Can Bad Breath and the Stomach Be Related?

Believe it or not, bad breath and the stomach are sometimes related but this is not common. However, acid reflux can cause halitosis and other serious medical problems. While this is not a common cause of bad breath, it is but one of several causes of halitosis that include:

• Sinus infection
• Gum disease
• Cavity or infection of mouth or throat
• Low-carbohydrate side effect
• Diabetes
• Upper respiratory infection
• Xerostomia
• Poor oral hygiene

In nearly 85% of the cases, the bad breath cause is bacteria living in your mouth. A dentist will use a Halimeter to determine the precise source of the halitosis and in nearly 9 out of 10 cases-that will be either the back of the tongue or along the gum line.

Treating bad breath is pretty simple so long as the problem is isolated to the tongue and other soft tissues in the mouth. The bacteria will hide behind plaque-that sticky white film that you see at the back of your tongue. In order to stop bad breath, you will need to remove that layer of plaque and a tongue scraping is often the best method.

Then, by practicing good oral hygiene and brushing away the plaque that forms on your teeth and gums each morning (morning bad breath), you should be able to prevent bad breath throughout the day. However, you will also want some form of bad breath medicine to help control the bacteria. Be sure to buy a bad breath remedy made from all natural ingredients because dehydration and other side effects are more common when using remedies made from chemicals (like alcohol).

Bad breath treatment is far more complicated when the halimeter indicates the source of the odor to be the gum line. This indicates the presence of a gingival infection otherwise known as periodontal disease. In 2005, The Forsythe Institute estimated that 80,000,000 were afflicted with some form of gum disease. Caused by bacteria, the infection spreads and can dissolve supporting gingival and bone tissue. Ultimately, the disease can lead to your teeth falling out and a host of other unwanted medical problems that make simple halitosis seem like a very minor inconvenience.

Bad breath is indeed one of the primary symptoms of gum disease so take any chronic case of halitosis very seriously. To control the bacteria, you will need some form of bad breath remedy made with an antiseptic agent. Do not buy any bad breath treatment made from chemicals or synthetic ingredients because they may cause dehydration and dry mouth-known causes of halitosis!

While bad breath and the stomach are sometimes linked, the far more probable cause of halitosis are the bacteria living in your mouth. If you are looking for an effective all natural bad breath solution made from essential oils that naturally control bacteria without causing dehydration and other harmful side effects, then try OraMD® today!