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Medical Video: 5 negative side effects of intermittent fasting
In addition to hunger and thirst, a mouth that feels bitter is a "complaint" that often ejects when fasting. Bitter taste in the mouth can indicate serious illness, 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 series of other symptoms. But if you are in good health, the cause of mouth feeling bitter when fasting is usually harmless - it could be, your negligence is the culprit.
What causes the mouth to feel bitter when fasting?
1. Lack of fluid intake
Bitter taste on the tongue occurs because of the production of saliva which is reduced due to a body that lacks fluids during fasting. Saliva glands in the mouth become dry because the body is "forced" to concentrate fluid buildup in other places that need it more. As a result, the amount of oxygen in the mouth also decreases, triggering the growth of anaerobic bacteria. These bacteria produce sulfur which causes unpleasant odors and bitter taste on the tongue.
2. Rarely brush your teeth
The mouth is a warm and moist cavity, the ideal place for growth bacteria. If you do not regularly brush your teeth and clean them regularly, bacteria and germs can gather in your mouth. The results can be dental and gum problems such as gingivitis, periodontitis, and dental infections. Well, this might be the reason your mouth feels bitter when fasting.
3. Increased stomach acid
An empty stomach during the day can aggravate your stomach acid during the day during fasting. The main symptoms of increased stomach acid, known as GERD in the medical world, include sour or bitter taste in the mouth. This is caused by backflow of acidic fluid in the stomach that rises into the esophagus.
4. Stop smoking
General fasting is used as a moment to stop smoking for most people. But who would have thought that it turns out that good intentions might actually be the cause behind bitter mouth complaints while you fast.
Exposure to chemicals from cigarettes that have been received by your body has ultimately damaged the nervous system on the tongue, which is responsible for distinguishing between salty, sour, sweet, and spicy taste from every meal you eat. Cigarettes can also damage the structure of the papilla, small pimples on the surface of the tongue that receive nerve stimulation from the outside.
In the end, smoking will reduce your taste capacity even long after you break this habit. In other words, the sour and bitter mouth feeling that you feel when fasting is the impact of your smoking habits so far.
5. Is pregnant
Mouth that feels bitter or sour is one of the symptoms of general pregnancy during the first trimester. This sensation even lasts as long as you eat and during fasting.
Psstt ... gaping sleep can also be the cause of dry mouth and mouth feeling bitter when fasting, you know!
