Just another gross question?

Do you all feel like you have bad breath all the time?

Just when I diet I feel like I do.

How do you handle this other than the obvious flossing, brushing etc. Mints or what? Does it ever go away?

my bad breath is from ketosis (burning fat instead of carbs) which happens to me whenever i am doing a low carb diet. i have seen on this post however that the lack of acids in the pouch (that you have in the stomach) also can cause bad breath and an icky taste in your mouth.

i struggle with it and never really have found the perfect answer... i do like sugar free icebreaker mints... but really haven't found the best answer yet :[

i'm gonna keep reading this thread in the hopes of finding good ideas too... so thanks for posting it, and good luck!

The bad breath is definitely caused by the ketosis from eating a high Protein low carb diet. I hate it too! I get around it by chewing sugar free gum all the time, but I'm not banded yet, so I can do the gum.

Joan

Boy I sure do hate bad breath, as you all do I am sure; but, I am kind of fanatic about it. They say it comes from your stomach. I wonder if there are any dentists on here that could suggest something.

drink 3 litres of water a day and you *should* see it gone!!

Introduce more healthy carbs into your diet. Too low carb is not good for you. I only eat complex carbs and nothing white (rice, potato, bread...ect) and I don't have a bad breath problem.

This was a good question. I have this problem also. I know we can't chew gum so I guess breath mints will have to work.

I drink a lot of water but still have the problem. I live off Tic Tacs. I need to own stock in them. At home I am fine, but at work or anywhere else I have them on me.

I am sooo with you ALL on this one, constant bad breath and I live on tic tacs and mini altoids! The only thing I do think kinda works is chewing on mint leaves found in the produce section.