Excessive growth of bad bacteria in the mouth causes quite an unpleasant effect - bad breath. To cope with it, experts recommend increasing your daily water intake and going on a diet.
The diet should be rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants and low in sugar. Limiting sweets and emphasizing fresh fruits and vegetables guarantees a pleasant aroma every time you open your mouth, experts say.
They emphasize that chewing gum and mints are not a good option to cover up the unpleasant defect. They contain significant amounts of toxic ingredients. They are rich in artificial sweeteners, flavors and preservatives, which are both neurotoxic and carcinogenic.
Bad breath can also be a symptom of various diseases and depending on what exactly the smell is, the disease can be determined. For example, diabetes, chronic gastritis and bronchitis, periodontitis, cirrhosis are diseases accompanied by bad breath.
If the bad breath comes from the nose and not from the mouth, it may be polyps and inflammation of the airways. With a runny nose and nasal secretions entering the stomach, the process of digestion slows down, appetite disappears, and stagnation of food in the stomach "produces" bad breath. Caries, poorly made crowns and bridges can retain food, which when decomposed in the mouth also causes bad breath. Hormonal problems are also a source of bad breath. It can also occur before menstruation in women.