I was banded on 9/20/2005 and ever since I have been home my husband is always telling me I need a mint . I do get a weird taste in my mouth and it feels dry but I do not want to have bad breath all the time . I am also off all of my meds for over a week cause I thought this was the reason for it ,but it is still there , not as bad as when I was on the meds but still there .and now I am VERY VERY scared when I talk to someone that I have fowl breath . has anyone else had this problem and does anyone have advice . I am always having a tic tac and brushing my teeth , mouthwash . it is just a temp cover . please HELP !!

YOu are in Ketosis! It makes your breath so funky! Because you are on liquids you don't have alot of nutritional benefits yet. Just suck on a sugar free mint. That helped me. I also chewed sugar free gum. Don't swallow it (i never do) but some people do, lol.

I needed to use Altoids.

Also, I would strongly suggest talking to your doc about going off your meds. You were put on them for a reason ...

You're not alone. It's still a problem a year later. You get used to carrying mints with you everywhere.

Put our minds at ease and tell us it was your doctor who took you off your meds - that you just didn't decide to do it on your own.......

I am off the meds I mean the pain meds . I take vitamins but that is it . I thought it was from the anitbiotics but I took them all . I did not go off of them I am out of them and do not need to be on them . but thanks for your concern ., I guess it will get better as time goes by

Are you still on liquids? When I was on liquids/mushies, because I wasn't chewing, my teeth always felt nasty, like they had a layer of film on them or something. After starting solids, it did get a bit better. I still have to brush my teeth more than before surgery and I do carry a small pack of mints wherever I go (or gum, my doctor is fine w/ gum), but I just chalked that up to the fact that I rarely eat bread or refined carbs now...

Hi

This is something I recently read. If you eat active live acidopholus culture in yoghurt the breath will get better. Yoghurt balances your system out, and you need it especially if you were on antibiotics. The antibiotics kill good bacteria also, so you can get an overgrowth of yeast.

Hope this helps

Its funny to read about the same problems I have had. So nice to not feel alone. My top complaints have been

1. Acid reflux!

2. hair loss!

3. Bad breath!

Search old posts for lots of discussion about it.

There is some good info in this thread. My Husband politely told me last night that my breath was less than desirable. I suppose I'm going to have to eat more yogurt AND carry some mints and gum with me at all times.

Yep, I always have gum or mints or something on me. My 8 year old has no problem telling me I have stinky breath...now if I can get her to whisper it instead of talking at the top of her lungs in a crowd...lol.

My 8 year old has no problem telling me I have stinky breath...now if I can get her to whisper it instead of talking at the top of her lungs in a crowd...lol.

LOL...that's hilarious. My 7 yr. old step-son recently hopped up on my Husband's lap to read a story and says to him "Whoa. Talk about halitosis. Get a breath mint or something."