Bad breath

[Pumpkin31]

I only started today but my consultant told me that you can get halitosis on this diet for a couple of days. I'm really paranoid about this. So what can I have - if anything, to combat this? Is gum allowed?

Ta!

 

[determinator]

gum isnt allowed but you can use mouth wash , breath spray or listerine strips . I use the strips and they are lovely and make your breath really fresh , but they are hard to come by in the uk ... some 'savers' sell them but i get mine off e bay

 

[Mamaye]

Saw my consultant this weekend, she said it was ok to have sugar free gum to refresh my breath, so I do have some but i don't chew for too long

 

[Pumpkin31]

Thanks for your suggestions. I will go hunting tomorrow for the strips or spray if all else fails then gum but not for too long.

Ta!

 

[muhly]

I might be a bit strange but chewing gum doesn't bother me at all. I chew mine for hours, especially in work -retail- I can't afford to have smelly breath!

It doesn't make me hungry at all, so maybe it affects different people differently.

 

[TrueBlueAngel]

I might be a bit strange but chewing gum doesn't bother me at all. I chew mine for hours, especially in work -retail- I can't afford to have smelly breath!

It doesn't make me hungry at all, so maybe it affects different people differently.

I confess that it's the same for me, it's gives me the feeling of eating so makes me think I'm full, so I can chew gum for ages!

 

[mrsessex]

Same for me, I chew gum literally all day!

 

[Setas]

the bad breath is a side effect off ketosis - some of the by-products produced get expelled through your lungs/breath - the rest goes through your urine (hence testing with ketosticks to see if you are in ketosis)

 

[MinnieMel]

Making sure that you drink your water steadily through out the day helps some - as the ketones will with flush with the urine.