Question
Can elderly people have bad breath? Is it suitable for children to sleep with elderly diabetic people? The child is only 4 years old.
Answer
Bad breath is often a result of excessive stomach fire, which is closely related to your daily lifestyle and dietary habits. In severe cases, it may also indicate disharmony in the spleen and stomach. It’s best to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. If this situation occurs frequently, you should reduce the intake of spicy foods and consume more cooling foods like seaweed, winter melon, mung beans, and bitter melon. For tea, you can drink more chrysanthemum tea or cassia seed tea.