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Common causes of Dry mouth

Introduction:

This information shows the various causes of Dry mouth, and how common these diseases or conditions are in the general population. This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause of Dry mouth, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.

  • 1 diseases that are "very common".
  • 3 diseases that are "common".
  • 1 diseases that are "uncommon".
  • 7 diseases that are "rare".
  • 287 diseases without any prevalence information.

    Causes of Dry mouth that are very common

    The following causes of Dry mouth are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

    • Diabetes - mainly if undiagnosed or poorly controlled.

    Causes of Dry mouth that are common

    The following causes of Dry mouth are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Dry mouth that are uncommon

    The following causes of Dry mouth are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Dry mouth that are very rare

    The following causes of Dry mouth appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

    Causes of Dry mouth without any prevalence information

    The following causes of Dry mouth are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

    All Causes of Dry mouth

    The full list of all possible causes for Dry mouth described in various sources is as follows:

    See full list of possible disease causes of Dry mouth

    Drug side effect causes of Dry mouth

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Dry mouth as a side effect.
    • Numerous medications - various medications can cause dry mouth
    • Antihistamines
    • Certain diuretics
    • Certain high blood pressure medications
    • Certain muscle spasm medications
    [See detailed list of 1412 drug side effect causes of Dry mouth]

    Drug interaction causes of Dry mouth:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Dry mouth including:

    • Cyclobenzaprine and narcotic pain reliever interaction
    • Flexeril and narcotic pain reliever interaction
    • Cyclobenzaprine and ipratropium interaction
    • Flexeril and ipratropium interaction
    • Cyclobenzaprine and other anticholinergic drug interaction
    [See detailed list of 747 drug interaction causes of Dry mouth]
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