Halitosis (bad breath), your gut & liver

I’ve had people come to me who’ve tried everything for debilitating halitosis.

Often they’d had it since childhood, and it had stopped them from accepting jobs and promotions, and having relationships.

Their oral hygiene and dental health was good – oral factors account for around 87% of cases. They’d also had serious underlying conditions ruled out like diabetes, oral cancer, and liver and kidney disease. They were hydrating well too so they didn’t have a dry mouth, another possible cause.

Yet no matter what they did, including repeated rounds of drugs, it persisted.

Many people don’t associate bad breath with their gut or internal environment, but this can be key.

Digestion works from north to south, and because of this close relationship between oral health and the gut, you can’t work on halitosis or other dental conditions such as gingivitis without considering gut infections, liver and gallbladder function, and more. I suspected their halitosis was a symptom of gastrointestinal imbalances.

Low stomach acid, and toxic conditions of the colon and liver may be the culprit along with the stomach infection, H Pylori. Similarly, poor kidney detoxification may also be a factor along with mild acidosis (too much acid in the body).

We did gut stool testing, which showed some pathogenic bacterial infections, low good bacteria and stomach acid, and more. Halitosis frequently goes along with gut dysbiosis as the methane and hydrogen gases produced by nasty bacteria and yeast can make their way to the lungs and oral cavity.

They did an eradication, rebalancing and rebuilding protocol that included making dietary adjustments and taking supplements.

With one client their halitosis improved only 10% in the first few weeks. They wanted to change focus, but I reaffirmed the importance of supporting their whole digestive system and being patient.

By week 6 their halitosis had improved 90%! But disappointingly it worsened again.

I considered their Phase II liver detox pathways. What goes wrong in the body can enter the blood and be expelled by the lungs e.g. a faulty sulphur detox pathway can cause rotten egg breath.

We introduced some targeted liver support and this resolved their problem.

Another client had a similar story, only their issue was a slightly fatty liver from eating sugar and refined carbs. This can also cause mild acidosis. It took time to restore their liver so it could detox efficiently, but finally their bad breath resolved. Diet played a key role in achieving and maintaining their sweet-smelling breath.

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