Table of contents:
- What causes the mouth to taste bitter during fasting?
- 1. Lack of fluid intake
- 2. Rarely brush your teeth
- 3. Gastric acid rises
- 4. Stop smoking
- 5. Are pregnant
Apart from hunger and thirst, a bitter mouth is a "complaint" that often comes up during fasting. A bitter taste in the mouth can indicate serious illnesses, such as kidney problems, liver disease, undiagnosed diabetes, and certain cancers. But a number of these reasons are not common, and will usually be accompanied by a range of other symptoms. But if you are in good health, the cause of your mouth feeling bitter during fasting is usually not dangerous - it could be that your negligence is the culprit.
What causes the mouth to taste bitter during fasting?
1. Lack of fluid intake
The bitter taste on the tongue occurs due to the reduced production of saliva as a result of the body being dehydrated during fasting. The salivary glands in the mouth become dry because the body is "forced" to concentrate the buildup of fluid where it is needed more. As a result, the amount of oxygen in the mouth also decreases, which triggers the growth of anaerobic bacteria. These bacteria produce sulfur which causes an unpleasant odor and bitter taste on the tongue.
2. Rarely brush your teeth
The mouth is a warm, moist cavity, an ideal place for bacteria to grow and develop. If you don't brush your teeth regularly and clean them regularly, bacteria and germs can collect in your mouth. The results can include dental and gum problems such as gingivitis, periodontitis, and dental infections. Well, this may be the reason your mouth feels bitter during fasting.
3. Gastric acid rises
An empty stomach during the day can aggravate your stomach acid during the day during fasting. The main symptom of acid reflux, known as GERD in medicine, includes a sour or bitter taste in the mouth. This is caused by the backflow of acidic fluids in the stomach up into the esophagus.
4. Stop smoking
Public fasting is used as a moment to quit smoking for most people. But who would have thought that it turned out that this good intention might be the cause behind the bitter mouth complaints during your fasting.
The exposure to chemicals from cigarettes that has been received by your body ultimately damages the nervous system in the tongue, which is responsible for distinguishing salty, sour, sweet, and spicy tastes from every food you snack on. Cigarettes can also damage the structure of the papillae, the tiny nodules on the surface of the tongue that receive external nerve stimulation.
Ultimately, smoking will decrease your taste buds long after you have stopped the habit. In other words, the sour and bitter mouth feeling you feel while fasting is the result of your smoking habit so far.
5. Are pregnant
A bitter or sour mouth is one of the common pregnancy symptoms during the first trimester. This sensation even persists during your meal and during fasting.
Psstt… sleeping gaping can also cause dry mouth and mouth feels bitter when fasting, you know!
