Kinda gross, but Why do i have bad breath now?

As stupid as this sounds i have never had bad breath! Now that im losing weight i seem to have bad breath, does it have to do with keto-acidosis? Insulin levels in your body? I brush and brush my teeth yet it still comes back, im chewing lots of gum!!!!!

Not sure of the reason, but boy do I have it too! Brushing doesn't seem to help much.  I gargle and swish Scope all the time now.  Sometimes I can't even stand the taste of my own mouth. 

My research showed that bad breath and ketosis go hand in hand. The body elimates the ketones through your urine and through your breath. The solution was to drink more water so you urinate more and less ketones are elimated via your mouth.

My breath too was kicking as my kids would say and I too would brush and gargle all day long.  I also chewed sugarless gum but that didn't help too much.  They say in time it does go away.  How much water should we be drinking?

8 or more glasses. Also, I read that eating parsley helps.

thank you all for the info, i know that im not drinking enough but now that i know that my bad breath is because of that i will drink til i float.....lol im eight weeks post-op today and im down 45 pounds im elated..... i need to post some pic.. again thanks all

Ketosis for sure!  They make keto strips and sell them at drug stores.  When I did ATKINS I had the same issue...

Ketosis is a good and bad thing... if you are having it you know that you are burning fat.  I had it really bad for about a month..  It was so horrible that I could barely eat or drink anything.. all of my liquids took on the taste of my mouth..  I ended up with severe dehydration cuz i just couldn't keep anything down and my potassium levels plummeted.     so my advice is drink drink drink...   think of the taste as "evil" that is leaving your body....    I did end up liking those breath liquid drops (sf of course).. they seemed to last longer than gum or brushing did.   best of luck.... Jenny

Wow Jenny  you are looking FABULOUS!!! Nice to see you on the board again! Maryellen:)

Thanks so much Maryellen.... I have been AWOL for awhile but will hopefully be around quite a bit more....    Incredibly busy summer but school starts next week so i can get my life back Jenny