What causes tongue odor?

A normal person's tongue has a layer of tongue coating and no odor, but if you feel that your tongue has an odor when you wake up in the morning, you need to pay attention. Having a bad smell on your tongue can cause trouble in your daily life. It's a bit awkward to talk to someone at close range, and people may smell something strange. So pay attention to your daily diet. What causes bad smell on tongue?

1. There are taste buds on the tongue, and the bad smell you feel should come from the mouth. First, make sure if you have eaten something with a bad smell. Secondly, pay attention to whether you brush your teeth carefully. If you do not brush your teeth carefully and your teeth bleed, it will also produce bad smell.

Recommendation: Brush your teeth carefully. Pay attention to oral hygiene.

2. For symptoms of food staying in the gastrointestinal tract for too long due to weakened gastrointestinal function, you can take oral gastrointestinal motility drugs such as cisapride and pay attention to increasing the intake of fiber-rich foods.

Recommendation: Pay attention to oral hygiene and wash your teeth regularly to prevent bad breath. For bad breath with complex causes, targeted treatment should be carried out after a clear diagnosis. A small folk remedy: Take one or two grams of reed root (fresh or dried), boil it into a bowl of soup, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and drink it orally, once a day, on an empty stomach in the morning, for a week.

3. Caused by stomach fire. It refers to the pathological changes caused by excessive stomach heat turning into fire, which manifests as swollen and painful gums, bad breath, nausea, hunger, constipation, etc. It is recommended to take some heat-clearing medicine for conditioning, drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, especially those rich in fiber, and avoid spicy and irritating foods.