First of all, esophagitis, especially reflux esophagitis can cause bad breath, so why does it cause bad breath and how to prevent it? The following old Liu will give you a popularization.

What is bad breath?

Halitosis is the foul odor emanating from the mouth or other air-filled cavities (e.g., nose, sinuses, pharynx), and is internationally categorized into three main groups: true halitosis, pseudohalitosis, and halitophobia. The main substances that cause bad breath are volatile sulfur compounds. About 50% of adults suffer from bad breath, and the vast majority of people have bad breath related to periodontal disease and tongue, and esophagogastric and other digestive diseases are also important causes of bad breath.

Why does esophagitis cause bad breath

Esophagitis, especially reflux esophagitis due to the stomach, duodenum, gastric acid, pepsin, bile salts and pancreatic enzymes and other contents reflux to the esophagus, damage to the esophageal mucosa and cause esophageal inflammation, erosion, ulceration or stenosis, affecting the entire esophageal sphincter to the oral cavity, the lesion area of the anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria and so on the foul smell through the oral cavity exhaled, resulting in halitosis. Its reflux can also reflux to the oral cavity caused by oral erosion so that patients can not maintain normal oral hygiene, making plaque soft scale deposits on the tooth surface, food debris stagnation in the oral cavity, through the plaque in the anaerobic bacteria in the corrosive necrosis caused by the role of halitosis. If the patient is infected with Helicobacter pylori due to Helicobacter pylori can decompose urea to produce ammonia, produce hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan can also cause bad breath.

How to prevent

Preventing bad breath starts with treating the cause. Anti GI reflux in addition to using some GI power agonists, it is important to

The idea is to strengthen exercise, enhance the power of the gastrointestinal tract, emptying, reduce the reflux of food and other food to the esophagus and mouth, to prevent Helicobacter pylori infection, eat less high-fat food, eat more well-digested vegetarian food, and prevent constipation.

Esophagitis may cause bad breath, but causesThere are more causes of bad breath than just esophagitis。

First you need to figure out what is causing your bad breath

1. Factors in the oral cavity

• Oral diseases caused by various oral pathogensSuch as periodontitis, gingivitis, periodontal abscess, oral mucosal lesions, etc.
  

• Inflammation in the mouthe.g.Purulent tonsillitis, purulent maxillary sinusitis, atrophic rhinitis, atrophic pharyngitis, etc., can also emit a foul odor due to purulent secretions or dry crusts
  

• These germs form tartar, plaqueProduces hydrogen sulfide, indole and ammonia in the mouth and thus can also produce a foul odor
  

• Bad Breath Caused by Lifestyle HabitsThe following are some examples of such foods that have strong odor, such as garlic, scallions, onions, leeks, durian, stinky tofu, etc., as well as smoking and alcohol abuse.
  

• Lack of oral hygiene, irregular diet, overeating, etc.It can also cause bad breath due to the growth of bacteria

2、Helicobacter pylori infection

Helicobacter pylori infection is a very important cause of bad breath. Helicobacter pylori is an important cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and reflux esophagitis. When H. pylori enters the stomach it hydrolyzes urea through the enzyme urease to produce ammonia, and then ammonia is exhaled through our mouth and nose to produce bad breath.

3. Other systemic diseases

• some ofdiabetesPatients may have a rotten apple odor
  

• Patients with uremia can have an ammonia odor
  

• Patients with liver abscesses can have a specific liver odor
  

• Patients with lung disease (e.g., lung abscesses, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis) may exhale foul-smelling sputum due to the volume of pus
  

• Diseases of the digestive tract如Gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding, etc. can also cause halitosis by transmitting putrid odors from the stomach to the mouth.
  

• in the event thatReduced salivary gland secretion due to psychological stress, can also lead to dry mouth and a proliferation of anaerobic bacteria in the mouth, leading to bad breath.
  

So many diseases have the potential to cause bad breath, thoughAbout 90% of bad breath is caused by factors in the mouth.Therefore, the prevention and treatment of bad breath is also largelyKeep your mouth clean (e.g., brush properly, floss, clean your teeth, etc.), but also take care of active treatment if you have oral or other diseases, as well as maintaining good lifestyle habits.

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Reflux esophagitis caused by Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium itself can cause bad breath. Another one is that you have indigestion that causes bad breath. You'd better go to the hospital for a H. pylori test.