Bad breath and fish odour for years

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Hi all, I'm joining in the hope of finding some ways of managing my odour problems. I'm 53 (today actually!) and menopausal, with recently-diagnosed diabetes type 2 and I'm currently under investigation for a large ovarian cyst and thickened lining of the womb.  I'm also very overweight, a compulsive overeater and binge eater. 

I know I have suffered with bad breath for a long time, but put it down to having dentist phobia and allowing some of my back teeth to become decayed and abscessed.  Those have now been removed, so I thought I would finally be free of bad breath, but no... it's as bad as ever.  I brush twice a day, use mouthwash, and I have started brushing several times during the day at work as well.

I normally can't smell my odours myself, so apart from the occasional person who was unable to hide their disgust, I know about it from the kids I've worked with since starting in educational support for teenagers, about 10 years ago.  Kids generally can't hide their reactions to bad smells, and if that wasn't enough a particularly expressive youngster drew a picture of me in the back of her book with flies around my head and a speech bubble saying "I smell of fish" - I had occasionally noticed a fishy smell on myself but didn't realise it was so strong or persistent.

My doctor said she couldn't smell bad odour on me or my breath, and the practice nurse actually laughed when I told her about the fish odour.  My dentist shrugged when I asked about possible treatment for bad breath and said nothing was particularly effective apart from good oral hygiene.

I'm getting a bit desperate now because at work my colleagues try to avoid sitting with me, some avoid talking to me and the kids of course laugh and comment quite a lot.  I am socially isolated also, but I think that is more complex than just feeling rejected because of odours... I think I have some social awkwardness and anxieties that make me more comfortable alone.  I don't feel sad about this, or lonely, I'm just including this as part of who I am for introduction purposes.

I remember being on a training course once with a woman whose breath made me feel ill.  I have slowly come to the realisation that I am the same.  Kids I work with turn their heads or cover their noses and mouths when I speak to them, not rudely or too obviously, but they just clearly can't stand the smell.

[Zane21]

Hello, my friend used to have that same problem and he tried this thing he found online and it worked for him so if you want to try it here is the link- bit.ly/29xdgY0 . Maybe this can help you as well if you decide to give it a try.

[livininhope]

Hi

I forgot to add in my last post that constipation can cause bad breath. You said that you are overweight and binge eat, so I assume that you consume a lot of unhealthy foods? This in turn can cause constipation and it definitely can cause odours.

If your diet is poor, then perhaps it is the time to start to make changes, you were brave enough to visit the dentist and get your teeth and mouth problems sorted, perhaps now is the time to make a start on your health and review your diet.

You could have candida due to the amount of sugar and bad fats in your diet, and to get rid of this you have to look at diets with low sugar and low saturated fats.

You could think about starting with a colonic cleanse to rid you of any impacted feces in your colon, then start on a healthy eating plan. You will feel better for it and it just might be the cure you need?

Also, it has been discovered that there are certain bacteria that can grow in the gut that makes you overeat, there is information on line about this. If I can find any that might be useful to you I will post it but have a look yourself it might surprise you to learn that it is not actual hunger that makes you overeat but just a couple of bad types of bacteria.

Hope this helps.