Question:
What can we do post-op for bad breath?? Will we always have it?
I am almost 8 mo. post-op and find myself constantly brushing my teeth, sucking on s.f. mints and s.f. gum because of bad breath. Any hints or secrets on how to deal with this? Will we always have this? — Tammy B. (posted on November 5, 2002)
November 5, 2002
hi tammy :) i had open rny feb 8 02 and noticed the same thing. i brush
alot chew alot of sf gum as you do. im sick of stank mouth too. lol i hope
it gets better. i guess we will just have to keep brushin girl. :)
— carrie M.
November 5, 2002
No, you won't always have it. Once your wt stabilizes, that nasty strong
smell (I thought my youngest would leave the state... he was 24. Wait. He
DID leave the state!) fades away. I still tend to chew gum for a few
minutes after meals to help with any lingering effects.
— vitalady
November 5, 2002
Hello, I spoke to my dentist who perscibed a toothpaste with extra floride
which helps keep your tongue more salivated. Call your dentist and tell
him this issue. I have one from Colgate. Good luck
— Stefanie P.
November 5, 2002
You might want to try the listerine strips they are pretty powerful.
— Candace F.
November 5, 2002
The bad breath is usually associated with a condition known as ketosis.
Ketosis occurs during periods of very rapid weight loss, as the body is
"burning" its own accumulated fat stores. Patients can usually
tell when that process is happening because they have really bad breath
that won't go away with brushing or mouth rinses, or they can test their
urine with little dip-sticks that show the presence of ketones in the urine
(anyone who has ever done Physician's Weight Loss has been through the
dip-stick routine!). As your weight loss slows down or levels off, the
process of ketosis will disappear and so will the bad breath. In the
meantime, frequent brushing and mouth rinses can't hurt.....increasing
water intake speeds the elimination of those "burned" fat stores
out of the body via the kidneys...and I found that Binaca makes a breath
spray called "Binaca for Smokers" that was more effective than
any mint or rinse for me. You don't win many friends or lovers during this
period, but try to look at it as a good thing....ketosis = rapid weight
loss. The days of more frequent plateaus and slower weight loss will come
soon enough....enjoy your bad breath while you can :-)
— Diana T.
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