horrible breath since started Paleo/Primal page

[oberges]

Hi there,
since I started to take control of my health, I realised my breath became horrible in every sense of the word! Even while not in ketosis.
does anybody have any experience and advice?

[EagleRiverDee]

Other than dental hygiene, which I'm sure you're already doing, this is what I thought of:
If you have acid reflux, it will affect your breath. When I had acid reflux, someone told me my breath was 'sour' and that they could smell it from several feet away. (Embarrassing!)

[Graycat]

For me, chewing on parsley is the only thing that actually works for a while.

[Wildrose]

Are you eating too much protein, not enough fat/healthy carbs? I seem to recall bad breath is an effect of too much protein.

[TheFastCat]

Make sure that you don't have Tonsilloliths

These things smell worse than anything you can imagine.

If you do have them I highly recommend a tonsilectomy

[Egerland]

Gargle with baking soda and water now and then. Drink baking soda and water a while after a meal at least once a day.

[Metric]

Agreed! I had this when I was in my very early teens (for about 1 yr), got my tonsils out, no problems since. They are absolutely awful! Have you had repeated bouts of tonsillitis? If so, this could very well be the cause.

[LauraSB]

I also found that my primal diet was giving me horrible breath. It wasn't something I'd ever had a problem with. For the last couple of months I drink maybe a quart of kombucha/week and several fermented dill pickles. I also make a point to have potatoes 2x a week or so. Yogurt had always been a part of my diet. It seems to be getting better. I think it's a gut flora issue and something smelly started growing as I cut the crap out of my diet.

[magicmerl]

Maybe you are sick?

[foodiegoneprimal]

I have also noticed this. I am going through 6 to 8 pieces of gum per day on top of brushing 4 times per day. Never had this problem before.