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Stopping bad breath is not easy. For those who suffer from chronic bad breath it remains one of the most challenging and problems a person can face. There are tons of different products in the marketplace that all tout how great they work. They probably do but for some they don’t work at all. And those are the people who are reading this and trying desperately to stop once and for all there bad breath. While halitosis in most cases is easily cured in some it is a very annoying and never ending saga. A saga that no matter what they try does not improve the condition. If you are one of those who suffer from and can’t get any relief then maybe trying the following steps won’t help you but if you are in a more normal range then just possibly the following simple things on the list may help you…you will never know until you see what works for you.
Try the following steps and see if help is on the way. They may seem obvious but not everyone practices them daily which is required if you want to put an end to bad breath.
1. Brush your teeth after every meal
2. Brush your tongue (yep tongue) after each meal
3. Use mouth wash at least twice a day and three times a day if you can
4. Always drink a lot of water…the more the better
5. Floss at least twice a day to get out all the lingering food particles
6. No smoking
7. No chewing tobacco
8. Have your dentist do regular gum checkups
Doing these simple things each day can help especially over the long term.
Sue
Brian
— In BreathHelp4U@yahoogroups.com, pattycake127@… wrote:
>
> Good morning Brian - Your story is mine. Your reference to society’s
> attitude towards obesity suggesting they just eat less when it is in fact
> sometimes genetic, just like for the ones of us here who have tried everything it
> probably is genetic also. Whether it be Trimethylaminuria or something else.
>
> A thing I thought about again recently that I have not been able to find
> anything written on since I originally read it years ago is the liver vein
> defect. If any doctors or researchers read these boards would someone please try
> and find out about the research I remember reading?
>
> I have the book I just can’t get to it, it is in a huge storage unit behind
> hundreds of boxes. It was a good sized Prevention Magazine hard back medical
> encyclopedia. Two chapters dealt with the issue of halitosis. One chapter
> talked about low stomach acid allowed bacteria to overgrow causing bad breath
> the other chapter talked about the mesenteric vein in the liver being
> smaller than normal causing restricted blood flow and cleansing. It was especially
> bad when these patients got stressed. But the explanation was the vein
> defect caused bad breath. But no recommended treatment it was just identified as
> the culprit.
>
> They mentioned several documented stories. If back in the early 70s this
> was in a medical book the research was done in the 60s. But no more research
> into this mesenteric vein being smaller than normal affecting blood cleansing?
> I don’t understand that.
>
> Your (our) story is sad but it was good to read it helps me to know others
> live the same horror story and they are intelligent normal people who do all
> the right things yet we live with this nightmare.
>
> Take care, Patty -
Hi Guys,
I hope you are all keeping okay. I’m sure some of the Regulars and
Old-timers will remember me. I used to post on these message boards
often in the past but had a little break since April so that I could
sort out some problems of mine (hic!:)
I just wanted to say that I am on the mend now and wanted to return
slowly to the message boards. Mainly, I wanted to wish everyone a
really Happy Xmas.
In time we will find all the answers we need, but for now, life is
short, so please live it the best you can. That is my message I
guess. I just wanted to express to everyone a ray of light that it
is my firm belief that we will eventually overcome this problem.
It is my belief that many of us on these message boards suffer from
a variety of enzyme disorders. Some are properly scientifically
documented (eg trimethylaminuria) whilst others are not (AND ARE
DIFFICULT TO RESEARCH!) but do appear very similar in nature
(missing/mutated enzyme and overgrowth of gut/tongue flora).
In many of us, for some reason what we eat dictates how we smell and
I think many of us agree on this. If you are a follower of the Low
Choline diet or the Candida diet or the Low Dairy/Carbs diet or the
Vegan diet then we are really all in agreement that one of the ways
in which we can influence our odor is through diet. With time, we
will find other ways too and this is all about trial and error.
One of my reasons for returning on these message boards is to enjoy
the comradeship and empathy which we all share. But another reason
is that I would like to participate in surveys which I believe may
assist researchers in better understanding our conditions.
In time, the nature of these surveys will become more evident. But
it is my strong belief that a survey should only ask purposeful
questions that will eventually assist us in some way. So, the kind
of things that will especially be of interest to me are other
conditions you may suffer from (eg loose/smelly motions, aggravating
foods, white tongue coating, liver or kidney disease etc).
I am hoping to find one or two people who will help me with such
surveys and somebody with some IT skills so that we can have a well
structured database that reflects our surveys in a useful fashion.
The database should be an area that every member can contribute to
but should be of limited space so that only the salient points can
be listed.
Nobody has time to go through the thousands of old messages on these
sites but clicking on ‘Database’ and inputting your details and
examining other’s details should be easy. Everyone should have a
small space where they can say something important in the database
which is easily accessible to all other members at the click of a
button. Don’t you agree?
Okay, so who will help me?! ….Come on now! …don’t step back so
quickly! 
Name withheld
.
>
> Hi everyone. I am a 44 year old male living in Seattle Washington.
I’ve
> been perusing this and some of the other forums on the web for the
last
> several months. As much as I wish I had found something that would
help
> me find a cure, I at least found a lot of support knowing I am not
alone
> and so far, there isn’t anything I haven’t already tried.
