Bad Breath!?

[Sleevealicious 43]

Hey everyone,

I am 4 days into my two week Optifast diet an have been told twice today that I have bad breath even though I just brushed my teeth. I know ketosis can cause this , but my question is when does it stop ? The idea is to be in ketosis for most of the weight loss phase, right ? So does that mean as long as I am eating low carb I will have an offensive odor coming from my mouth? I have tried mouth wash, gum, brushing teeth and mints . They briefly and barely help. Any tips or hope on when this will stop would be so greatly appreciated! I know it's a small price to pay to be healthy , but yuck !

[PdxMan 4,292]

You are in this serious ketosis until you get your carbs & calories back up. To what levels ... that is individual, for sure. There are a lot of pros and cons about ketosis and whether it is actually a good thing. You can still lose weight without being in the mouth-tastes-like-a-cats-behind mode. Not as fast, but there is also a school of thought that prolonged ketosis can cause liver/kidney damage, so ...

I would rather have slow weight loss and not be on dialysis (sp?), but we all have our own goals and decisions, for sure.

[Sleevealicious 43]

Yikes! Thanks for the info... Definitely don't want to do kidney damage or be living with this terrible

breath for the next year or so. I don't really have a choice of what to eat now since the Optifast plan is really strict , but I will definitely be sure

to add some carbs in once I am able to after surgery. I appreciate your help!