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Halitosis is the medical term for bad breath. Nothing is more offensive than bad breath and nothing is more embarrassing than bad breath. Halitosis can be caused by poor dental hygiene, but that is not always the cause. Sometimes it is a sign of poor health. It could be due to tooth decay, improper diet a nose or throat infection, smoking, constipation, indigestion or liver malfunction. Learn how to find out why you have halitosis and in most cases cure it.
If you have halitosis the first place to look for a cause is your mouth. How are your dental hygiene habits? You must brush your teeth and tongue after every meal, floss everyday and use a mouth wash in some cases. Get a dental check up and teeth cleaning. Your dentist can rule out conditions that lead to bad breath such as gum disease, tooth decay, or mouth sores.
If your mouth is not the cause of bad breath the next step is to see if your digestive tract is at fault. Poor digestion is sometimes the cause and digestive enzymes are often helpful. If you get indigestion, sour stomach or constipation often, then you can probably guess that digestion is the cause of your bad breath. Chlorophyll tablets help freshen the breath and also improve the flora of the intestines. Acidophilus or bifidus supplements can be taken to maintain a healthy intestinal tract.
Cutting out greasy foods and refined sugar from your diet can help digestive problems. If this does not help or you want to be certain that your digestive system is causing bad breath go to your physician. He can perform a test that can determine what the underlying problem is to halitosis.
A comprehensive stool analysis can be done to look for the appearance of parasites or overgrowth of the bacillus in the digestive tract. He can also determine if you have a sinus, throat infection or a liver mal-function that could be causing the bad breath.
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