Breath help

[csawesome 181]

All the warnings I read about life after surgery nothing warned that your breath and pee would smell like death. I have been brushing my teeth, swirling mouth wash, flossing.... still death breath.

Any ideas?

Bad breath is sooooo embarrassing for me.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Sounds like you are in ketosis. You can try to mask things with altoids, drinking lots of Water, etc., but there really isn't anything you can do to stop it. The breath is caused by the chemical balance in your blood, and no amount of mouthwash or brushing your teeth is going to change that. It's a good thing -- it means that your body is burning through fat cells at an extremely high rate.

For most people, they have the death breath (and pee, and sometimes BO, etc.) for a few weeks, and then their body gets things a little straightened out even though you are still in ketosis, and your breath and so on improves. Just keep in mind that it's a sign of the wonderful work your body is doing and that it's going to be a small blip in the big scheme of things. It'll get better and in a few months you'll probably look back and laugh about what a big deal it seemed like

[csawesome 181]

I google it, it said ketosis, but didn't say anything about going away. Okay, altoids, Water and patience. Check.

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