>
> We all know what it’s like having chronic bad breath. Some of us
have
> suffered practically all our lives where others seem to have had
some
> life change that brought it on later - most people that take the
time
> though to post, do so because they have found zero control over it
and
> or certainly can’t get rid of it - and feel the same desperation
we do.
> That said I’ve read posts where people actually comment they don’t
think
> they can continue to live their lives this way!
>
> I have given a lot of thought as to just how this affliction can
seem to
> have such a negative impact on our self esteem and outlook and
have come
> to this: society is conditioned to think BB is something that is
in fact
> controllable. “Want some gum?” “Brian, have a mint.” With all due
> respect, it almost seems similar to the disgust many people have
with
> those who are overweight - society says they should just stop
eating
> when in fact obesity is very often genetic. We all have our horror
> stories but will say that just last week, I came to work and
someone had
> placed an ad for Altoids on my keyboard. I have been tempted many
times
> by people who offer me gum or stand back when I talk and
say, “Listen,
> let me just tell you what I do to try and control this” then
describe
> the 30 minutes it takes me to deal with my mouth every morning and
> evening just to have those 30 minutes where it ’seems’ like my
breath
> just might be fresh. Yet I won’t because whenever something like
that
> happens, I feel so terribly ashamed. That is what makes this such a
> terrible thing - no we don’t have deformities or birth marks but
those
> people at least find pity. Not us. We’re just lucky to find a
loved one
> who understands - and many people don’t find that as we become
reclusive
> and isolate ourselves.
>
> I’ve tried MD’s and Dentist and will be making an appointment to
see an
> ENT next although so far, no one has helped - seriously it’s
like “Have
> you tried scraping your tongue?” And I’m like, “You mean like for
the
> last 10 years?” I have not seen one post where someone in the
> professional field has actually cured someone with BB.
>
> Okay, I better wrap this up - sorry I have a whole life of
emotional
> baggage on this subject!
>
> Basically nothing so far has worked for my case - and I do believe
we
> are all different as much as I’d like to hope having my tonsils
> removed will ‘cure’ me, I know there are people with BB who have
already
> had their tonsils removed. Oxyfresh? Nope. Therabreath products?
Nope.
> Sinus rinse? Nope. Blasting my tonsil crypts with my Waterpik?
Nope.
> What I do know is that I, like you, obsess over oral care =
flossing;
> Sonicare; scraping; sinus rinse with Grossam Breath*Ease XL (now
with
> Xylitol!); Alkalol; prescription Nasocort. At least the post nasal
drip
> is in check and the Nasocort helps too. But I don’t want to take a
> steroid the rest of my life - I don’t want to take ANY antibiotics
> considering this is something I dealt with since I was in the 5th
grade.
> Although I don’t have tonsil stones, I do see little white areas
in the
> tonsil crypts. I’d like to have my tonsils removed - yes I’m
willing to
> have for what is many a very painful surgical operation if there
is a
> chance I can be cured and can live a normal life. My doctor said my
> tonsils were healthy. I have had periodic sore throats, I have
PND, the
> whole gambit: constantly clearing throat, white tongue. Even if
they
> look healthy, if the PND is getting into my tonsils and creating a
> stink, I say remove them.
>
> Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. Good luck to each of
us.
Name withheld.
Bad Breath is very annoying and for the person who has it constantly it is a major distraction in his or her life. Out goal is to help find the remedies that we all so desperately need. Soon our online forum will at track many thousands. Today it does not. So if you are one of the few who is reading this encourage your friends to read it and make comments. For many this could help lead us back to a normal life.
Hope for stopping bad breath comes from a strange place. Not long ago I was contacted by a person named John who had told me that a very large company (name withheld) many years ago made a breath product that worked great (at least for him). After John had tried for months to get a response from the large company he wrote me an email hoping I might be able to help. Superwomen I am not but I thought what the heck. To my amazement after just a couple of emails to this large company I was directly in touch with the president or someone at least acting like the president. The long and short of it is that they went through there old files and found the formula for this stuff. Not only did they find the stuff they made up a batch and sent it to me overnight via fed-ex at no charge. How is that for great customer service? I’d say terrific. The best part is that this stuff really seems to work. Anyway in the coming days we will be telling you more about this story and how possibly you can get some for yourself or loved one.
Fighting and beating chronic bad breath. This blog is dedicated to those who have or have had chronic bad breath. While the numbers may be small to those who have this condition the feeling of helplessness is overpowering. Trying to overcome this problem is complicated and time consuming. The problem is easily identifiable however the solution remains hidden at best. Many have tried for years to beat this with little or no luck. Many times it has ruined the persons self esteem and driven them further into a remote hole…a hole away from social gatherings. The problem while seemingly so simple must be complex otherwise this problem would not exist…it does and suffering through it for many years without a solution is anguishing at best. Is help on the way? By teaming up and sharing all of our resources whether successful or not, will we possibly be able to put an end to this chronic problem. The more we know the better we might be able to determine our own course of action. So if you have something to share let’s not be bashful…share.