SO WELCOME TO BAD BREATH HALITOSIS.
Now most of us have halitosis (Chronic Problem), although some have a acute problem.
Life is a very tough, bad breath makes it worse. Alot of us have discovered bad breath and then faced the harsh reality, that is bad breath. At first you think brush your teeth, mouthwash, floss, less fizzy and voila. Then eventually you realise that it's not so simple. You try almost everything to come to terms with your condition. Unfortunatley your efforts are in vain and your left in an emotional wreck.
Now some of you maybe wondering, is there a cure. The answer is yes. .
However there is no magic cure. Each person has a different cause and each person has a different cure.
I will return to the topic of cures later. Firstly I would like to move on to causes of bad breath. Also a brief description on it and my personal experience.
FACTUAL Causes. (FACTS)
-Dry mouth, inufficient saliva flow. This is a problem dry mouth is a major contributer to bad breath. Almost everyone has bad breath in the morning which proofs that bad breath will arise if this is the case during the day.
-PND, well what i think is a "contributer" is bassiccaly acsess mucus, this is is when your nose secretes excess mucus which drops down to the lower back of your toungue. Harmful bacteria feed of the mucus and create sulpher compounds which have a bad odour.
-Lactose Intolerence, The lack of "lactose" enzymes to digest lactose, which is a sugar found in milk.
-Bad Hygiene, this is obvious.
-White coated tongue, a possible link to other cuases. White toungue may not be a direct cause, but is often a symptom and a contributer which multiplies the effects of bad breath. However it is rarely the primary cause, if this is the case you have a minor problem.
-Acid Reflux, often heartburn is a symptom. Got to get it checked.
-Gum Disease, self explanatory.
-Candida, A fungus infection.
OTHER CUASED. (NOT CERTAIN, NO PROOF)
-Toxic body, cured by doing body flushes.
-Stress, Many of us encounter this in our lives and we think its a contributor. I am almost fixated on this being a major contributer because it directly links to dry mouth, which is linked to bad breath. Saliva production is controlled by emotions and nerves. Thefore I think stress and nerves contribute to bad breath.
Possible CURES.
This is the part your waiting for, eh?
Bassiccaly many people have come up with some crazy things, in the past. Only a few of them help. None really are the "cure"
Tonsillectomy
How to check if your tonsils are emmitting an odour. Get your finger and rub your tonsils, then smell it. If it smells like **** then you know that tonsils are having an effect on your breath.
You can choose tonsillectomy, however most of us have performed this operation in vain. However some cures have come out of it. Usually the tonsils smell because of another cause/factor which results in bad breath. However if they do smell and your willing to do the surgery then go for it.Although the price is very High.Make sure your tonsils are THE PROBLEM before you go ahead with it.
Diet Change..
Personally this is one of the more effective ways of curing bad breath, unfortunately it's the most difficult. Some are fixated this is the cure, alot of people have said that this cured them until they could not take the pain of not being able to eat foods they want to eat.
So what do you have to do? You maybe thinking?
Well you will have to cut down extremely Foods HIGH in Protien and choline. This will starve the Bad Breath bacteria as they live on protien, like we live on food. Makes complete sense, right?
Diet Change is the best cure but its too frekin hard to control
Probiotics.
Probiotics are found in yogurt and basically are good bacteria. You may have seen these bacteria advertised on TV, claiming inproved digestion. However these bacteria also aid in fighting bad breath.
This has been used the most from all users... Simply because of it's effectiveness for improving bad breath and ease of use.
Bassiccally the logic behind this is if we plunge in a million bacteria against the bad bacteria they will fight
I personally have bioyogurt, (UK) but some American/ International users praise DanActive Light for it's effectiveness. This will not cure bad breath but you will definatly see massive improvements after a give time. Make sure you have alot though and daily.
Nasal Irragation
This is a great way to flush away that mucus
This will help incredibly if you suffer from post nasal drip.
Process..
1)Fill up 500 ml of LukeWarm Water.
2)Put 1 Teaspoon into the water.
3)Make sure its has a nozzle end. Then pour into nose, your head should be looking at 90 Degrees, do this for both nostrils. Some people prefer the use squeeze bottles instead.
Make sure you dry your nose properly after performing nasal irrigation. This site will help you do just that;http://jalanetipot.com/how_drying.html , make sure you follow these steps.
The Tung Brush
Tongue, Tung, Thung,
The TungBrush, is every effective tounge cleaner and is by far the most effective of them all. Do not use scrapers as they are harsher on your toungue. The TungBrush is very effective at cleaning your tounge and has become a very useful tool for many BBH members.
This handy tool is easy to find in the US. Unfortunatley you will have to purchase this online for UK (Google it.)
Vitiman c
This little vitaman will kill bad breath in high doses. Although many have reported the effect to have run out, it must be sugarless to be effective. Some people have found the cure using the combo. Vit C + Yogurt + TungBrush. The user was noptical.
We have been told by many members that they have recieved the best effect from "GNC sugarless chewable Vit C cherry flavored"
Wisdom tooth extraction
The wisdom tooth, a sign of wisdom.
It's also a sign of bad breath. A few people on this board have been cured from wisdom tooth extraction. It's definatly a possible cure. However the same rules apply for wisdom tooth extraction and tonsillectomy. Make sure that it is the problem before you go ahead with the operation. This is because they are both surgical procedures which is always a risk.
Things you should be tested for;
-H.Pylori-Helicobacter pylori, bacteria found in the stomach.
-TMAU- Which smells like fish and is secreted from your body and breath
- Acid Reflux
Now Remember!!!!
MOUTHWASHES ARE HARMFUL CHEMICHALS.
THEY DONT WORK!
You MAY try therabreath, dently PH, and more. but trust me it wont help...
I am relitavley new so.. if anyone thinks of anything to add PM me.
Forget about finding the cure for a second. This site is more than that. It's like a therapy centre. We come here vent, share love and talk about our days. It's a tool which aids you in your bad breath. Just like a pen aids you in writing. Many of us have grown an attatchment to this site and it's content. I have made good friends from this site and have learnt alot. Hopefully you can to. So I urge you to;
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