Re: I hope this helps. 99 Percent BB Free.
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:33 pm
Here’s an update with my experimenting so far. I tried to incorporate clean eating more this time but I wasn’t too successful following through for very long periods of time. Since my last post I probably ate clean for 2 weeks straight, about 3 times. Each time I did that, I did not think about my BB at all towards the end of the two weeks. Going forward I hope that the next time I post I will have practiced with more discipline in this area. I did experiment with some other things since my last post so I will lay out my results here. Mostly these were ideas I got off of this website.
DEFINITELY HELPS ALOT:
1. Tongue Scrape and Brush tongue very deep towards the back.
I have now been doing this after lunch as well and it appears to help. I never did that before.
2. Fasting makes a huge difference.
3. I wish this wasn’t true. But NO coffee, black tea, green tea, caffeine at all, sugar products, bread, chocolate, nicotine, alcohol(I imagine), red meat, high fat meat, fried food, spicy food, mint products, dairy/milk/eggs(with yolk) - I haven’t experimented with low fat red meat like bison. But I have eaten a lot of egg whites and haven’t had one problem with BB from them.
4. No condiments. Especially ketchup and mayo. Oh yeah and no tomato sauce!!! No Butter.
5. I still take the prilosec but not as much. Not everyday right now, and haven’t for at least a month.
6. I swish with ACV occasionally in the morning on an empty stomach and tilt my head back and open my mouth and tongue to let it sit in the way back.
7. I gargle with peroxide occasionally.
8. I chew strawberry Orbit gum. I read this on a post here, and it works. Mint gums make my BB worse. For sure. The gastroenterologist told me that mint promotes acid reflux. And wow he was right. To be clear about the acid reflux. I don’t always feel it burning. But I guess it is happening.
9. I do not eat at least(the latest) 3 hrs before I go to sleep. I’ve also heard that eating smaller meals will reduce acid reflux.
This is my current regiment. When I do ALL of these things, I don’t really think about my BB. Pretty crazy. When I fast which for me is usually about 4-5pm to about 6-7am, I do not have a BB issue. It is only when I start eating. If I don’t scrape or brush my tongue then the bacteria is there, I guess. Everything I’ve said in my earlier posts still stand true but I’ve just refined my routine. The goal is to eat clean and fast for much much longer than a 2 week stretch, and maybe eliminate the ACV, the Peroxide, and definitely the Prilosec. I haven’t used the chlorhexidine since my last post. I can’t even remember when the last time was that I used it.
It’s not going to be easy. Not for me, and maybe not for you either. But if this is what it takes then so be it. It will be salads, apples, veggies, quinoa, oatmeal and other fruits for the rest of my life. Good luck to everyone.
Here’s a few newer things I tried but I am not sure if they made a difference:
1. I guzzled 2-3 liters of aloe vera gel. I think it was whole leaf. 1 cup at a time over the course of a few days.
2. No anti-inflammatory meds(Advil etc)
3. Lowering my stress
4. Papaya digestive enzyme
5. Ginger and Tumeric tea
6. Licorice
7. I take a D3 and sometimes B12 vitamin
8. I’ve been taking grape seed extract since my last post. I think I read that someone either put it in there nasal irrigation or as drops in their ears. I haven’t done it this way. I just put 10 drops in a cup of water twice a day.
9. I try to eat a lot of celery when I remember to.
10. Psyllium powder
11. Raymond’s Breathing(from post on here). It’s possible that this actually helps but I don’t think I’ve gotten the technique down good enough, and I definitely don’t do it very often. Maybe once a day for 1 minute tops. I think it’s also called Ujjayi breathing.
12. I haven’t tried white vinegar yet but I plan to.
I’m going to try the Neti-Pot type nasal and tonsil irrigation(especially the back of my tongue). I’ll let you all know what happens with that for the next post.
And here’s a couple other things I read that seemed interesting. I can’t remember why I liked these ideas. So for all of those people who like to troll and just argue please take it somewhere else. I’m here to help and be helped. Here they are:
1. Is my BB Allergy related?
2. Is this BB Candida?
3. I’ve read a-lot about salt water, baking soda, and lemon juice. And how this has helped with BB. Why does it help? What is it doing?
4. I’ve also read enough about people saying that cranberries helped them. I don’t remember if it was juice(of course with no sugar added) or if they were just softened and eaten.
5. Can the bacteria have travelled from one person’s mouth to mine?
6. Does anxiety make it worse? It seems to for me. Maybe this is related to stomach acids?
7. Also I may have eczema(a rash on my torso)-especially when I eat sugar. Often dandruff also. And I had a-lot of brain fog when I was eating a lot of sugar products. And my joints ached much more. These all seemed like they were related to my BB. This is also an idea in response to someone else out there who had similar symptoms(if they read this).
8. Is it PND?
9. Is it related to old crowns in my mouth? We will see and I’ll let you all know.
In addition, I haven’t had any problems with these foods:
Carrots, Lemon, Sweet potatoe or Yam, Blackberries, Brussel sprouts
Avocado, Cashews, Lentils, Black Beans, Olives, Coconut milk, Blueberries
I’m not sure about peanuts but all other nuts have been fine. Almonds, walnuts, cashews. And fruits are all good so far. I haven’t tried every one yet though.
