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Reviewer: 75 or over Female (Consumer)
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My daughter told me about Xylitol Birch sugar substitute for Keto type diet. I just use it for hot coffee and cream and hot tea. It is so good to the taste and much like sugar by the teaspoon. Readily available at Walmart type stores.
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Reviewer: Winky, 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Lozenges melt overnight stopping dry mouth
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Reviewer: Sphill1935aol.com, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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I have a very dry mouth during the night which this corrects. Easy to use.
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Reviewer: help, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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I wake up by coughing badly, never happened to me before I starting using this product. I think that before it melts completely it turns smaller and smaller until the little chunks are barley attached to your gums. Those chunks can't hold to the gums anymore and break off, when they do, they go to your airways (not stomach). Probably more so, if you are snoring. That would explain the severity
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Reviewer: Disgruntled Dianne, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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IT ATE my gums!! Let large abscessed area on one side and red raw eaten up area on the other side. Something nasty is in them to eat my gums. This wasn't listed as a possible side effect yet I see others having issues as well. I just read here about several people developing a cough. I have that too! Didn't think it could be from the melts. Throat is sore as well on one side. Neve
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