That's what I call myself since I am in the middle of Ketosisville. I say that not in a negative way, but we all know how "pleasant" our breath can smell.

What do y'all do about it? I was told gum ist verboten, so tic-tacs? Altoids? What's safe and works?

Anyone I'm talking to thanks you for the remahhhhhhhhhhrks

While this article isn't specific to ketosis-breath or "camel breath", it does offer suggestions that may help. Spoiler alert: no mints of any kind, they just mask the problem and make it worse. Does this mean you're destined to chewing on parsley leaves all day? Maybe.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3173114/Do-bad-breath-licking-spoon-ditching-high-protein-diet-experts-reveal-tell-mints-just-make-problem-WORSE.html

Good thing you're not a woman. Camel toe and camel breath. That's an embarrassing combination.

Edited August 8, 20187 yr by Missouri-Lee's Summit

Hmmm, I did see that Cinnamon was one of the helpful herbs. I wonder if a sugar free, saliva promoting breath mint would work?

...And I would have thought camel breath was from smokers...

You could try the Listerine breath strips. Or are they too hard on your new stomach?

I keep biotene mouth wash in my purse and the mouth spray in my lunch box....kind of a pain to lug around, they are both a bit bigger then say a pack of gum...on the bright side i see a ton of youngsters wearing fanny packs these days....maybe you can pull that fashon trend off and pack an assortment of items to try?

listerine breath strips

Can you get a little more fruit or veg in your diet (is a bit early for some,) as that is the root cause of the problem - diet that is overly low in carbohydrate. I tried to maintain a reasonable balance in my diet, beyond our basic protein needs, and never had this problem (or the BO that can go with it.)

Thank you all, I'll have to give the breath strips a try. This will make you ladies laugh, but oh do I wish male purses existed and were socially acceptable. I carry around two cell phones, sunglasses, keys, wallet, and a few other things...All in two pockets

When I need to carry tools because of my job, those go in the cargo pockets and then my pants end up weighing 20 pounds!

I have been known to sling a backpack though, when I need to carry both of my work issued laptops, so I suppose that's as good as it's going to get (for now! )

I think you're on to something about the carbs. I was a pasta-holic before surgery. I'm not joking when I say I ate it at least 5 times a week for dinner alone. I am fairly certain I am getting more protein now than I did then. I also notice that my underarm area definitely smells now - for years I didn't emit any odors at all!

I'm in the soft foods diet now (Well, very slowly going into it) and I have eaten diced peaches (in water) so maybe I do need to throw a few more carbs in the mix as well.

Too bad you're. the wrong decade @CyclicalLoser, Danny packs did have,their purpose!?

You are correct! To be honest, I would have absolutely loved to live during the 60's. The muscle cars from that era were absolutely awesome. I do remember the fanny pack invasion of what seemed like the 80's.