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i have terrible breath and brushing doesnt seem to get it to go away. what can i do to get rid of it?
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a friend of mine had terrible (in her case was socially crippling) breath as a child and young adult. it turns out that she has a food allergy - she is allergic to beef, and beef fat. Beef fat is sometimes used in cookies and other non-likely places.
If she avoids beef (and she does) then her breath is fine. She is now happily married to an amazing man.
Sequence of things to try:
1. brush, floss, mouthwash.
be sure to rinse your mouth thoroughly after brushing - brushing alone just kinda loosens up the crud.
2. new toothbrush
3. dentist
4. drink more water
5. more clorophyll. eat green veggies and salads. alphalpha, kelp, and/or clorophyll supplements from health food store
6. drink even more water, and find other things that will help cleanse your system: brown rice, fresh veggies, lay off the diet sodas!
7. See a health/holistic nutritionist type person and do things that support your liver, skin, circulation, and other organs that help detoxify and cleanse your body.
8. Have your health practitioner test for allergies. If this is done by a holistic/naturopathic person this can sometimes be a lot faster, cheaper and more effective than a medical doctor.
9. I'm assuming that your umm.. elimination/digestive tract is otherwise functioning well? If you're "holding" or something else is going on, additional toxins can occur and come out elsewhere in the body because the body tries to process them somehow.
While working through the above list, talk to your family, and with their support try eliminating one likely allergen from your diet for about a week, and see how you feel and if there's an improvement in your breath.
Likely allergens could be:
Dairy
Wheat
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
you might want to web-search others.
The basic concept is that if the body's main elimination systems are not fully processing normal waste products (and extra waste products due to allergy or illness etc), other parts of the body become used. actually skin, the respiratory system, etc are parts of the intake and outflow of the body that people don't always think of.
I'm guessing that you might clear up if you start to drink more water, cut out artificial sodas (especially diet drinks) entirely, and eat more veggies.
And exercise more - preferably in the fresh air, where you can breathe freely and deeply without fear of embarassment, a couple times a week.
Let me know how it goes!
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Hey,
Go to the health food store such as GNC and ask them for some choriphill tablets..Take them and be sure to brush your tounge also...The pills work very well...and avoid high acid or sugary foods...
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firstly, check your diet. foods can cause bad breath. contrary to popular believe, if you wanna try the 'stick gum in your mouth right before you kiss' thing, don't. if your breath smells, gum could make it smell worse because of the salivory glands. [basically, spit glands]
don't try to over brush your teeth though, that could cause gum damage. breath mints do work, though.
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You need to be careful not to over brush your teeth as you can cause gum recession if you're too vigorous. If none of the suggestions below work, try looking at your diet. Some foods can cause breath problems. Another reason can be poor digestion.
If you are having digestive problems, speak to a pharmacist or your doctor, there could be a simple remedy.
Hope that helps and good luck.
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mouth wash works. you can also try mints, and gum. hope this helps.
♥ Steph
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well you could try mouth wash, brushing your teeth, get icebreakers, brush your tongue...
:)
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Try the Listerine Pocket Mist... Some people think Its strong, but I like it... It kills 99.9% of germs AND helps keep your breath fresh. :)
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Don't stop brushing your teeth. That will cause you lots of problems later in life. Try using mouthwash and/or flossing. Maybe not everyday but when you remember to do it. If you feel self-consious about it when you're around and about you can just chew gum (sugarless minty gum would probably give you the best results.)
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It may be morning breath ( which is what alot of people get and can also be caused whenever someone sleeps with their mouth open ).
I suggest just brushing your teeth AND your tongue at night before you go to bed and drinking some water to hydrate your mouth, and then just go to sleep, and whenever you wake up in the morning, do the same exact thing and drink some more water and swish it around in your mouth too, and then swish around some mouth wash for however long you're supposed to, and then pop in a few breath mints in the morning. That should work.
If it STILL doesn't work, then the next time you go to your dentist, I would suggest telling them about your breath, and what they recommend that you should do, cause they could always let you know of a stronger mouth wash or some sort of thing you can take.
I hope I helped.
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try breath minbts and mouth wash
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have u tried mouth wash or gum. or breath mints??
talk to your dentist
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