Heartburn and bad breath are usually caused by pathologic factors, such as reflux esophagitis, dyspepsia, and chronic gastritis.
1. Reflux esophagitis: The relaxation of the esophageal sphincter leads to easy reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus and even into the mouth, resulting in bad breath. The refluxed stomach contents mixed with stomach acid will constantly irritate and damage the esophagus, resulting in heartburn symptoms.
2. Poor digestion: Incomplete digestion and absorption of food and difficult to push downward, resulting in its prolonged retention in the stomach, stimulating the production of a large amount of gastric acid, gastric acid reflux can appear heartburn symptoms. At the same time, the food retained for a long time will ferment and produce gas, resulting in bad breath.
3. Chronic gastritis: This disease is accompanied by slowed gastric peristalsis and poor digestion, resulting in food not being fully digested and absorbed and pushed downward. On the one hand, the food left in the stomach will stimulate the secretion of a large amount of gastric acid, and gastric acid reflux can further stimulate the esophagus and gastric mucosa, resulting in heartburn; on the other hand, chronic gastritis can be accompanied by Helicobacter pylori infection, which can lead to bad breath.
The symptoms of heartburn and halitosis alone cannot accurately determine the cause, but also need to be combined with the characteristics of the medical history, other test results to make an accurate judgment, it is recommended to clarify the cause of the disease under the diagnosis of the doctor.