What to do if you have a bad stomach and bad breath

Bad stomach and bad breath can be caused by gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, peptic ulcer, etc. Usually, you can follow the doctor’s instructions and use medication such as oral bismuth citrate granules, sodium omeprazole enteric-coated tablets or surgical treatment.
1. Gastritis: Inflammation of the gastric mucosa leads to stomach pain, acid reflux, nausea and other symptoms of indigestion, thus causing bad breath. Usually, medication can be used, oral bismuth citrate potassium granules to protect the gastric mucosa, omeprazole to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, to alleviate the symptoms of bad breath caused by bad stomach.
2. Helicobacter pylori infection: Helicobacter pylori infection can cause acid reflux, bloating, belching, bad breath and other symptoms. It can be eradicated with a proton pump inhibitor + a bismuth + two antibiotics quadruple therapy. Commonly used proton pump inhibitors are omeprazole, pantoprazole, etc., bismuth has bismuth potassium citrate, etc., and antibiotics have amoxicillin, metronidazole, clarithromycin and so on.
3. Peptic ulcer: excessive secretion of gastric acid and pepsin and other causes lead to peptic ulcer. The manifestation of abdominal pain, acid reflux, belching, bad breath. Can follow the doctor’s instructions to take acid inhibitors such as omeprazole, etc., inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, but also to take gastrointestinal dynamics drugs such as domperidone, etc., to promote gastric emptying, improve the bad taste in the mouth.
If the patient has a bad stomach and bad breath symptoms may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended to go to a professional hospital in a timely manner, and actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.