Dry mouth and painful lips.

 I used the artificial gel saliva, and kept it in my handbag, it worked temporarily, but the dry mouth was one of  the most awful side-effect from chemo, I hated it.....

hello i also suffer from dry mouth/chappy lips. My doctor worked out it was also because I drank too much water. I now add a litre of coconut water to get electrolytes in - another trick was OJ + Sparkling water + a pinch of salt. 

I use Biotene toothpaste + Mouth wash.  It helps.

Re lips - please take this the right way but it might be herpes virus - as i understand (NOT A DR) the herpes virus is responsible for cold sores and well the herpes virus activates when your immune system is suppressed. I never had a visble cold sore in my life but I carry Herpes simplex (as does like 80% of population apparently)- responsible for cold sores and can present in mouth as mouth ulcers - that happened to me.  Try speaking to the oncologist or nurse and see if it might be herpes related as that might change what medication they can provide?  

Anything ginger ... Ginger tea, ginger gummy bears, crystallised ginger. 
I ate vegemite with everything . I loved the saltiness .
Good luck ! It's what I remember most of all about chemo. The desperate nastiness of my mouth . Xx

Liquid coconut oil can help. It's expensive and a bit gross but if you roll a teaspoon full around your mouth and spit it out that might help. Or you can swallow it, it's good for you. Soda water was my drink of choice and makes a good mouthwash as the bubbles help fizz all the crud off your tongue. Mxx