White phlegm like stuff on lips (mouth) during exercise
I consider myself to be extremely healthy- I eat very well and exercise a lot, but whatever exercise I do (moderate walking or more extreme stuff like mountain biking and wakeboarding or at the gym) I get this line of white phlegm around my lips (I just have to emphasise I mean the lips on my mouth on my face not another more personal area!!) that you can pull off (like that stringy sleep you get in your eyes) this really bugs me as i'm sure it's pretty unsightly and my mouth feels all stuck together all the time, can anyone shed some light on this for me? thanks :)
Answer:It happens o some people. It is due to a "dry mouth". It is a signal that you need to keep your fluid levels in your body, which means drinking water, or some sort of sports drink, but water is better for you.
Some athletes chew gum to keep their mouth from drying. It works for some, even though others find it uncomfortable.
Others spit (grouse), to avoid the "thick" saliva from accumulating.
By keeping hydrated you should reduce your problem to a minimum.
Also breathing hard through the mouth can help to dry and "thicken" the saliva in some cases. Maybe you breathe to hard trough your mouth, try to combine your air intake with using your nose too. See if this helps.
its because your dehydrated, if you drink more water before/druing excerise then it should go away. its phlegm like because its very concentrated saliva
this happens to me! is it like a white stringy goo around the mouth? drink loads of water and eat lots of fruit and veggies!!!