Traditional Chinese medicine believes that liver qi stagnation leads to bile drainage and bitter taste. Bitter mouth is mainly caused by stagnation of liver qi, heat entering the stomach and rising gallbladder fire. Therefore, the retreatment should focus on soothing the liver, promoting gallbladder and clearing heat, and the prescription and medicine should be compatible. Commonly used effective prescriptions are generally Xiaochaihu decoction or Danzhi Xiaoyao powder.
Chinese medicine also has a theory of "treating suffering with suffering". Because bitter taste or food can purge fire and reduce adverse reactions, soaking Coptidis Rhizoma or Scutellariae Radix in water can radically cure bitter taste. Bitter vegetables, bitter gourd, etc. It is suggested to take some Longdan Xiegan pills to solve the problem.
2. From the perspective of western medicine, bitterness is mostly due to poor gallbladder function, especially a reaction of patients with gallbladder diseases (cholecystitis, gallstones, etc.). ).
3. Some people with esophageal inflammation due to poor gastric motility can also regurgitate bile into the stomach. Under normal circumstances, bile is secreted in the duodenum and participates in the digestion of oily food. Due to the role of pathogenic factors, a part of bile secreted by duodenum will return to the stomach, resulting in bitterness. It can also cause bitterness.
In addition, there are many reasons for bitterness. For example, people with diseases of digestive system, respiratory system and cardiovascular system can suffer from bitterness. Oral diseases and some infectious diseases.
Sick people also have bitter taste; On the other hand, some people have irregular lives, lack of sleep and rest, and people who snore, sleep with their mouths open and have oral inflammation are also prone to bitterness. People should pay attention to bitter mouth and bleeding gums. If you have bitter taste for a long time or often, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the reason.
There is a well-known drug-vitamin C tablets, which is effective for bitter taste caused by any reason. The usage of vitamins is 2~3 tablets three times a day, and put them under the tongue. Generally speaking, mild bitterness can disappear as long as you take medicine for 2~3 times. Even with severe bitterness, continuous medication for 3-4 days can solve the problem. Taking vitamin c has no side effects. Of course, the use of vitamin C tablets to treat bitter taste is only an emergency method, which treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. Bitter taste is only a manifestation of various diseases or bad life factors, not an independent disease. Therefore, the best way to prevent and treat bitter mouth disease is to eradicate the primary disease and get rid of bad habits in life, such as smoking and drinking, and pay attention to oral hygiene.