I have constant bad breath and it's making me insane. I've had it since I was little. Please help?

Question

I've had this problem since I was 10 years old. I'm 25 now and have been to numerous doctors and they can't find what the problem is. I'm at my wits end! I've just ordered a probiotics kit from TheraBreath hoping that it will solve the problem, but the earlier products from that line didn't work for me before so I must have an extremely stubborn case of bad breath.

It doesn't smell like your normal p**p breath. It smells like rotting cheese/milk. It also smells when I breathe out of my nose. I brush and floss twice a day, use mouthwash, go to the dentist regularly and my mouth is in perfect health. I do notice, however, that I have a very bad whitish/yellow coating on the back of my tongue that I can't reach with a tongue scraper because of my gag reflex. Could this be the cause?

I've noticed that sometimes if I have very bad plaque build up and floss my teeth, the plaque that comes off smells like my bad breath.

Can anybody help me or offer suggestions besides the obvious gum, mints, brushing, flossing, etc? Because I do all of that. I've suffered with this problem my whole life and fear that I'm going to be an old cat lady because nobody will ever love me due to my bad breath. HELP!

Answer 1

You poor thing.  Here is a site that I found that may help  www.bad--breath.net

They have real solutions and not just gimmicks that just cover it up.  I hope this helps!  

Answer 2

Bad breath comes from the stomach, not the mouth. Consider changing your diet to one with less meat and dairy and more grains,fruit and vegetables.  

Answer 3

have you spoken to the dentist about it? if your dentist cant come up with a solution then you may have intestinal problems and need to see a medical doctor. in the mean tim there is this new line of dental products avaiable over the counter called Breath RX try it and see if it helps. Oh and I am an RDA with a dentist right behind me at work helping me with this answer. so no I am not a genious

Answer 4

people may have bad breath out of different reasons.  bad breath cause maybe from a dirty mouth, lack of oral care, gum disease, cavities, dry mouth, medications, smoking, eating garlicky meal or health diseases like stomach related diseases.

depending on the cause of it bad breath care and treatments may be sought properly.  the best move that you should do is to be able to know the exact cause of your horrible breath.  you can ask the help of your dentist.  

keeping an eye to proper oral hygiene and practicing oral habits properly can be very helpful in eliminating bad bacteria in the mouth which causes bad breath.  water is of great importance in keeping the mouth hydrated, salivated for it keeps bad bacteria in control.  

you can also avoid meals that can cause bad breath.  the use of an all natural oral care treatments can be helpful in washing away bad bacteria in the mouth.  and if all commonsense measures does no good, it is better that you seek the help of a doctor, for you might have stomach related illness that causes a foul breath.

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