Drinking baking soda and water seems to be helping
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:35 am
I recently saw a video interview of a 100 year old woman who said her family survived the 1918 flu epidemic by drinking 1/2 tsp of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) in a glass of water every morning. Given the corona virus hysteria, I thought I'd try it as a preventative. I've tried BS as a rinse before and in the water pik, but never took it internally unless I had heartburn.
The first thing I noticed while drinking it was the burps smelled a bit like farts. Maybe my stomach was the root cause of my bb instead of gum disease as I thought. Maybe I have H. Pylori or GERD?
So I've been drinking it every morning and noticed I can now smell other people's breath, which usually means my breath is good; not overpowering my sense of smell. Getting no reactions and feeling more confident at work. Had a group lunch today and didn't notice any obvious reactions.
Before when I flossed at the EOD, there was usually a sewage smell at the back molars. That has improved too. I always had good dental hygiene with no bleeding so it was always a mystery where the smell was coming from.
Hopefully this info will help some people with similar symptoms.
The first thing I noticed while drinking it was the burps smelled a bit like farts. Maybe my stomach was the root cause of my bb instead of gum disease as I thought. Maybe I have H. Pylori or GERD?
So I've been drinking it every morning and noticed I can now smell other people's breath, which usually means my breath is good; not overpowering my sense of smell. Getting no reactions and feeling more confident at work. Had a group lunch today and didn't notice any obvious reactions.
Before when I flossed at the EOD, there was usually a sewage smell at the back molars. That has improved too. I always had good dental hygiene with no bleeding so it was always a mystery where the smell was coming from.
Hopefully this info will help some people with similar symptoms.