How do salivary glands produce saliva? Where does the water come from? And when you take meds that inhibit saliva production in the glands as a side effect, where does that water stay?

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How do salivary glands produce saliva? Where does the water come from? And when you take meds that inhibit saliva production in the glands as a side effect, where does that water stay?

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The water diffuses out of your blood. Think of glands like little filter taps that pass only the ingredients they need to make their particlar product.