy to be ignored by patients, but if the early stage is with the help of thyroid function laboratory tests, it is easy to get a clear diagnosis. Traditional Chinese medicine mostly nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes qi and moistens dryness, clears away heat and generates energy, and has a good curative effect. Patients with xerostomia can choose from the following formulas**

Take 10 grams of Polygonatum polygonatum vulgaris, 10 grams of Polygonatum japonica, 10 grams of Ophiopogon vulgaris, 10 grams of sea cucumber and 10 grams of lily. Drinking water instead of tea can help reduce the symptoms of dry mouth.

I'm afraid your lips are sunburned.

We all know that regardless of the north and south, the climate is relatively dry in winter and relatively humid in summer, so we will have dry or even chapped lips in winter, but now it is summer, the climate is hot and humid, and many people have dry or chapped lips, what is the reason for this?

1. High temperature water evaporation

Although the climate is relatively humid in summer, the temperature is also relatively high, so the evaporation of water in summer is very high, and Genji is early. Whether it is the moisture of the human body or the moisture of the ground, it is evaporating upwards, so it causes a result, the humidity in the air is very heavy, and people feel surrounded by moisture, but the human body itself is short of water, because the water in the body is evaporated a lot. Therefore, in summer, the ** of the human body is in a state of lack of water, and the lips will naturally be dry.

2. It is hot in summer

The above mentioned is that the temperature is too high, so the water in the human body evaporates too quickly, resulting in a lack of water in the human body. At this time, if you don't pay attention to hydration to reduce the heat, it will make the human body extremely dehydrated, and eventually lead to fire. In addition, the temperature in summer is already high, and the human body will be manifested in external symptoms after it is on fire, mainly dry mouth and chapped lips.

Therefore, in summer, we must pay attention to hydration and pay attention to reducing the heat.

3. Turn on the air conditioner without humidification

Another very important reason for chapped lips in summer is air conditioning. In summer, many people are almost 24 hours in the air-conditioned room can not come out, the air-conditioned room is actually an extremely water-deficient nucleus Sun realm, staying in this environment for a long time, not only the human body will be short of water, ** will also be seriously dehydrated, so there will be dry lips, ** dry symptoms. Generally, it is best to put a humidifier in an air-conditioned room, which can relieve the dryness of the air from hailstones.

It may be that the weather is dry or the wind often blows and the lips lack moisture, drink more water, and then remember to apply a lip balm with a better moisturizing effect, remember not to lick the lips all the time, it will get drier and drier, you can apply a thick lip balm at night, put a plastic wrap on it, and cover it with a hot towel, the effect is very good.

The weather is dry and there is a lack of vitamins, so eat more fruits and drink water, and apply lip balm.

Autumn and winter are drier, and the lips will dry out with the seasons.

I suggest you go and buy a lip balm.

After buying it, apply it to your mouth and stick it on top with plastic wrap.

Then cover it with a damp towel, hot or cold.

Insist for 5-10 minutes.

You can do this 2-3 times a week and it works great.

After a few uses, you will notice that your lips are moisturized and full.

As hot water is easy to evaporate in summer, lips may become dry.