Question Posted Thursday September 18 2008, 2:50 pm
my dentist says that eating causes bad breath... and if you brush your teeth 3 times, or after every meal, and floss you won't have it........ i am not eating (literally nothing no drinks nothing in me.. just to test the validity of this) and i brush my teeth and floss!! and yet when i don't eat my mouth seems to be in its stinkiest yet! my tongue is all white and disgusting! i am just soooo grossed out! what should i do???
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? ediemarie answered Thursday September 18 2008, 9:07 pm: Hi,
it sounds to me that you may have something that a breath mint or mouth wash is not going to cure. You said that your tongue is white. To me this suggests that you might have at worst, some type of yeast infection (sometimes called thrush), or maybe at worst, halitosis (a condition that causes bad breath.
I don't know if you have told you dentist your exact symptoms. He can really help you. Please do. That is not just bad breath. With correct treatment, I am told that although embarrassing,it can be cured. I really hope I helped.
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BahaiMa22 answered Thursday September 18 2008, 8:09 pm: Well,
Yes, You can get bad breath from eatting. However, If you don't eat or drink anything you can also get bad breath. Please, Do not punish yourself from eatting to advoid bad breath. Just eat healthy foods, Drink lots of water, and to help your breath you can brush, floss, You can even use some mouthwash and even some breath mints help too. :)
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