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Bad Breath.....

I reckon I don't always smell that great (my breath) that is, what exactly can I do to smell a bit better?

I have heard drinking more water helps, and that if you have a yellow tounge this means bad breath? (Which I do have, a yellowish tounge towards the back).

Any ideas other than mints/chewing gum?

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Reply 1

Mouthwash?

Reply 2

always carry a pack of mints and tbh i find drinking lost of water gives me a bad taste in my mouth

Reply 3

Murray Mints. Eww...

Reply 4

Bleach!

if that fails, mints, mouth wash and eat parsley. prooven to keep your breath fresh!

Reply 5

I don't have bad breath, but when I drink evian, I do. Horrbily bad breath.

Reply 6

Apparantly eating healthier helps? or is that my mum lying to me so i eat healthy? :smile:

Reply 7

Eating less meat. Apples and parsley are great.

Reply 8

have surgery

no, rly, eat parsley. top stuff for breath freshening

Reply 9

vodka is really good for getting rid of any bad breath smell. :wink:

Reply 10

Thud
vodka is really good for getting rid of any bad breath smell. :wink:

Yeah i agree, pints of lovely, lovely vodka:biggrin:

Reply 11

PseudoPhoenix
Yeah i agree, pints of lovely, lovely vodka:biggrin:



YAY, vodka!

Oh, and try brushing your tongue when you clean your teeth.

Reply 12

Brush your tongue. It amazes me the number of people who don't. And brush your teeth THOROUGHLY morning & night, not just a quick 30 seconds (note: occasionally passing out drunk without brushing your teeth is acceptable :p:). If you smoke / drink coffee, carry mints. Have one after a cigarette or after drinking coffee. I hate coffee breath. ugh. *puuuke*

Reply 13

Try putting lemon in your water when you drink it, especially when you're out (restaurants always have lemons). It tastes good, it makes your breath nice, and water with lemon is a whole lot healthier than soda :smile:

And yes, watching what you eat helps. I find that certain things (like diet soda) always leave my mouth feeling kind of weird and bad-breathey for a while afterwards.

*edited because I apparently can't speak English*

Reply 14

I find that certain things (like diet soda) always leave my mouth feeling kind of weird and bad-breathey for a while afterwards.



It's the saccharine.

Reply 15

Yeah i'm addicted to chewing gum because of fear of this (op) :p: ...I think it's eating away my teeth...

Reply 16

Toy Soldier
Brush your tongue. It amazes me the number of people who don't. And brush your teeth THOROUGHLY morning & night, not just a quick 30 seconds


Yes. Absolutely.


... though if you're me, you always end up gagging because you've gone too far back. :p: *is so inept*

Reply 17

c@luvr
Yeah i'm addicted to chewing gum because of fear of this (op) :p: ...I think it's eating away my teeth...

ditto but gum is annoying and it costs money :p:

Reply 18

haha whenever i go out with my gf i have to carry gum because my breaths horrible...i brush my teeth and everything, im a veggie so meats not a problem

i've found my breaths alright after eating but if i dont eat for a while it goes bad...

Reply 19

places like Lund Osler offer extreme cleans for bad breath treatments

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