Please Read, Remedy For Bad Breath Posted: 08-11-06 17:52pm
I have to share what we've recently
discovered, because I know how miserable
bad breath can be. My neice had bad
breath for years, it affected her social
life, self esteem and happiness. She
is now 21. I kept suggesting that she
brush better, floss and brush her tongue.
She visits the dentist every 6 months
religiously for check ups and cleaning.
He didn't offer any help with her breath
except to tell her to be sure and floss.
Anyway, when she said she found these
white/yellowish bumps lodged in her
tonsils and had a foul smell, I began to
do some research. I found out that
they are a cause for bad breath and are
called tonsil stones or tonsilloliths.
It's a condition that is created by the
combination of debris and other acids in
the body and mouth cavity. So I
wondered if an acid reducer would help, so
I bought her a bottle of pepcid complete.
It is sold over the counter, no
prescription needed, modestly priced, and
comes in different flavors. She chews
one berry flavored pepcid tablet every
morning right after breakfast with a cup
of water and then brushes her teeth and
tongue as normal. She now has nice
breath all day. I really recommend
trying this, it's made her life so much
happier.
Ps- other acid reducing tablets may work
as well, I am in no way marketing pepcid
complete, it's just what we used.
A suggestion for cleaning your tongue:
don't waste your time and money buying a
tongue scraper, they don't work as well.
After you finish brushing your teeth,
rinse your mouth really well and rinse
your toothbrush. Then apply a small
amount of toothpaste on the toothbrush and
begin to brush your tongue back and forth
throughtout the entire surface and as far
back as you can without making yourself
vomit. Lol. Then rinse well. I
hope this will help everyone in this
forum.