On my pre-op liquid diet, I noticed I had terrible breath. My hubby would cringe at times it was so bad. After surgery it was the same, but I thought it was just cus of the liquid diet. I am now on mushy foods and the problem hasn't gone away.

I brush my teeth three times a day, use mouthwash every couple of hours, chew gum have breath spray, etc.

Does anyone else have this issue?

Hi,

I have the same thing now, had surgery on 10/15. I also had this when i got my lap-band. i think it is because your body is going through Ketosis. You are burning up your fat stores and it makes for some weird things to go on in your body!

HTH,

Patti

This is happening to me, too. It's gross. And I think Patti's right about why it's happening.

I found this link and thought I would share!

The Mouth Dr

Patti

Anyone know how long it lasts? I've gotten pretty self conscience about talking to people.

Ladies, no doubt you are in ketosis if you are on a high Protein , low carb program. If you are in doubt go to the drug store or Walmart and pick up some ketone test strips.

I am currently in my 10th week post -op and so far my breath is as bad as ever. The upside to the story is I'm losing weight like crazy. In the pass two weeks I have lost 16 pounds and I have never had a stall. All total since my pre-op on August the 3rd I have lost 75 pounds.

I try to keep Listerine breath strips and chewing gum with me at ALL TIMES. LOL. I think as long as our carbs are low our breath will be funky. As soon as we start adding more carbs the funkiness should go away.

Good luck!!!!

Deb

I found this link and thought I would share!

The Mouth Dr

Patti

Patti,

Great article. I shared this link with my hubby, and his reply was "so your solution is to put duct tape over your mouth? I can live with that"...lol

Thanks for sharing