My BB is gone.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:05 am
It is my first time on here but I want to share my own story in the hopes it may help someone else.
When I first discovered that I was suffering from BB(mainly by noticing people weaving and bobbing their heads when talking to me) I immediately rushed to see a dentist.The dentist, in turn, immediately diagnosed gum disease.This really was the beginning of a roller-coaster ride with dentists, doctors, ENTs and ultimately, voodoo medicine.
So the dentist started me on course of gum disease damage-limitation, because there is no cure for the disease itself. I remember hearing words like "scaling and root planing" being mentioned as being part of the process.She warned me it would take a few months to a few years to get back to "normal", but I was not worried about that, just being glad that someone was taking care of my problem.
After a year of patiently waiting for results I became restless, something at the back of my mind told me there was something more to the problem because it seemed like the BB was just as strong as it had ever been.
I started researching on the subject and soon learnt about tonsil stones. Sure enough, when I examined my tonsils, I discovered these yellow-colored growths on them. And when I ran my finger over them(as per suggestion by someone), and then held my finger to my nose, I almost passed out. Such was the stench!!
I visited my doctor who promptly told me she does NOT SEE ANYTHING wrong with my tonsils!! But she quickly offered to refer me to an ENT.I refused to be referred to HER ENT doctor friend. I looked for my own. When I went to see him, the first thing he told me was that, yes, the smell was coming from my tonsils and then he said he could help me by reducing the size of my tonsils in a process called "ablation".I went along with it. A month after the procedure and with my mouth having been healed, I saw the same yellow-cheese re-building around what was left of my tonsils.I was deflated!
I then decided to try non-traditional stuff. I will list just some of the dozens of "cures" I have tried:
gargling with grape fruit seed extract
therabreaths in all their variations.
gargling with warm salt/soda/hydrogen peroxide
chewing parsley leaves
oramd
sonic toothbrush
oral irrigator
probiotics
multivitamins
chewing cloves
Indian herb called "neem"
All of the above failed.
Then, a couple of months ago, I felt a sudden craving for kids' cereal, "cocoa puffs". I bought myself a box and ate them just once, with milk of course. I must explain that I don't drink milk because it makes my stomach run. As expect, my bowel loosened, and I had to get a bathroom break real quick. But, happily, that was the beginning of my cure. After I had finished my business, I felt a strange sensation of "balance" or contentment as if I just got rid of something I had been carrying for the longest time. I immediately felt my breath getting lighter. Next morning, I ran my finger over my tonsils as per my ritual but this particular morning there was NOTHING!! No stench whatsoever!
It's been 2 months and people aren't ducking and diving anymore.
I don't know what my problem was but I know this; it was something within my intestines.
I thought I would share and maybe it might help someone else. I still eat cocoa puffs with milk and the milk still makes me run but I figure that's part of the healing process. I figure maybe my bowel movement wasn't frequent enough, I don't know.
When I first discovered that I was suffering from BB(mainly by noticing people weaving and bobbing their heads when talking to me) I immediately rushed to see a dentist.The dentist, in turn, immediately diagnosed gum disease.This really was the beginning of a roller-coaster ride with dentists, doctors, ENTs and ultimately, voodoo medicine.
So the dentist started me on course of gum disease damage-limitation, because there is no cure for the disease itself. I remember hearing words like "scaling and root planing" being mentioned as being part of the process.She warned me it would take a few months to a few years to get back to "normal", but I was not worried about that, just being glad that someone was taking care of my problem.
After a year of patiently waiting for results I became restless, something at the back of my mind told me there was something more to the problem because it seemed like the BB was just as strong as it had ever been.
I started researching on the subject and soon learnt about tonsil stones. Sure enough, when I examined my tonsils, I discovered these yellow-colored growths on them. And when I ran my finger over them(as per suggestion by someone), and then held my finger to my nose, I almost passed out. Such was the stench!!
I visited my doctor who promptly told me she does NOT SEE ANYTHING wrong with my tonsils!! But she quickly offered to refer me to an ENT.I refused to be referred to HER ENT doctor friend. I looked for my own. When I went to see him, the first thing he told me was that, yes, the smell was coming from my tonsils and then he said he could help me by reducing the size of my tonsils in a process called "ablation".I went along with it. A month after the procedure and with my mouth having been healed, I saw the same yellow-cheese re-building around what was left of my tonsils.I was deflated!
I then decided to try non-traditional stuff. I will list just some of the dozens of "cures" I have tried:
gargling with grape fruit seed extract
therabreaths in all their variations.
gargling with warm salt/soda/hydrogen peroxide
chewing parsley leaves
oramd
sonic toothbrush
oral irrigator
probiotics
multivitamins
chewing cloves
Indian herb called "neem"
All of the above failed.
Then, a couple of months ago, I felt a sudden craving for kids' cereal, "cocoa puffs". I bought myself a box and ate them just once, with milk of course. I must explain that I don't drink milk because it makes my stomach run. As expect, my bowel loosened, and I had to get a bathroom break real quick. But, happily, that was the beginning of my cure. After I had finished my business, I felt a strange sensation of "balance" or contentment as if I just got rid of something I had been carrying for the longest time. I immediately felt my breath getting lighter. Next morning, I ran my finger over my tonsils as per my ritual but this particular morning there was NOTHING!! No stench whatsoever!
It's been 2 months and people aren't ducking and diving anymore.
I don't know what my problem was but I know this; it was something within my intestines.
I thought I would share and maybe it might help someone else. I still eat cocoa puffs with milk and the milk still makes me run but I figure that's part of the healing process. I figure maybe my bowel movement wasn't frequent enough, I don't know.