What's wrong with bitter mouth

There are many reasons for bitter mouth, most of which are related to our gallbladder, because the bile secreted by the gallbladder will give people a bitter feeling. If patients suffer from cholecystitis, they will not only feel pain on both sides of the ribs, but also feel particularly bitter in the mouth, because it is closely related to our bile metabolism, and the liver may also have problems, so what is the reason for bitter mouth?

It is more common in acute inflammation, mainly liver and gallbladder inflammation, which is often related to the metabolism of bile sweat. Bitter taste in the mouth can also be seen in cancer. American medical scientist Dr. Davis also found that cancer patients lose their sense of taste for sweet foods and their perception of bitter food increases day by day. This is related to blood circulation disorders in the patient's tongue and changes in the composition of saliva. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with a bitter taste in the mouth often have symptoms such as headache and dizziness, flushed face and eyes, impatience and irritability, dry and hard stools, red tongue, thin yellow tongue coating, and a stringy and rapid pulse, which are mostly caused by heat in the liver and gallbladder; people with a bitter taste in the mouth often have symptoms such as alternating chills and heat, irritability and nausea, fullness and pain in the chest and ribs, silence and loss of appetite, and red and yellow urine, which are mostly caused by heat in the gallbladder.

1. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter taste in the mouth is caused by dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder, and should be treated mainly by clearing away heat and dampness. Dry mouth and bitter taste are generally the manifestations of excessive internal heat and insufficient yin fluid. You can try to clear away heat and promote fluid production.

The Chinese medicine is as follows: 15g of Coptis chinensis, 30g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 30g of Phragmites australis, 30g of Imperata cylindrica, 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, and 20g of Red Spoon. The effect should be seen after three to five doses.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, heat in the liver will cause bile discharge and bitter taste in the mouth. Bitter taste in the mouth is mainly caused by stagnation of liver qi, heat attacking the stomach, and upward flow of gallbladder fire. Therefore, the treatment should focus on soothing the liver, promoting bile secretion and clearing away heat, and the prescription and combination of drugs should be used. Commonly used effective prescriptions are generally based on Xiao Chaihu Decoction or Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder.

Traditional Chinese medicine also has a saying that “treating suffering with bitterness”. Because bitter food can relieve heat and reduce adverse reactions, drinking water soaked with coptis chinensis or scutellaria baicalensis can cure bitter mouth; eating bitter vegetables, bitter melon, etc. It is recommended to take some Longdan Xiegan pills to solve the problem.

2. From the perspective of Western medicine, bitter taste in the mouth is mostly due to poor gallbladder function, especially a reaction of patients with gallbladder diseases (cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, etc.).

3. Some people may also have bile reflux into the stomach due to poor gastric motility and esophageal inflammation. Under normal circumstances, bile is secreted in the duodenum and participates in the digestion of oily foods. Due to the influence of pathogenic factors, part of the bile secreted in the duodenum will reflux into the stomach, resulting in a bitter taste in the mouth. It can also cause a bitter taste in the mouth.

4. In addition, there are many other reasons for bitter taste in the mouth, such as people with diseases of the digestive system, respiratory system, and cardiovascular system may experience bitter taste in the mouth; oral diseases and certain infectious diseases

People who are sick may also experience a bitter taste in the mouth; on the other hand, some people have an irregular lifestyle, lack of sleep and rest, as well as people who snore, sleep with their mouths open, or have oral inflammation are also prone to a bitter taste in the mouth. People should take bitter taste in the mouth and bleeding gums seriously. If bitter taste in the mouth occurs for a long time or frequently, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause.

There is a medicine that everyone is familiar with - vitamin C tablets, which is effective for any cause of bitter taste in the mouth. The dosage of vitamins is three times a day, 2 to 3 tablets each time, and dissolve them under the tongue. Generally speaking, mild bitter taste in the mouth will disappear after taking the medicine 2 to 3 times. Even for severe bitter taste in the mouth, taking the medicine continuously for 3 to 4 days can solve the problem. There are no side effects of taking vitamin C. Of course, using vitamin C tablets to treat bitter taste in the mouth is only an emergency measure, which only treats the symptoms and not the root cause. Bitter taste in the mouth is just a manifestation of multiple diseases or unhealthy lifestyle factors, not a separate disease. Therefore, to prevent and cure bitter mouth syndrome, the best way is to treat the primary disease, quit bad habits in life, such as smoking and drinking, and pay attention to oral hygiene.