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What causes a man's mouth to be salty?

Asked by:Titan

Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 07:00 AM

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  • Loki Loki

    Mar 29, 2026

    According to traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney tastes salty, and salty taste in the mouth is caused by kidney deficiency and the uptake of kidney fluid. Specifically, it can be divided into kidney qi deficiency and yin deficiency with excessive fire. In addition to feeling salty in the mouth, kidney qi deficiency may also cause soreness and weakness in the legs, dizziness and tinnitus, loose teeth, premature graying of hair and beard, and may even lead to five upset stomachs, night sweats, and uneasy sleep at night. This kind of situation can be treated with Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Zhibai Dihuang Pills. Deficiency of yin and excess of fire are usually accompanied by soreness and weakness in the legs and pain, aversion to cold, cold limbs, lack of warmth in the extremities, frequent urination at night, or lingering discharge after urination. In this case, you can take Jingui Shenqi Pills.

    A salty feeling in the mouth is a very common condition. It is generally not a personality defect. The cause is often related to eating salty food. This kind of situation requires drinking more water or gargling with cold water to clean and clean. There is no need to eat salty food temporarily. You can eat some desserts or other food, which can usually be relieved quickly. If you have a persistent salty mouth, you need to pay attention to the possible personality defects, such as oral sensory disorders, abnormal nerve conduction findings, or head lesions. This situation requires a visit to the hospital to find out the cause.

    The first reason for a salty throat is salty food. For example, people who like to eat hot pot, barbecue, and pickled foods will experience salty throat, cough, and even cough with phlegm due to eating foods with high salt content. To correct this kind of dietary structure at the beginning, you must eat light dishes, drink more water, and rinse your mouth with warm boiled water immediately after meals, which can also reduce the occurrence of this kind of situation. It is also necessary to fully consider the presence of pharyngitis caused by chronic pharyngitis. The pharyngitis may have a salty taste.

    The symptom of salty mouth is mostly considered to be caused by bile reflux. Specific symptoms include cholestasis, pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer, etc. Because bile fluid is mainly stored in the duodenum, pancreas, bile duct and other digestive tract tissues, organic lesions in some internal organs will lead to confusion in the regulation of bile fluid and cause bile to reflux into the stomach. Long-term bile irritation of the tissues in the stomach will cause smooth muscle contraction and contracture. Gastric substances and bile will flow back to the esophagus, mouth and other parts due to increased air pressure, eventually causing the patient's symptoms such as salty mouth, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and pantothenic acid.

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