Symptoms of stomach heat and bad breath

When some people have stomach problems, they will directly manifest themselves in stomach pain, and this kind of pain also makes it easy for people to discover the condition and get it under control in time. However, some people have stomach problems but the symptoms are not the same. For example, bad breath may occur when the stomach is hot. If the symptoms of stomach heat and bad breath are severe, it will not only cause trouble to yourself in social and work situations, but if you do not pay attention to improving them, it will also pose a greater threat to your physical health.

What are the symptoms of stomach heat bad breath

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main causes of bad breath are stomach heat and stomach yin deficiency. Among them, bad breath problems caused by stomach heat account for the majority, and are often accompanied by symptoms such as constipation, stomach pain, indigestion, and irritability. In addition, people with acute and chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcers, hepatitis, tuberculosis, diabetes, cancer patients, and people undergoing chemotherapy can also have strong bad breath. Clearing stomach heat is the basic principle for solving bad breath. The Laogong, Jinjin, Yuye and Neiting acupoints are experts in clearing stomach heat. After using them, you will find that your breath gradually becomes fresher.

Ways to prevent bad breath

1. Develop the habit of paying attention to oral hygiene, rinse your mouth after meals, and brush your teeth in the morning and evening.

2. Eat regularly. Eat more vegetables and fruits, and combine coarse and fine foods. Don’t be picky or biased about food, and don’t overeat.

3. Prevent indigestion. When indigestion occurs, you can take some digestive and gastrointestinal motility drugs appropriately.

4. Pay attention to the prevention and timely treatment of caries and malocclusion. Eat less sweets, especially before going to bed.

5. Use Chinese medicine decoction of reed root, mint, and patchouli, or 1% hydrogen peroxide, 2% soda water, 2% boric acid water, etc., and choose one of them to gargle with to reduce or eliminate bad breath.

2. Herbal tea to remove bad breath

Did you know that drinking tea can also cure bad breath?

Herbal tea for bad breath

1. Mint tea

Take 10g of mint and 2g of green tea to brew and drink it, one dose a day in divided doses. It has a spicy and cool effect, and can relieve stagnation and eliminate accumulation. It is suitable for patients with bad breath and abdominal bloating caused by food stagnation.

2. Bamboo Leaf Tea

Take 15g of fresh bamboo leaves and 9g of green tea, put them in a casserole and boil with water. Drink it in several doses every day. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and removing bad breath. It is suitable for patients with bad breath caused by damp heat and liver depression, and the treatment effect is especially good for those with sore throat.

3. Osmanthus tea

Take 3g of osmanthus, boil it with water, then use the boiled water to brew 5g of black tea, one dose a day, drink frequently. It is effective in treating bad breath.

4. Licorice tea

Take 10 grams of licorice, 5 grams of tea leaves, 8 grams of salt, and add 1000 ml of water. According to this ratio, first boil the water, then put licorice, tea leaves and salt into the water and boil for about 10 minutes before drinking. It can cure toothache caused by wind and fire, bad breath, conjunctivitis, cold and cough.

3. TCM treatment of bad breath

1. Phlegm-heat blocking the lungs

The main symptoms are fishy breath, chest pain and tightness, cough with yellow and sticky sputum, dry and hard stool, short and yellow urine, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

For treatment with the aim of clearing heat and tonifying the lungs, you can choose Lingyang Qingfei Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day; or Qingqi Huatan Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day; or Compound Houttuynia Tablets, 5 tablets each time, orally 3 times a day.

2. Gastrointestinal food accumulation type

The main symptoms are sour and smelly taste in the mouth, abdominal distension, belching and acid regurgitation, loose stools or uncomfortable diarrhea, scanty urination, pale tongue with thick and greasy coating, and slippery pulse.

The treatment aims to digest food, eliminate accumulation and relieve stagnation. You can choose Baohe Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day; or Dashanzhao Pills, 1 pill each time, orally 3 times a day; or Muxianglang Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day; or Compound Chicken Gizzard Tablets, 5 tablets each time, orally 3 times a day.

3. Stomach heat steaming type

The main symptoms are bad breath, thirst after drinking cold drinks, ulcers and erosions in the mouth and tongue, red, swollen and painful gums, dry and hard stools, short and yellow urine, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

For treatment, the purpose is to clear the stomach and relieve heat. You can choose Huanglian Shangqing Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day; or Sanhuang Tablets, 4 tablets each time, orally 3 times a day; or Niuhuang Qingwei Pills, 9 grams each time, orally 3 times a day.