My mouth stinks when I wake up in the morning

The most direct cause of bad breath is bacteria in the mouth or bleeding gums. You must develop good hygiene habits in your daily life, brush your teeth, wash your face and take a bath in the morning and evening to keep yourself clean and hygienic. People who smoke for a long time are more likely to have bad breath because nicotine destroys the oral environment and causes excessive growth of bacteria in the mouth. You must pay attention to oral hygiene at ordinary times.

There are many reasons why people have bad breath in the morning, the most common ones are as follows:

1. Oral diseases. Patients with oral diseases, such as caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral mucositis, tooth decay, periodontal disease and other diseases, will easily breed bacteria in their mouths, especially anaerobic bacteria, which decompose to produce sulfides and emit a corrupt smell, thus causing bad breath.

2. Digestive tract diseases. Some digestive tract diseases, such as peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, functional dyspepsia, etc., may cause bad breath.

3. Bad eating habits. For example, people who often eat spicy and irritating foods such as onions, garlic, and leeks, or who are addicted to smelly foods such as stinky tofu and rotten eggs, are prone to bad breath.

4. People who do not pay attention to oral hygiene, fail to brush their teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse their mouths after meals will often have bad breath.

5. People who smoke or drink for a long time are also prone to bad breath in the morning.

6. Eating too heavy or overeating for dinner. Eating too much at dinner or eating too much meat or greasy food or using too much spicy seasoning, too much strong flavor and not enough light food, dinner is too close to bedtime, too much food is left in the stomach when sleeping, etc., which can easily cause bad breath in the morning.

7. Those who are under excessive psychological pressure. Frequent mental stress can cause the body's parasympathetic nerves to be in an excited state, which will reflexively reduce the secretion of the digestive glands, especially the salivary glands, leading to dry mouth, which is conducive to the growth of anaerobic bacteria and can also cause bad breath.

Now that we know what causes bad breath, how can we prevent it?

1. Change bad eating habits, maintain a regular diet and balanced nutrition, and eat more vegetables and fruits containing acids and vitamins.

2. Pay attention to oral hygiene and develop a good habit of brushing your teeth in the morning and evening and rinsing your mouth after meals.

3. Quit smoking and drinking, learn to have a regular schedule, keep a good mood, and participate in more physical exercise.

4. Perform regular oral examinations, provide symptomatic treatment when problems are discovered, fill caries in a timely manner, remove residual crowns and roots, and remove poor restorations.

Experts kindly remind you: If you want to get rid of the trouble of bad breath in the morning, you must pay more attention to it in your daily life, develop good eating habits, and do a good job of oral hygiene cleaning and care. At the same time, you should insist on regular oral examinations to detect problems and receive timely diagnosis and treatment.