as all of the above i a 60yrs old and still very embarrassed about it.i feel i have the confidance now to talk about it and i want to get heip for my beautifull grandsons who have lovely white teeth and r v ery good with their dental hygene how can this happen to babies at 6mnths old then never leave them they r now bin bullied at school cause their breath smells of poo.i too am a good lookin woman but will not go close to anyone cause of smell.i dont think docs have the answers cause they keep say n the same old stuff ie dental hygene my son got it at 6mnths no teeth then.

Having read articles on this site and others, it appears halitosis can have a devastating affect on a person’s self esteem and subsequently their social lives. Some sufferer’s even go to the extent of treating themselves as social out-casts, thus creating a deep paranoia to their condition. As there can be several medical reasons leading to bad breath, a most common factor that is ignored is food processing in our diet. For those who are interested and those who are desperate enough, please bear with me. When I say food processing, I mean the way foods are cooked and prepared. Take the humble potato. You can eat it boiled or mashed and it is considered a healthy option. However, if you fry it, roast it and chip it, it is unhealthy. So, let us call the healthy option positive foods and the un-healthy option, negative foods. When a person has too many negative foods in their diet, the body reacts to this and over-heats. That is to say their blood becomes more viscose, their mouths become dry due to less production of saliva and they generally have constipation. The bacteria in the mouth are more abundant and this leads to halitosis amongst other symptoms. In the younger generation, they develop dreaded teenage spots. Some people have an ability to cope with negative foods whilst others don’t do so well. Maybe this is due to an evolutionary concept. However, it is now well known that foods that are fried, roasted and barbequed contain carcinogens that are considered to be detrimental to our health. It goes without saying that these foods also tend to be the most delicious and so we consume them without a thought and at our peril. Negative foods include foods that have been involved in roasting, frying, burned over a flame and processed. Positive foods are all those foods that have been boiled, steamed or eaten fresh as in salads, fresh fruit and veg. Try it for yourself. For one week, wake up to a delicious fried breakfast every morning, and the rest of the day eat nothing but fried, roast and baked foods. You will see at the end of the week’s trial: dry mouth and lips, etc. plus a few extra pounds! The following week, detox your system by drinking plenty of water, and eating only positive foods. It therefore goes without saying that a healthy diet containing positive foods along with a good oral regime should help reduce or eliminate halitosis. Please note that I have no experience in the medical field and my suggestions are just a theory.

Hi Jess I would suggest purchasing the breathcare kit as you get the measuring cap, tongue scraper etc as well as a 7 week supply. The mouthrinse works so you won't need to purchase any other products...you can use normal toothpaste :) Laura

If your dental hygeinist cant help then you have a chronic problem. Check out MEBO bloodborne body odor and halitosis web site it has many good advice tips. Also try tmau.org.uk. I have suffered for many years and these web sites have helped me a lot.

Hi everyone. I suffered from halitosis all my life and totally sympathize with all of you. My halitosis was chronic but my dentist repeatedly told me my teeth were great and there were no problems (I'm 23 and only have one filling). After much online research, I realized the sad fact that some people simply are born with more bacteria on the back of the tongue and regular brushing, flossing and using various mouthwashes is a temporary cover-up and fails to deal with the VSC's on the back of the tongue. I used to use Retardex from Boots which is effective for a few hours. However, it is not a permanent solution for someone with a chronic condition (and hellishly expensive). I now use Profresh which has completely eliminated my problem (see www.profresh.com): read the independent laboratory report and the white paper research. This product is patented in the US which means that no other company contain the same ingredients that are 99.9% effective against halitosis. I won't babble on about how the product works etc as you can see for yourself on the website. Although my doctor and dentist are fantastic, unfortunately professionals are light years behind when it comes to halitosis. My doctor once told me to brush my tongue with listerine!!!! I couldn't believe it. Didn't he know I'd spent hundreds of pounds on products and had that morning spent no less an hour and 15 mins obsessively brushing, scraping, flossing, swilling etc etc etc. That's all a thing of the past now thank goodness. Thanks to this product I now have fresh breath 24 hours a day. I hope this info helps but I must stress that this product is only effective for those who have chronic halitosis which is not attributable to sinus problems, post-nasal drip etc. This will only work for those where halitosis originates from the mouth, despite having no significant dental problems. Unfortunately, some of us are just born producing more bacteria than others. In terms of cost, I used to spend £30-£40 a week on Retardex products (hard to believe I know). A bottle of mouth was around £7 ish but I used to go through it very quickly. With Profresh I buy it in bulk. I get 13 bottles each lasting 17 days twice a year. I usually pay around £120 but Profresh is now shipped from London instead of the States which will eliminate pesky shipping charges the next time I order. So I would say you can expect to pay £200 a year for your supplies (to me its like liquid gold so price is irrelevant). I would love to hear from someone that they had cured their problem because of this post so please report back with any success stories. Your probably skeptical (like I was) but I guarantee that if you have the same type of halitosis like me..it will work. Good luck :) Laura.

Hi, I've had a horrible taste in my mouth and a horrible smell since I was about 10 (I'm now 22). My dentist said my teeth and gums are fine and it does seem like the taste is coming from my throat. I do suffer with tonsil stones and I am waiting for a date to have a tonsillectomy however in the past when I have removed the stones they don't seem to have any smell at all so I'm worried the tonsillectomy won't help. I also have small red bumps down the back of my throat, does anyone know what these are? I feel so fed up and depressed, constantly worried about talking to people and I go through countless packets of mints and chewing gum...any advice would be great. Thanks

i have suffered from bad breath since i was bout 4 years of age. all my life iv been thobbed off by doctors by them having the easy way out of saying i need to brush my teeth properly. i did brush properly and i have never had any problems at all with my teeth. i used to go through a pack of mints a day and carry a toothbrush around with me incase i was going to eat something. after 3 years of waiting for an operation the doctors finally took my tonsils out as they said the tonsil stones growing at the back of my throat was the reason of my bad breath. my operation was 5 months ago and my breath hasnt changed and im still going through a pack of mints a day. i dont know what else to do now, i dont know what it can be.

when i burp why douse it smell like rotten eggs

Ever since my Head injury my mouth and breath has been coated in this multi-coloured gunge. It skinks I am so embrassed. Even if i brush my teeth it comes back.The gunge is in my nose and I am digging out dried out discharge from my nose. But I have always seemed to have a problem with it. One time i had chronic Bad Breath for 4 years.

I've suffered from bad breath since having an ileostomy 3 years ago. Didn't have this problem before. Are there any other ileostomists out there with this problem? Did you find a solution?