Does normal people's saliva stink?

Normal people will secrete saliva frequently, which is what people often call saliva. Usually people will swallow saliva meaninglessly. Saliva plays an important role in human health. Under normal circumstances, people will not feel that their saliva has a taste. If you find that your saliva is bitter, there must be a health problem. So, is the saliva of a normal person smelly?

Does normal people's saliva stink?

No, if you suffer from bad breath, you should pay attention to oral hygiene. If you suffer from gastritis, periodontal disease, dental caries, etc., you should actively treat the cause. You should not smoke or drink, and you should not eat spicy foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, etc. You can also chew some gum. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bad breath is mostly a symptom of kidney yin deficiency and excessive movement of yang fire. Using Zhibai Dihuang Pills to nourish yin and reduce fire is also effective.

Halitosis refers to a symptom of foul-smelling breath. Eating too much spicy food or overeating, excessive fatigue, heat from the evil spirits, stagnation of internal fire, or certain oral diseases such as oral ulcers, caries and digestive system diseases can all cause bad breath. To treat bad breath, you need to make a reasonable plan based on your own situation. If it is caused by internal factors, you can take some medications to regulate the body's metabolic function and immunity. Oral problems are much simpler. First treat oral diseases, then pay attention to diet and oral hygiene, and basically it can be solved quickly. Rinse your mouth after meals and brush your teeth correctly, brushing your upper and lower teeth once in the morning and evening. In addition, you can have your teeth cleaned once a year. Teeth cleaning is more effective in removing bad breath.

Saliva is a digestive fluid formed in the mouth by a mixture of fluid secreted by three pairs of large salivary glands (mandibular glands, rib glands, and sublingual glands) and mucus secreted by many small mucous glands on the oral wall. Saliva is colorless and odorless, with a pH of 6.6 to 7.1. The normal daily secretion volume for a person is about 1.0 to 1.5 liters (herbivorous animals such as cattle and sheep secrete up to 1/3 of their body weight in saliva every day). 99% of human saliva is water. The organic matter mainly includes salivary amylase, mucopolysaccharides, mucin and lysozyme, while the inorganic matter includes sodium, potassium, calcium, chlorine and thiocyanate ions. The composition of saliva varies with the type of animal. The saliva of humans and some mammals (rabbits, mice, etc.) contains amylase, while the saliva of dogs, cats, and horses contains almost no amylase. If you feel that your saliva has a taste, it is an illusion; your saliva does not have a taste.

Human saliva mixed with food can dissolve the soluble components in the food, allowing them to act on the taste buds and cause taste. Saliva prevents the mouth from drying out and lubricates food; it also cleans the mouth and rinses away food debris remaining in the mouth. When harmful substances enter the mouth, saliva can dilute and neutralize them and wash them off the oral mucosa. Saliva moistens the mouth and facilitates speaking. Before the food is mixed with gastric acid, the salivary amylase in the chyme in the stomach can break down the starch in the food into maltose. The lysozyme and thiocyanate ions in saliva have bactericidal effects. Mucin not only has a lubricating effect, but also can neutralize gastric acid after entering the stomach. Under the action of gastric acid, it adheres to the mucosa to resist the corrosion of gastric acid on the gastric mucosa.