Is bad breath caused by stomach heat or stomach cold? What is the difference between them?

We all know that after we eat something strong-tasting, the breath we exhale doesn't smell very good. So what causes bad breath normally? What is the connection between bad breath and stomach cold and stomach heat?

Is bad breath caused by stomach heat or stomach cold?

Bad breath caused by stomach heat and stomach fire is mostly caused by the evil heat invading the stomach. However, the "bad smell" of bad breath is different and the cause is also different. For example, if it is a pungent smell, it may be because you have just eaten pungent food (such as garlic, etc.); if it is foul smell, it may be stomach heat, or bad breath caused by food residues in the mouth; if the smell is not very strong and has a sour taste, it may be indigestion, belching and acid reflux (at this time, it may be bad breath caused by stomach cold and spleen deficiency, indigestion).

The stomach is the foundation of health, so it is very important to regulate the stomach. Patients with bad breath caused by stomach fire should eat more heat-clearing foods to relieve the symptoms. People with stomach problems and stomach heat should take effective and scientific drug treatments to achieve the goal of completely eradicating bad breath by targeting the cause.

Symptoms of stomach cold and stomach heat

Stomach cold

Many patients with stomach cold are mostly caused by bad eating habits, such as liking to eat raw and cold food, irregular meals, etc., which will lead to stomach cold over time, manifested as stomach pain accompanied by a cold stomach feeling. Warming the stomach with a hot water bottle will relieve the pain. Stomach pain is often caused or aggravated by cold weather or eating raw and cold food.

Stomach cold pain can be divided into excess syndrome and deficiency syndrome. Excess syndrome pain comes on violently and is severe, often caused by overeating raw and cold foods; deficiency syndrome pain comes on slowly and is persistent, often caused by climate or careless diet.

People with cold stomach should try not to eat raw, cold food, such as mung beans, ice watermelon, dragon fruit, persimmon, crab, etc., otherwise it will aggravate the cold stomach. You can eat some warm stomach food, such as lamb, pork belly, pumpkin, walnut and other warm foods. You can also add ginger, pepper and other condiments to your diet.

Stomach heat

Stomach heat, in severe cases, is called stomach fire. There are many reasons for stomach heat, such as alcoholism, spicy food, fried and hot food, etc., which manifests as stomach pain with burning sensation, often accompanied by thirst, bitter mouth, bad breath, and even gum swelling and pain, dry throat, short and dark urine, constipation, etc. People with stomach heat like to drink cold drinks and eat cold food because they will bring comfort after entering the stomach.

Stomach heat pain can be divided into deficiency syndrome and excess syndrome. Excess syndrome is excessive stomach fire, with more severe pain accompanied by burning sensation, bad breath or swollen and painful gums, and dry stool. Deficiency syndrome is excessive fire due to yin deficiency, with mild pain, dry and slightly bitter mouth or oral ulcers, etc. Excessive fatigue can induce or aggravate symptoms.

People with stomach heat are just the opposite of people with stomach cold. They should eat some cool foods appropriately, such as mung beans, winter melon, lotus seeds, bitter melon, etc., and be careful to stay away from fried, spicy and other irritating foods, and eat less mutton, dog meat, pepper, Sichuan pepper, etc., otherwise it will contribute to stomach heat.

In fact, stomach cold and stomach heat are caused by diet, which is what we often say that diseases come from the mouth. Therefore, in the future life, you must develop good eating habits, so that you can reduce the occurrence of stomach problems.