Can anyone give me any ideas why I’ve had bad breath?
A couple years ago my grandma started saying that I had bad breath. I never really noticed it much, no one else said anything. About a year ago my ex gf also said I had bad breath. I started buying a lot of gum and listerine spray, which helps very temporarily. But I’ve just noticed these past like 6 months, it’s gotten bad. Bad to the point where I can’t talk to people normally without spraying listerine and feeling self conscious.
I have no idea what is wrong. I went to the dentist first. My dentist/orthodontist said my teeth and gums and tongue are fine and healthy. My bad breath is not a dental issue. I brush, floss, and use mouthwash twice a day.
I went to the doctor. The doctor said my tonsils/throat look fine (so it’s not tonsil stones), and he thinks I have h pylori. Got a blood test, everything came back fine. All my levels on everything came back fine and no h pylori.
I’ve been taking good probiotics for a few weeks, thought it might be a gut microbiome issue, but I notice absolutely no difference.
My doctor then thought maybe it’s a sinus issue, post nasal drip. I’ve been taking medication and nasal spray for a week now, notice absolutely no difference again.
I’m at a loss.
Any other possible things I can list that may be of help:
- I gag VERY easily now which is odd because I never used to. I gag when flossing, after eating a lot of food, when brushing. It’s strange tbh
- I cough a lot, no idea why, I don’t smoke. (I have a chest X-ray booked, but I’m not sure if this could be causing it)
- I eat fairly healthy, and I take a multivitamin daily along with magnesium, k2+d3, dayvigo, and melatonin
- my dentists antibacterial mouthwash actually helped a decent amount tbh but was a bandaid, not a fix
I don’t feel any acid reflux or anything but, I’ve heard ppl with GERD sometimes don’t notice it. Any ideas would be very helpful!