Ketosis breath page

[Legerity]

I'm just wondering about people's experience with bad breath on ketosis. Is it really as bad as I've been reading about? I've cut down a lot of carbs although I'm not sure that they are low enough to go into ketosis, but to be honest I think having permanent bad breath would be enough to prevent me from doing so.


Is this something that goes away or is it just something you have to face on a very low-carb diet? And if you don't have it, does it mean you're not in ketosis?


Thanks for the information,

Brian

[barehard]

It passes. Stick it out. Don't worry about whether you're in ketosis or not too.

[lars1000]

My wife has noticed my "Keto-breath" frequently for the past month. Does it really go away?

[hoyt22]

Yes even I had keto-breath and I always used to wonder how strong it is for the next person. I think it goes away !

[Jokaman70]

I don't know about my breath but I do have a strange...sweet flavor in my mouth when I'm in ketosis. I'm not sure sweet describes it accurately but it's as close as I can come up with. Drinking A LOT (1.5 gallons/day) of water seems to help.

[thehallowprince]

I noticed keto-breath for the first time today. That's because it was the first time I didn't have a huge class of water and brush my teeth first thing in the morning. I went about 3 hours without any food or water after waking up. It's really not that bad... All I have to do is brush my teeth and it's gone.

[Athena]

my breath always smells like bacon...i get whiffs and it makes me hungry again. People say I smell like breakfast all the time. hahaha

[Lovestoclimb]

LOL...the perfect woman is one that always smells like bacon!

[john_e_turner_ii]

Does ketosis really do that, or is it the increase in meat consumption? Often, when people switch to low carb diets, they increase their meat intake. This results in a lot of meat particles between teeth which can cause very bad breath if you do not floss often.

[JohnOTD]

Grok no floss!