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How to Get Rid of Bad Breath...NOW!
Which
Medications Can Cause Bad Breath?
Probably the most common dental disorder is that of the dreaded
halitosis. While this is simply a big word to describe
bad breath, it is not so easy to get rid of it. Additionally,
a lot of people who do suffer from this disorder are
not even aware of it until someone else points it out
to them. Do you know if you have bad breath? There are
two easy tests to find out quickly:
Lick
your wrist, or if you wear perfume on your wrist, go
ahead and lick the back of your clean hand. Wait a few seconds
for the saliva to dry and then sniff. What you smell is what
other people smell when you speak.
Take
a teaspoon, turn it over so that the hollow side points
toward your tongue and then gently scrape the back of your
tongue. If you withdraw the spoon and see a white coating,
you know you just scraped off a bunch of bacteria. Put the
scraping on the back of your hand or your wrist and sniff.
What you smell now is what other people smell when you exhale.
If either sniff tests revealed objectionable odors, you may
be fairly certain that you are suffering from halitosis. Your
case may be temporary, permanent, mild, or strong, depending
on the odor. Usually a good brushing, flossing, and tongue
scraping will reduce the bacteria that cause the odors, and
you will be good to go. In a few cases, however, even those
measures do not work, or only work temporarily and for a short
period of time. This may be the case if you are taking certain
medications, which reduce the amount of saliva your mouth produces.
A reduction in saliva will increase the amount of bacteria
that accumulate, since they are no longer washed away effectively.
Here is a list of medications that are amongst the most likely
offenders known to mess with your breath, even if they do not
specifically state so:
- Most antidepressants
- Many allergy, cold, flu, and sinus medications
- Blood pressure medication
- Diet pills
There are also over the counter substances that may loosely
fit into the realm of medication, such as alcohol-based mouthwashes,
sugar containing gums, and high protein body building shakes.
It is hard to believe just how many substances that you least
suspect may actually be culprits in causing you to experience
halitosis!
Should you find yourself in the position of experiencing medication
induced halitosis due to a dry mouth, there are several steps
you can take to alleviate this problem. First and foremost
you will need to make sure that you increase your water intake.
This may be done by drinking your recommended eight glasses
of water, and adding an additional three glasses to that. In
between keeping yourself hydrated, you may also wish to chew
some sugarless gum to keep your mouth producing saliva. After
you eat, be sure to brush your teeth, and perhaps even floss.
In the morning and evening, you will need to make sure to not
only brush and floss, but also scrape the back of your tongue
to do away with any accumulation of bacteria. If you use a
mouthwash, be sure to check that it does not contain alcohol,
since this substance will further dry out your mouth.
There is a school of thought that suggests that some medications,
especially those who are based on garlic, cause the bad breath
to occur from the lungs. The theory behind this thought process
is the fact that digestion causes the nutrients and other substances
to move via blood throughout the body. When the process if
finished, the waste products are excreted, and one such process
is through the air that is expelled from the lungs. This line
of reasoning is not universally accepted and has a number of
detractors who believe it to be an invalid theory.
Whatever the truth may hold, if your bad breath persists in
spite of your most ardent brushing, flossing, scraping, and
fluid intake, try gargling with water to which just a few drops
of myrrh extract have been added. This may very well help you
to rid yourself of the objectionable odors.
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: 2006
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