I basically only eat two meals a day. I eat breakfast as late as possible. And lunch as late as possible. By the time I get home it’s too late to stay within the No Eating 3hrs prior to sleeping rule. Sometimes I’ll eat something on the way home from work so I am not hungry when sleeping.
If you want a more clear understanding of the rules I try to follow, just look up GERD and the diet associated with trying to be free of it. This is what I shoot for.
DEFINITELY HELPS ALOT:
1. Tongue Scrape and Brush tongue very deep towards the back.
I have now been doing this after lunch as well and it appears to help. I never did that before.
2. Fasting makes a huge difference.
3. I wish this wasn’t true. But NO coffee, black tea, green tea, caffeine at all, sugar products, bread, chocolate, nicotine, alcohol(I imagine), red meat, high fat meat, fried food, spicy food, mint products, dairy/milk/eggs(with yolk) - I haven’t experimented with low fat red meat like bison. But I have eaten a lot of egg whites and haven’t had one problem with BB from them.
4. No condiments. Especially ketchup and mayo. Oh yeah and no tomato sauce!!! No Butter.
5. I still take the prilosec but not as much. Not everyday right now, and haven’t for at least a month.
6. I swish with ACV occasionally in the morning on an empty stomach and tilt my head back and open my mouth and tongue to let it sit in the way back.
7. I gargle with peroxide occasionally.
8. I chew strawberry Orbit gum. I read this on a post here, and it works. Mint gums make my BB worse. For sure. The gastroenterologist told me that mint promotes acid reflux. And wow he was right. To be clear about the acid reflux. I don’t always feel it burning. But I guess it is happening.
9. I do not eat at least(the latest) 3 hrs before I go to sleep. I’ve also heard that eating smaller meals will reduce acid reflux.
This is my current regiment. When I do ALL of these things, I don’t really think about my BB. Pretty crazy. When I fast which for me is usually about 4-5pm to about 6-7am, I do not have a BB issue. It is only when I start eating. If I don’t scrape or brush my tongue then the bacteria is there, I guess. Everything I’ve said in my earlier posts still stand true but I’ve just refined my routine. The goal is to eat clean and fast for much much longer than a 2 week stretch, and maybe eliminate the ACV, the Peroxide, and definitely the Prilosec. I haven’t used the chlorhexidine since my last post. I can’t even remember when the last time was that I used it.
It’s not going to be easy. Not for me, and maybe not for you either. But if this is what it takes then so be it. It will be salads, apples, veggies, quinoa, oatmeal and other fruits for the rest of my life. Good luck to everyone.
Here’s a few newer things I tried but I am not sure if they made a difference:
1. I guzzled 2-3 liters of aloe vera gel. I think it was whole leaf. 1 cup at a time over the course of a few days.
2. No anti-inflammatory meds(Advil etc)
3. Lowering my stress
4. Papaya digestive enzyme
5. Ginger and Tumeric tea
6. Licorice
7. I take a D3 and sometimes B12 vitamin
8. I’ve been taking grape seed extract since my last post. I think I read that someone either put it in there nasal irrigation or as drops in their ears. I haven’t done it this way. I just put 10 drops in a cup of water twice a day.
9. I try to eat a lot of celery when I remember to.
10. Psyllium powder
11. Raymond’s Breathing(from post on here). It’s possible that this actually helps but I don’t think I’ve gotten the technique down good enough, and I definitely don’t do it very often. Maybe once a day for 1 minute tops. I think it’s also called Ujjayi breathing.
12. I haven’t tried white vinegar yet but I plan to.
I’m going to try the Neti-Pot type nasal and tonsil irrigation(especially the back of my tongue). I’ll let you all know what happens with that for the next post.
And here’s a couple other things I read that seemed interesting. I can’t remember why I liked these ideas. So for all of those people who like to troll and just argue please take it somewhere else. I’m here to help and be helped. Here they are:
1. Is my BB Allergy related?
2. Is this BB Candida?
3. I’ve read a-lot about salt water, baking soda, and lemon juice. And how this has helped with BB. Why does it help? What is it doing?
4. I’ve also read enough about people saying that cranberries helped them. I don’t remember if it was juice(of course with no sugar added) or if they were just softened and eaten.
5. Can the bacteria have travelled from one person’s mouth to mine?
6. Does anxiety make it worse? It seems to for me. Maybe this is related to stomach acids?
7. Also I may have eczema(a rash on my torso)-especially when I eat sugar. Often dandruff also. And I had a-lot of brain fog when I was eating a lot of sugar products. And my joints ached much more. These all seemed like they were related to my BB. This is also an idea in response to someone else out there who had similar symptoms(if they read this).
8. Is it PND?
9. Is it related to old crowns in my mouth? We will see and I’ll let you all know.
In addition, I haven’t had any problems with these foods:
Carrots, Lemon, Sweet potatoe or Yam, Blackberries, Brussel sprouts
Avocado, Cashews, Lentils, Black Beans, Olives, Coconut milk, Blueberries
I’m not sure about peanuts but all other nuts have been fine. Almonds, walnuts, cashews. And fruits are all good so far. I haven’t tried every one yet though.
I basically only eat two meals a day. I eat breakfast as late as possible. And lunch as late as possible. By the time I get home it’s too late to stay within the No Eating 3hrs prior to sleeping rule. Sometimes I’ll eat something on the way home from work so I am not hungry when sleeping.
If you want a more clear understanding of the rules I try to follow, just look up GERD and the diet associated with trying to be free of it. This is what I shoot for.