WOW! How does one follow up posting after all that?
After battling some bad G.I. issues recently and trying to rule reasons for it out, I have come to the realization that it all started during the first heat wave we had here almost 2 weeks ago. I realized that I had a TON of sweating, much more than I'm used to even after intense work outs. So I thought maybe it's an electrolyte imbalance?
I'm not a big fan of sports drinks due to the dyes and sugars most of them contain. Not a fan of aspartame or sucralose, which many of the "sugar free" version contain. I searched our local grocery store's web sites for keto style, low carb, no sugar electrolyte powders and found this one:
they also have the flavor enhancer drops as well as electrolyte drops, but I haven't tried those yet.
I liked both flavors, though I really like the lemon-lime, and I don't usually like that combo (unless its 7up/sprite). And so far no drying out of the mouth after taste.