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Firstly I am a 27 year old male from the UK.

Ever since I was about 14 I noticed a bad taste in my mouth and I accepted I must have had mild bb. When I turned 18 I started buying multipacks of gum and never left house without chewing.

About summer 2004 I noticed the taste was worse and the taste of gum lasted about ten mins opposed to about two hours.

I was devastated as I thought I had severe halitosis.

My symptoms were, bad taste, white tongue at the back, and the occasional tonsil stone and yes if if touch my tonsils they did not smell very nice.

On the other hand, no one ever told me I had BB, no one backed away from me and I have never had a problem with getting girlfriends.

Then in Feb 2006, I got another tonsil stone and decided I wanted my tonsils out and booked an appt. with my GP. I told my mother what I was doing and she said, 'oh your cousin had the same problem as that'.

She then said the words I will always remember 'Well XXX I have to say I have never smelt your breath being bad'.

I thought, yeah cos I never speak to you directly So I was slightly confused and went on a party with work and discussed it with my colleague who said 'XXXX if you had BB I would smell it cos I have sensitive smell, dave has BB but you don't.

I was still not convinced........

I then got a new GF who kept saying to me 'why do you never snog me properly' I could never tell her why until I decided enough was enough and kissed her properly.

The other day she said to me 'why does your breath always smell nice'.

I understand this post will not help people but if it helps one person I have done my job.

Remember, I had all the BB symptoms detailed above but I am satisfied I don't have BB.

BB ruined my life for about 4 years and I even thought about the worst!!!!!

However, I still carry gum and wash out with Baking soda every morning.

ps I still have my tonsils!!!