My breath is kickin like chicken.

[chuck415 89]

I know this is a side effect of the ketosis but LORD HAVE MERCY. Never had it this bad when I was on Adkins. Does this go away? Soon?

Any ideas on how to mask this other than brushing and listerine every 30 minutes?

[Tssiemer1 549]

Premiere Protein Shakes make my breath nasty and mouth dry no matter how many times I brush or chew gum or mints. It's ridiculous.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

keep a breath spray close at hand. I think it does eventually level out, once we add in a few more veggies. But I keep a breath spray in my pocket. Every day. I get them at the dollar store, since I use them so often. I don't recommend chewing gum btw. It would suck to accidentally swallow a piece of gum, ya know?

[SuperDave 1,115]

It is awful at times, but remember that this is a sign that you are burning fat. For the first 6 moths or so, whenever I would stall my breath would get better. Then I would wake up one morning with that awful taste in my mouth and it actually made me happy because I knew the stall was over and I was going to start losing again.

Embrace your bad breath! It should be a t-shirt slogan! (And like the others said, use breath spray. It helps a lot!)

[chuck415 89]

@@Tssiemer1 I have been drinking Premier shakes too but I didn't notice the breath before the surgery.

@@wannaBthinsoon Good call on the breath spray. Need to def pick some up.

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

@@chuck415

I do Listerine breath strips. They melt on your tongue. Easy to put in the front pocket of my jeans. I have washed my jeans with them in my pocket and now my laundry is minty fresh. Not recommending washing them

[Dub 9,922]

Listerene breath strips in the pocket at all times.

Ketosis breath sucks.

[jhclikesshopping@gmail.com 285]

it does get better... I promise. The strips made me gag and sugar free gum did not work for me. I used Altoids - the really small one....

Also - watch out if you tongue scrape. I ended up doing some damage since I did it too often.....

[gdub23 9]

I only had this problem once after surgery and it was terrible. Turns out I had oral thrush really bad. Check your tongue... is it coated with a white film? If so, you may want to go to the Dr. for meds. Otherwise, I suppose it's just a bad side effect of the surgery. Good luck!