Causes and ways to improve sperm taste bitter

Bitter taste can be one of the abnormal manifestations of sperm. Many men worry about whether this problem has any effect on reproductive health or infertility or infertility. The following article will help you learn the causes and how to effectively improve the condition of bitter sperm.

Sperm are extremely small reproductive cells with male genetics that are released from the penis during ejaculation. They move in a fluid called semen - which is made up of water, proteins and sugars. Therefore, the taste and properties of sperm depend on many factors in the male body. If your sperm has a bitter taste, you should not take it lightly. 

What does normal sperm taste like?

In normal healthy men, semen is slightly alkaline, with a pH similar to blood ranging from 7.2 to 7.8. This is a slightly lower pH than seawater and baking soda. Many people don't notice a smell in their sperm, but some people can smell them like ammonia or bleach.

Normal sperm has a strong odor and a sweet taste

In the normal state, semen is milky white, slightly sticky, has a strong odor and sweet taste. When the ejaculate comes out, it has a solid form and liquefies after about 10-15 minutes. However, semen is mainly made up of water, so it has a slightly mild taste. Everyone's sperm taste is different, most people describe this flavor combination as:

• Bitter or salty taste because they are alkaline.
• Sweet taste due to certain sugar content in semen.
• Fishy taste because it contains vitamins and minerals .

What causes a bitter taste in sperm?

Here are the most common causes of bitter taste in sperm:

Due to diet

Diet can affect the smell of saliva, sweat, and body fluids. Therefore, the taste of sperm also depends quite a lot on the foods men use in the daily menu. Besides, the bitter taste of sperm can be caused by the abuse of stimulants, regularly drinking coffee, alcohol, smoking or using spices (onion, garlic) in dishes.

Sperm with a bitter taste could be due to diet

Due to illness

The following medical conditions can change the taste of sperm, making them more bitter than usual: 

• Prostatitis : This disease causes the pH to rise, leading to a change in the alkalinity of the prostate. This is an unfavorable environment for sperm development and gives semen a bitter taste. 
• Urinary tract infection: With typical symptoms are burning pain and burning when urinating, smelly urine, bitter semen...
• Inflammation of the seminal vesicles: This disease not only makes the sperm taste bitter, but also causes blood or pus to ejaculate.
• Inflammation of the foreskin: In addition to causing the foreskin to be red, swollen, painful, having difficulty urinating, the infection also causes the penis to have an unpleasant odor and the sperm has a bitter taste. 
• Epididymitis, orchitis: These male diseases cause pain in one testicle, swollen lymph nodes, pain during ejaculation and sexual intercourse, swelling of the scrotum, discharge of pus from the penis, semen has a bitter taste…

Does bitter sperm have any effect?

Bitter sperm affects men's quality of life

Sperm with the strangest taste is bitter, which will make your partner obsessed, nausea, reduce desire and form fear of sex. Thereby reducing the quality of married life, adversely affecting the happiness and love of the couple.

Bitter sperm is an abnormal sign that can signal health is being affected

Men's health is negatively affected

Drinking alcohol, smoking, etc. for a long time not only makes sperm lose quality and taste bitter, but also weakens the immune system, increasing the risk of many dangerous diseases such as: pneumonia, Lung cancer, liver disease…

If you ejaculate with a bitter taste along with a fishy smell, men need to be very careful because this can be a sign of a dangerous disease.

Increased risk of infertility

If male semen has a bitter taste due to diseases of testicular inflammation, prostatitis, seminal cystitis, infection of the genital organs ... but not treated properly and timely will directly affect the quality of semen. and sperm count. The decline in sperm quality is the leading cause of infertility in men.

Some ways to improve the bitter taste of sperm

In the case of sperm with a bitter taste due to diet, you can refer to the following ways to improve the taste of your semen.

• Eliminate stimulants such as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine (tobacco) and hallucinogenic drugs because they are not good for health as well as the quality of "sperm".
• Drink plenty of water to help purify the body and excrete harmful substances that affect health.
• Should add more fruit to provide natural sugar and easy to digest for the body. The fruits that help men reduce the bitterness of semen include: pineapple, papaya, mango, grape, apple...
• Reduce consumption of dairy products, cheese and fresh meat such as cows, pigs, sheep, goats... as these foods can also cause bitter and unpleasant taste for sperm. Can be substituted with chicken, turkey…
• You should stay away from strong-smelling spices that contain a lot of sulfur components that cause a bitter taste for semen such as onions, garlic....
• Limit fast foods that are not good for the body because they contain many preservatives and chemicals that can be harmful.
• In addition, men should regularly exercise to both improve health and improve sperm quality and taste.
• In case the bitter taste of sperm is caused by a disease, you should quickly go to a reputable medical facility for examination.

Some ways to improve the bitter taste of sperm

Sperm with a bitter taste can be caused by eating habits and is not harmful to men's reproductive health, so you do not need to worry too much. However, if bitter sperm is accompanied by some abnormal problems such as dilute semen , fishy smell, low ejaculate volume, etc., men need to quickly examine and examine to determine the cause for timely treatment. avoid adverse effects from occurring.