Causes of bad breath caused by intestinal heat

Gastrointestinal heat is quite common in our daily life. Such symptoms can also cause indigestion, red and swollen eyes, swollen and painful gums, etc. Of course, it is also easy for stomach gas to rise and cause bad breath. The so-called gastrointestinal heat is related to bad eating habits, and has an important relationship with damp heat and food stagnation. Therefore, in regulating gastrointestinal heat, we must pay attention to dietary health.

1. What is stomach fire?

Stomach fire is stomach heat. Chinese medicine calls the internal heat caused by improper diet, such as drinking too much, eating too much spicy food, and overeating rich and greasy food, stomach fire, which is usually caused by damp heat and food stagnation. At the same time, heat is also caused by three major reasons: the quantity, quality and time of diet. People with mild stomach fire seem to never feel full, but in fact it is an illusion given to the brain by the stomach heat. When the fire reaches a certain stage, the stomach becomes inflamed and the person will not be able to eat anything. It can be said that everything will turn into the opposite when it reaches its extreme.

2. Symptoms of stomach fire:

Gastrointestinal symptoms include burning pain in the stomach, abdominal distension, dry mouth and bad breath, loose stools, constipation, swollen and painful gums, and poor appetite.

Classification of stomach fire: Taixuan health experts suggest: stomach fire can be divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire is manifested as mild cough, poor appetite, constipation, abdominal distension, red tongue, and little coating; excess fire is manifested as upper abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, bitter taste, and dry and hard stools.

3. Principles of regulating stomach fire:

Regulation of stomach fire should follow the principles of clearing heat and clearing stagnation. You should be moderate in your diet, eat less hot foods, and eat less sweet and greasy foods. You should increase the intake of yellow and green vegetables and seasonal fruits to supplement the deficiency of vitamins and inorganic salts, and pay proper attention to oral hygiene. In terms of medical treatment, you can use Chuanlian, Juncihua, lotus seed core, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. to relieve heat.

4. Recipes for reducing heat: fresh radish juice, mung bean porridge, and watermelon.

Modern research shows that radish has obvious antibacterial effects. Taixuan health experts suggest that radish juice is spicy, sweet and cool in nature, and belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. People with stomach fire can drink radish juice for conditioning and treatment. However, it is not suitable for people with mouth ulcers caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Mung bean porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and thirst, clearing the heart and purging fire, and can clear the fire in the heart and stomach. Lotus seeds, water chestnuts, yam, etc. are all foods that strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Watercress, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, loquats, etc. are all foods that are easy to digest. People with excessive stomach fire can also reduce stomach fire by eating watermelon in the midwinter season.