Causes of bad breath
1. Poor oral hygiene, with a large amount of food residues impacted between the teeth for a long time, or severe gingivitis and periodontitis;
2. Acute and chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, especially atrophic rhinitis, the odor is more obvious;
3. Excessive smokers, or those who often like to eat raw garlic and other foods, or those who often binge eat;
4. Those with systemic diseases, such as diabetes, uremia, severe liver dysfunction, gastrointestinal diseases, indigestion, some lung diseases (such as bronchiectasis), and some blood diseases;
5. Some mood changes, neurasthenia;
6. Whether you often open your mouth to breathe during sleep, which leads to dry mouth and bad breath;
7. Some people have no obvious cause, but they often have seborrheic and sweaty constitutions, and their bodies are generally stronger;
1. Oral diseases: poor oral hygiene, people with dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral mucositis, tooth decay, periodontal disease and other oral diseases are prone to bacteria, especially anaerobic bacteria, which decompose Sulfide is produced, which gives off a nasty taste and produces bad breath.
2. Gastrointestinal diseases, such as peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, functional dyspepsia, etc., may be accompanied by bad breath. Recently, we have also found that the incidence of halitosis in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection, which causes many gastric diseases, is significantly higher than that in uninfected patients, and the symptoms of halitosis are significantly reduced after eradication of Helicobacter pylori. The reason may be that Helicobacter pylori infection directly produces sulfide, which causes bad breath.
3. People who smoke, drink alcohol, drink coffee, and often eat spicy food such as onions, garlic, leeks, or stinky tofu, rotten eggs, etc., are also prone to bad breath. Fourth, acute and chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, especially atrophic rhinitis, the odor is more obvious;
5. Diet to lose weight, or unable to eat due to illness, or the salivary gland function of the elderly is reduced, and women have endocrine disorders during menstruation, resulting in reduced saliva secretion, which is conducive to the growth of anaerobic bacteria, so bad breath occurs. Or like binge eaters.
6. Bad breath in girls: Some women in puberty have insufficiency of ovaries and low levels of sex hormones, the resistance of oral tissues is reduced, and they are easily infected with bacteria, resulting in bad breath. 7. Drugs that can reduce saliva secretion, such as certain sedatives, hypotensive drugs, atropine drugs, diuretics, and traditional Chinese medicines with warming and tonic effects. Some people breathe with their mouth open during prolonged sleep, leading to dry mouth and bad breath.
8. Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, hepatic coma, and some respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, bronchiectasis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, lung cysts, etc., may also cause bad breath.
9. Long-term constipation will cause bad breath, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, irritability and other autopoisoning symptoms because the harmful substances produced in the body cannot be discharged in time and are absorbed into the blood.
10. Dinner is too “heavy”, overeating or eating meat, too much greasy food or too much pungent irritating seasoning, too much fragrance, not enough light, too short time between dinner and sleep, stomach in the stomach when sleeping There is still too much food and so on.
11. Excessive psychological stress, neurasthenia, and frequent mental stress cause the body’s parasympathetic nerves to be in a state of excitement, and the secretion of digestive glands, especially salivary glands, decreases reflexively, resulting in dry mouth, which is conducive to the growth of anaerobic bacteria, while produce bad breath.
12. Some people have no obvious cause, but they often have seborrhea and sweating, and their bodies are generally stronger;
Prevention and treatment of bad breath
First of all, we must pay great attention to oral hygiene. If there are local factors in the oral cavity, we can perform full-mouth scaling to remove oral lesions; use some mouthwash. Brush your teeth carefully every morning, before going to bed and after meals, and when necessary, gently brush off the tongue coating with a toothbrush or a clean towel.
Secondly, quit smoking and drinking; the diet should be relatively light, avoid eating cold, irritating, smelly (such as garlic, onion, leeks, stinky tofu, etc.) and indigestible, greasy (high protein, high fat) food; eat Chew slowly; drink plenty of water, eat more vegetables, fruits and beans; keep a regular life and rest, and keep a good mood; take part in more physical exercise. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bad breath belongs to the “heat” of the gastrointestinal tract, so it is recommended that bad breath should eat as little as possible warm and cold foods that help heat, and eat some heat-clearing foods in moderation.
Third, in terms of treatment, we must first actively treat the primary disease. For diseases of the oral cavity, digestive system, respiratory system, etc. that can cause bad breath, it is necessary to actively carry out corresponding treatment. Since bad breath is often caused by oral or digestive tract infection of anaerobic bacteria or facultative anaerobic bacteria, tinidazole or metronidazole can be taken (the time should not exceed 7 days), which is a treatment for anaerobic bacteria or facultative anaerobic bacteria. Drugs for facultative anaerobic bacteria; bad breath caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, you can take drugs to cure Helicobacter pylori; you can also use 10 grams of traditional Chinese medicine Perrin, boiled water (that is, use Perrin instead of tea like tea). Drink) 1-2 times a day, which is better than some chewing gums; knocking your teeth is also a good method: close your lips and tap your teeth gently 100-300 times, during which there may be an increase in saliva, and swallow slowly , Do 2-3 times a day, not only to treat bad breath, but also have a good effect on oral diseases, everyone may wish to try; in traditional Chinese medicine, bad breath is mainly caused by spleen heat, stomach fire, intestinal dryness, etc. . Therefore, if you want to take traditional Chinese medicine with bad breath, you must find an experienced Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe it. You cannot choose to take traditional Chinese medicine yourself, because the traditional Chinese medicine for “clearing stomach fire” is very bitter and cold, and it is very easy to damage the spleen and stomach after taking it, resulting in bad breath. Spleen and stomach hurt first. Usually chew gum, mints, and a small amount of tea.
