Feeling like I'm so gross right now :(

[stephyyy2828 0]

I'm 7 days pos op and Every morning my breath is so bad it makes me nauseous. I brush my teeth like 6 times a day. I feel like in general I smell so bad for some reason. I try to shower everyday because if it. Might be tmi but going to the bathroom I'm so disgusted with myself. Also been avoiding people because my self confidence is so low right now. Has anyone experience this too? How are you coping with it?

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[KristenLe 5,979]

@@stephyyy2828 It's most likely from ketosis. It's usually temporary.

[AvaFern 3,516]

If you're concerned about your breath, for me the issue was from not being able to chew. Your mouth cleans itself a little bit with the mechanical process of chewing, so when you're stuck on a liquid diet you get a gross film on your toungue and I felt like my breath was gross.

Past that, you just had major surgery, so it's normal to feel disgusting. It gets better.

[chuswysly 122]

You've just had major surgery and your body is still adjusting..........give yourself the same compassion and understanding you would give a friend going through the same circumstances. It's a really big hit to our system and we think the results should be instantaneous (at least I did). As you start healing and feeling better I think your attitude will change. Once you begin dropping some weight you'll be very pleased ;--) Hang in there ♥

[nakole73 34]

It's called Ketosis. I had it really bad for the first month. It's from rapid weight loss.

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[goplay94123 575]

Also, I experienced, and others did as well, a change in smells. Everything smelled bad for me the first 3 weeks. My bedroom smelled rancid. I smelled rancid. Someone said they couldn't be around their family because they all smelled like onions. I had friends over and asked "if they could smell that" and the said they didn't know what I was talking about. The only thing I could handle was a clean linen candle. I burned one in every room. It helped. Good luck!

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[JeffVII 1]

I'm 7 days pos op and Every morning my breath is so bad it makes me nauseous. I brush my teeth like 6 times a day. I feel like in general I smell so bad for some reason. I try to shower everyday because if it. Might be tmi but going to the bathroom I'm so disgusted with myself. Also been avoiding people because my self confidence is so low right now. Has anyone experience this too? How are you coping with it?

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ah man for like a month id wake up with a dry mouth and disgusting taste of something it was terrible but it does go away. also don't sleep with a fan to your face just makes it worse.

[higher 966]

At 3 months out I wake up with gross breath fairly often still. I think it is ketosis as well. I just carry mouthwash around and I also brush more often. It's yucky but I'm dropping weight so I'll deal.