What is the reason for a bitter mouth when waking up in the morning?

Many people find that their mouths taste bitter when they wake up in the morning. In fact, there is a reason for the bitter taste in the mouth in the morning. So of course you should pay attention to understand the reason and solve it accordingly. Liver and gallbladder inflammation or stomach heat problems may cause bitter taste in the mouth. You should also develop good living and sleeping habits.

1. Common reasons for bitter mouth in the morning are:

1. Hepatobiliary inflammation: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a bitter taste in the mouth when waking up in the morning is mainly caused by damp heat. Damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder and bitter taste in the mouth may be caused by inflammation in the liver and gallbladder. For example, when the liver or gallbladder is inflamed, bile excretion is abnormal, resulting in a bitter taste in the mouth;

2. Stomach heat and bitter taste in the mouth: Improper diet and eating too much spicy food can also cause bitter taste in the mouth. Patients with poor gastric motility and esophageal inflammation may also experience bitter taste in the mouth due to bile reflux into the stomach.

3. Irregular lifestyle, insufficient sleep, excessive smoking, alcoholism, etc. can cause bitter taste in the mouth; snoring, sleeping with the mouth open, oral inflammation, etc. can also easily cause bitter taste in the mouth.

4. Psychological bitter taste in the mouth: Due to the great mental pressure from work, coupled with improper and irregular diet and lack of activity, the gastrointestinal function is sluggish, and the food stays in the gastrointestinal tract too long, which can easily produce dampness and heat and cause bitter taste in the mouth.

5. Some chronic diseases, such as diabetes, can also cause bitter taste in the mouth.

2. Prevention and treatment: The best way to prevent and cure bitter taste in the mouth is to treat the primary disease, quit bad habits in life, such as smoking and drinking, and pay attention to oral hygiene.

1. People with chronic diseases should treat the bitter taste in the mouth according to the cause.

2. Relieve psychological pressure, maintain regular life and diet, and a reasonable food structure, eat less spicy food, and eat more fruits and vegetables, etc.

3. Exercise appropriately to promote the normal functioning of digestive function;

4. Vitamin C tablets are effective for any cause of bitter taste in the mouth. The dosage of vitamins is 2 to 3 tablets three times a day, dissolved under the tongue. Bitter melon can also treat bitter taste in the mouth.