Old Timer Here, Fully Cured
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:27 pm
Hello folks and hello Jimi. Haven't posted in many a year, maybe a decade or so. Didn't forget about you guys and the support this forum gave me for this deeply frustrating, embarrassing and painful issue. Big props to Jimi for still running it after all these years.
Chapter 1- Tonsil Origin
My story started when I was about 16ish. Fecal bad breath. After some time I realised I had tonsil stones. These can be treated relatively well by flushing them out with a water pik, using either salt water or Hydrogen Peroxide (be careful with this, I would dilute it greatly before use). The motion of the water itself flushes the stones out and the antibacterial action of the salt/H2O2 keeps the bacteria under control. Eventually, sick of having to manage and be paranoid about them, I had a tonsillectomy. That was the first stage of my cure and it was a cure, if it wasnt for me dealing with my tonsil stones I would still either be having to clean them every day (roughly) or living with BB and I think tonsil stones cause a particularly foul, fecal odour.
Chapter 2- Sinus Origin
I was in that hellish phase where you are seeking a cure desperately and you think you have found it and then you see those same old reactions and it is devastating. Eventually I realised that I often had pain in what were my sinuses (I was simply not aware of them at the time and it was subtle). I also noticed that when they hurt, I had BB. The correlation between the pain and the reactions I got became obvious. So I searched for the cause and I eventually discovered it was caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant and dries out the sinuses. I cut caffeine out of my diet and my sinuses got a lot better, and people's reactions did too. I was also a smoker which didn't help. Cutting out both of these helped greatly. To illustrate, even if I have chocolate, I can feel the slight pain in my sinuses, if I have Coke or tea/coffee, they will 'ache' for a few days. This is when I got to the point of being mostly BB free. I had relationships and it was clear that I mostly had fresh breath.
I also had acupuncture to treat them in the latter part of this chapter, and it helped greatly. My acupuncturist was also quite informative, saying I simply had quite a narrow set of sinuses and therefore I was more susceptible. She said I had nasal polyps, and she popped many by putting needles up my nose.
So these days I don't smoke, and avoid caffeinated drinks except for tiredness emergencies. I have a bit of chocolate every now and then. I do still vape though and my sinuses seem to be able to handle that.
Chapter 3- Oral Origin
There was still one thing, if I wasn't 110% on top of my oral hygiene, my gums would get sore in certain areas for a few days at a time and this gave me BB during that time. This was really caused by my laziness(skipping tooth brushing in the evenings if really tired). However, after having my teeth cleaned at a hygienist and brushing + flossing properly, I resolved that too.
Summary
So now I live a normal life. I have had several relationships, with all the closeness that entails, with no reactions. I am immensely relieved and grateful to be rid of that plague.
General tips: H2O2 is a great mouthwash, it's cheap and will kill the anaerobic bacteria it contacts.
I will check up on this thread and also add more advice + info over the coming days so feel free to ask questions.
Ultimately these things are our karma and take us on a healing journey. You have to be ready to be cured, as I believe all diseases have an emotional cause on some level. Eg. Maybe you subconsciously want to keep people away from you?
Anyway, stay strong, see the future when you WILL be cured and work through a scientific process of elimination to find the cause and cure.
Much love to all and keep your head up.
Chapter 1- Tonsil Origin
My story started when I was about 16ish. Fecal bad breath. After some time I realised I had tonsil stones. These can be treated relatively well by flushing them out with a water pik, using either salt water or Hydrogen Peroxide (be careful with this, I would dilute it greatly before use). The motion of the water itself flushes the stones out and the antibacterial action of the salt/H2O2 keeps the bacteria under control. Eventually, sick of having to manage and be paranoid about them, I had a tonsillectomy. That was the first stage of my cure and it was a cure, if it wasnt for me dealing with my tonsil stones I would still either be having to clean them every day (roughly) or living with BB and I think tonsil stones cause a particularly foul, fecal odour.
Chapter 2- Sinus Origin
I was in that hellish phase where you are seeking a cure desperately and you think you have found it and then you see those same old reactions and it is devastating. Eventually I realised that I often had pain in what were my sinuses (I was simply not aware of them at the time and it was subtle). I also noticed that when they hurt, I had BB. The correlation between the pain and the reactions I got became obvious. So I searched for the cause and I eventually discovered it was caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant and dries out the sinuses. I cut caffeine out of my diet and my sinuses got a lot better, and people's reactions did too. I was also a smoker which didn't help. Cutting out both of these helped greatly. To illustrate, even if I have chocolate, I can feel the slight pain in my sinuses, if I have Coke or tea/coffee, they will 'ache' for a few days. This is when I got to the point of being mostly BB free. I had relationships and it was clear that I mostly had fresh breath.
I also had acupuncture to treat them in the latter part of this chapter, and it helped greatly. My acupuncturist was also quite informative, saying I simply had quite a narrow set of sinuses and therefore I was more susceptible. She said I had nasal polyps, and she popped many by putting needles up my nose.
So these days I don't smoke, and avoid caffeinated drinks except for tiredness emergencies. I have a bit of chocolate every now and then. I do still vape though and my sinuses seem to be able to handle that.
Chapter 3- Oral Origin
There was still one thing, if I wasn't 110% on top of my oral hygiene, my gums would get sore in certain areas for a few days at a time and this gave me BB during that time. This was really caused by my laziness(skipping tooth brushing in the evenings if really tired). However, after having my teeth cleaned at a hygienist and brushing + flossing properly, I resolved that too.
Summary
So now I live a normal life. I have had several relationships, with all the closeness that entails, with no reactions. I am immensely relieved and grateful to be rid of that plague.
General tips: H2O2 is a great mouthwash, it's cheap and will kill the anaerobic bacteria it contacts.
I will check up on this thread and also add more advice + info over the coming days so feel free to ask questions.
Ultimately these things are our karma and take us on a healing journey. You have to be ready to be cured, as I believe all diseases have an emotional cause on some level. Eg. Maybe you subconsciously want to keep people away from you?
Anyway, stay strong, see the future when you WILL be cured and work through a scientific process of elimination to find the cause and cure.
Much love to all and keep your head up.