Gastrointestinal indigestion, bitter mouth and bad breath may be due to the presence of chronic gastritis, chronic tonsillitis or reflux esophagitis, which are usually treated clinically with medication or surgery.
1. Chronic gastritis: Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of the disease, and patients usually experience stomach pain, indigestion and bad breath. Treatment usually uses proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, with bismuth potassium citrate or bismuth pectin, and then with antibiotics such as clarithromycin and amoxicillin in two combined treatments.
2. Chronic tonsillitis: patients with bad breath due to the presence of pus plugs in the tonsillar crypts, if the pus plugs are dislodged and swallowed can stimulate gastrointestinal discomfort, triggering digestive disorders. Clinical treatment can be chosen to enhance physical fitness and resistance to disease, taking vitamins and so on. Tonsillectomy is also a good treatment for chronic tonsillitis.
3. Reflux esophagitis: Reflux of gastric acid or duodenal contents will emit a foul odor, which may lead to halitosis, and the patient will also have symptoms of indigestion. Treatment can use acid inhibitors such as omeprazole, domperidone, itopride and other pro-dynamic drugs, and anti-reflux surgical treatment can be performed when drug treatment is ineffective.
The appearance of indigestion, bitter mouth, bad breath may also be due to other reasons, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, do not unauthorized use of drugs, so as not to cause adverse consequences.