Bad breath(fart).

I know exactly how u feel my name is Gina and I also Iam going through the same thing try a strong probiotic and cholophyll and maybe it will help! Let me know!

Did you get your result for h-pylori? I have suffered with fart and garbage/baby nappy breath especially after eating chocolate and ice-cream, but worst of all even after brushing teeth and drinking water etc. I'm lactose intolerant, but never really had stomach pains unless I drink milk or eat ice-cream. Also my saliva stinks and I have a whitish tongue.

I had h-pylori breath test and was positive. I had metranidazole, Amoxycillin and omeprazole for 1 week. At the time my saliva stopped stinking and I thought I was getting better breath. However a few weeks on and my mouth tastes horrible again and I smelt my own fart/garbage stench when talking to people. I will ask doctor to retest for h pylori and hope that is the culprit. i will keep you informed. I really want saving from this social wrecking ball.

Hi Daniel, I am in the same situation right now. I feel better though when I don't drink coffee or eat meat and spicy food. I also noticed that when I eat , part of the food wouldnt go down , it would stay in the middle of my throat, and I assume that what it causes the bb. I open my mouth wide and I can see something like a pocket on the very back of my throat and think that's where the food gets stuck and causes bad breath. I don't know why I have that. I am so desperate to find the cure for this problem. I have gone to my Doctor and have done a Hpyloris test , which was negative. I take medication for acid reflux, and it helps sometimes but not all the time. I take a 30 billions active cells probiotic and try to eat healthy. please let me know if you found any solution for this problem. Thank you

Hey Daniel not sure if you found a solution but I suffered from the same thing...here's what I want you to do ...you might suffer from a condition called lpr ...it's a reflux condition...look up the diet . It can cause post nasal drip which in turn causes tonsil stones and bad breath. Tonsil stones can be hard to find ..take a flash light and all the way in the back like towards the side of your mouth (each side) ..peel back the flaps of skin and you might notice a bunch of gunk and some stones ..there hard to spot but once you find your trouble areas you'll find them more easily...I even went to a throat specialist she said she didn't see any but when I got home I dug and found a bunch of them ..it's almost like popping a pimple they come up when you push on the skin .these two conditions can cause horrible breath...good luck

Well i hope all is better with your breath now, if it isn't consider your bowel movement. Would you say that your bowels come are regular? Once or twice a day? Does it happen that you feel it has been more than a day since you used the restroom? If yes, note the frequency of how often it happens.

Since you say the smell of your farts is about the same as your bad breath, you must not rule out the possibility that it has something to do with your stomach and constipation in particular, which results in improper digestion and further compounds the problem.

Try a high fiber diet.

Daniel,

just found your post and it was something of a relief to discover that i am not  the only one - not that i would wish this on anyone!

The embarassment of this is destroying my life and i am becoming a recluse. Eating out, being in confined spaces with other people, barbecues, etc., cause me real anxiety as i dread the possible onset of symptoms. As a consequence, i just avoid such situations, but this is no way to live and i am miserable.

The worst of it is that when it happens, i am the only one that doesn't know as i can't smell it - as with all bad breath instances. Plus, it's not like you can go up to someone and say, excuse me but do I stink?

I did pluck up courage and seek medical help, but they just seemed bemused and tried to suggest that it was all in my head. One even suggested that i should just ignore it. My response to this arrogant idiot was to inform him that i would like to give him the symptoms for a day and see whether he could just 'ignore it'!

I hit a brick wall with the NHS and resigned myself to my fate, but it seems to have got worse of late and so desperation has re-ignited my efforts to find a way forward.

I have fillings that are silver and i guess they have mercury in them. My teeth are in very good condition though and so i know the odour is not from there.

I asked a couple of close friends if I have bad breath and they stated definitely not. So it is an intermittent thing. I think it is more prevalent after eating, or when I am training in the gym. After drinking alcohol, the room that i am sleeping in will have a strong odour that will be there in the morning.

It is interesting that you occasionally get UTIs as that is quite unusual for a man. I also get this and the doctors could never understand why it should be. It could be coincidence of course, but it is so unusual that it makes me wonder!

Would be good to hear how you're getting on and feel free to get in touch. That also goes for anyone else that is cursed in this way. Would be great to get a combined effort to try and crack this as it would give me my life back.