Bad breath, icky mouth

[2GoodDogs 6]

4 days post op, I have a yucky mouth - even though I'm flossing, brushing and rinsing with Listerine.

Probaby have horrid breath too.

Any remedy? Sympathy? Can I have breath mints?

[justmel1957 1]

My dietician told me that when that happens, you aren't getting enough Protein in...........

[Luu2008 2]

Just make sure its not Thrush! It may be because you are Ketosis from not eating enough.

I had the same problem last week (post op), it started with icky breath, then white on my tongue that would not brush off with a tooth brush, then sores so bad it hurt to talk or eat all over my mouth. I finally went to my Dr. in misery. It took 2 days of treatment for my mouth to stop hurting. I was told it was due to the antibiotics given during surgery. It kills the good bacteria in your mouth and then the fungus/yeast starts to grow.

[luckylcket 0]

I noticed that when I prespire now it smells different. Not really stinky, but I never smelled anything besides my deodorant before.

[MarylandMommy 0]

Just make sure its not Thrush! It may be because you are Ketosis from not eating enough.

I had the same problem last week (post op), it started with icky breath, then white on my tongue that would not brush off with a tooth brush, then sores so bad it hurt to talk or eat all over my mouth. I finally went to my Dr. in misery. It took 2 days of treatment for my mouth to stop hurting. I was told it was due to the antibiotics given during surgery. It kills the good bacteria in your mouth and then the fungus/yeast starts to grow.

what were you given for treatment...not to thread crash, but I have to swish and swallow with Nystatin prior to surgery *scheduled for Wednesday...and I noticed yesterday a bump on my tongue and more bumps on the back of my tongue....I do not know if this is a reaction to the swish and swallow, but I thought it was supposed to get rid of yeast???

[2GoodDogs 6]

My dogs confirm that I smell different. I train and show in dog obedience competitions (next weekend too, if I'm up to it) and one of the things he has to do is select the metal and leather article that I've handled from several identical ones.

Usually his best exercise, he hasn't gotten it right in practice the last 3 days.

I heard this happens to dogs whose people have undergone chemo too.

I have a white tongue, will ask the doc about it. Could be thrush.

[Luu2008 2]

what were you given for treatment...not to thread crash, but I have to swish and swallow with Nystatin prior to surgery *scheduled for Wednesday...and I noticed yesterday a bump on my tongue and more bumps on the back of my tongue....I do not know if this is a reaction to the swish and swallow, but I thought it was supposed to get rid of yeast???

I was given a prescription of tablets that I took, 5 for 5 days. It took two days for my mouth to stop killing me and 3 days for it to visibly go away. I'm a foster mom and I have had a few babies who had thrush, mine didn't look like their's but there was a white coating on my tongue, I also started with one sore on my tongue it multiplied FAST.

I would get it checked out ASAP! Thrush only gets worse. It went from kind of irritating to very painful ulcers in my mouth to the point it hurt to eat and to talk. I guess when your body's chemicals get mixed up this sort of thing can happen. Niastatin kills bacteria, good and bad-it could have caused a chemical imbalance that lead to a yeast infestation, gross but, anyway I would get it checked out.

[Luu2008 2]

My dogs confirm that I smell different. I train and show in dog obedience competitions (next weekend too, if I'm up to it) and one of the things he has to do is select the metal and leather article that I've handled from several identical ones.

Usually his best exercise, he hasn't gotten it right in practice the last 3 days.

I heard this happens to dogs whose people have undergone chemo too.

I have a white tongue, will ask the doc about it. Could be thrush.

You most likely have thrush if you have a white coating in your tongue that can't be brushed off. I would call your primary doc ASAP, it only gets worse. I posted above but I mean it went from irritating to VERY painful ulcers.

[MarylandMommy 0]

I was given a prescription of tablets that I took, 5 for 5 days. It took two days for my mouth to stop killing me and 3 days for it to visibly go away. I'm a foster mom and I have had a few babies who had thrush, mine didn't look like their's but there was a white coating on my tongue, I also started with one sore on my tongue it multiplied FAST.

I would get it checked out ASAP! Thrush only gets worse. It went from kind of irritating to very painful ulcers in my mouth to the point it hurt to eat and to talk. I guess when your body's chemicals get mixed up this sort of thing can happen. Niastatin kills bacteria, good and bad-it could have caused a chemical imbalance that lead to a yeast infestation, gross but, anyway I would get it checked out.

Thanks!!! I spoke with my doctor...if anymore bumps appear I am to call them!!

[three sixty six 1]

oh man do i have a mouth problem right now!!

monday night it felt like i had something stuck in my throat. not the bad way, but almost how it felt to have a piece of popcorn kernel stuck (but i haven't had any). i figured it would go away.

yesterday it got worse, and yesterday afternoon i managed to take a look back there.. way in the back of my throat, next to my tonsil, was a reddish brown bump. i figured it was just a really bad canker sore, even though i've never had one back there.

today, i noticed that it was white in the middle and red around it! weird. then, right before the end of the day, the white part took over the red part and as i was examining it in the mirror, i opened my mouth and the white part was gone! ew i swallowed whatever that was!! so gross.

now the white part seems to be creeping back. it looks like i have a hole in my throat with the white stuff peeking out from behind my skin. it is so incredibly disgusting.

maybe unrelated, but i also have a canker sore on the side of my tongue (on the other side of my mouth as the strange red/white mess).

i have a doc appt with my GP first thing tomorrow. i can't figure out what this is, but it's hard to swallow and my froat hurts!!!

[tnag86 0]

Three sixty six, sorry about your mouth. That sounds very painful!!!

I have been feeling like I have really bad breath for several days, but after listening to you guys, I think may it is ketosis. I'm definitely getting 70 or so grams of Protein a day, so that isn't the culprit. Glad to hear someone else with these problems, and hope they disappear before I have to return to work!

[aubrie 6]

A high Protein, low carb diet will put you in ketosis. It's where your body is burning the actual fat instead of food energy. Just eat some carbs and it will go away. You will then be burning food energy.

[three sixty six 1]

I have tonsillitis :thumbup: