Why is the tongue bitter in women?

I believe you have definitely had this feeling in your daily life. You often feel bitter, bad breath, dry mouth and thirst, and food has no taste, even if you drink a lot of water. From a medical point of view, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, dry mouth and thirst are oral mucosal diseases and belong to a type of dental disease. There are many causes of the disease. What causes a dry and bitter tongue?

To be precise, dry mouth, thirst, bitter taste and bad breath belong to oral mucosa diseases and need to be treated in the oral mucosa department. There are many reasons for this disease. It may be just dry mouth, or it may be related to some etiology.

Dry mouth and thirst may be due to Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease. When this disease occurs, exocrine glands throughout the body may be damaged, but the laryngeal cavity and lacrimal glands are often the first to be affected. Therefore, dry mouth and dry eyes are the most common symptoms of this disease. 80% of this disease occurs in women under 40 years old, and there are also symptoms such as chronic low-grade fever, fatigue, joint pain, and parotid gland swelling. Those with more complicated conditions need to undergo some blood tests and various specialized examinations such as dentistry and ophthalmology, and consult with immunology experts before a clear diagnosis can be made.

Other factors such as fatigue, lack of rest, excessive smoking, and alcoholism can also cause dry mouth, bitter mouth, and bad breath. Although general dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath are not serious diseases, severe dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath will not only affect the patient's mood, but also reduce the patient's taste buds and affect the appetite.

There is a medicine that everyone is more familiar with - vitamin C tablets, which is effective for all causes of dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath. The method of using vitamin is three times a day, 2 to 3 tablets each time, dissolve them under the tongue. Generally speaking, mild dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath can be eliminated by taking the medicine 2 to 3 times. Even for severe cases of bitter taste in the mouth and bad breath, the problem can be solved by taking medicine continuously for 3 to 4 days. There are no side effects of taking vitamin C. Of course, the use of vitamin C tablets to treat bitter mouth and bad breath is only a first aid method, it cannot be completely eliminated, and dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath are just a manifestation caused by a variety of diseases or bad living factors, rather than an independent disease.

Therefore, in order to prevent and eliminate dry mouth, bitter mouth and bad breath, the best way is to treat the primary disease, quit bad habits in daily life, such as smoking and drinking, and pay attention to oral health. See a Chinese medicine practitioner and take decoctions or medicines to clear dampness and heat from the spleen and stomach and clear liver fire.