Bitter taste in the mouth is caused by these reasons!

In daily life, many people find that their mouths have a bitter taste after getting up in the morning, which makes people very worried whether their lives will be endangered. In fact, this disease is usually caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, emotional fluctuations, poor gallbladder function and certain diseases, so people need to seek medical treatment in time when they find themselves having this symptom.

1. Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning is mostly caused by dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder

Patients feel a distinct bitter taste in their mouths, accompanied by dry mouth and tongue, distension and pain in the flanks, short and yellow urine, etc. These symptoms are often diagnosed as damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder in traditional Chinese medicine. Clinically, patients with liver and gallbladder damp-heat types such as acute hepatitis, acute cholecystitis, and acute urethritis often feel a bitter taste in the mouth. The symptoms of bitter taste in the mouth can be quickly improved by taking Chinese medicines such as Plantain, Centella asiatica, and Artemisia capillaris that can clear away heat and dampness, and soothe the liver and gallbladder.

2. Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning is sometimes caused by emotions

The modern work and life pressure makes a large number of people suffer from long-term work mental stress, irregular life, insufficient sleep and rest, lack of exercise, etc., which causes bitter taste in the mouth; excessive smoking, alcoholism, snoring, sleeping with the mouth open, etc. are also prone to dry mouth and bitter taste in the mouth.

Psychogenic or emotional bitter taste in the mouth often occurs or worsens when one is nervous, angry, irritable, anxious, fearful, restless, or suffering from insomnia. Among 286 patients with bitter taste in the mouth surveyed and analyzed by domestic doctors, 171 (60%) suffered from psychological bitter taste in the mouth. They also had functional gastrointestinal diseases such as functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. Patients suffering from neurosis may experience alternating or simultaneous symptoms such as psychogenic bitter taste in the mouth, psychogenic bad breath, psychogenic foreign body sensation in the throat and psychogenic vomiting.

Psychogenic or emotional bitterness in the mouth generally has no special clinical significance. When bitterness in the mouth becomes an obvious symptom, it often causes patients to worry about their health? For severe mental bitterness in the mouth, it is important to provide psychological counseling to the patient, relax emotions, divert attention, avoid stress, and repeatedly explain that the single symptom of bitterness in the mouth has no special clinical significance.

3. Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning is due to poor gallbladder function

A bitter taste in the mouth is often caused by poor gallbladder function, especially a reaction of patients with gallbladder diseases (cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, etc.). Some people with poor gastric motility and esophageal inflammation may also have bile reflux into the stomach, which can also cause bitter taste in the mouth.

Stomach heat and bitter taste in the mouth, esophagitis, chronic gastritis, poor gastric motility, bile reflux, accompanied by symptoms such as heartburn may also cause bitter taste in the mouth. If the diet is improper, the gastrointestinal function will be sluggish, and the food will stay in the gastrointestinal tract for too long, which can easily produce dampness and heat, causing a bitter taste in the mouth. Eating too much spicy food can also cause a bitter taste in the mouth.

4. Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning is sometimes caused by certain diseases

There are many reasons for bitter taste in the mouth in the morning, such as people with digestive system, respiratory system, and cardiovascular system diseases; people with oral diseases, such as gingivitis, bleeding gums, and certain infectious diseases; people who are often tired, lack of sleep, excessive smoking, and alcoholism; people with certain tumors, etc., can all experience bitter taste in the mouth.

Certain chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are often accompanied by a bitter taste in the mouth. In addition, cancer patients may also feel a bitter taste in the mouth because their sweetness valve is increased and their bitterness valve is decreased, so they should be vigilant.

The above is a detailed introduction to the four reasons that lead to bitter taste in the mouth in the morning. I hope it can attract everyone’s attention and add points to your health.