Certain foods, health conditions and habits are among the causes of bad breath. In many cases, you can improve bad breath with proper dental hygiene. If recommended hygiene measures don't solve the problem, you may want to see your dentist or doctor to be sure a more serious condition isn't causing your bad breath.
Most bad breath originates in your mouth. There are many causes of bad breath :
- Food- The breakdown of food around your teeth can cause a foul odor. Eating foods containing certain oils is another source of bad breath. Onions and garlic are the best-known examples, but other vegetables and spices also can cause bad breath. After these foods are digested and absorbed into your bloodstream, they're carried to your lungs and are given off in your breath until the foods are eliminated from your body.
- Dental problems. Poor dental hygiene and periodontal disease can be a source of bad breath. If you don't brush and floss daily, food particles remain in your mouth, collecting bacteria and decomposing
- Dry mouth. Saliva helps cleanse your mouth, removing particles that may cause bad odors. Dry mouth can occur during sleep, leading to morning breath. Some medications can lead to a chronic dry mouth, as can a problem with your salivary glands.
- Diseases. In about 10 percent of bad breath cases, the bad odors do not come from the mouth . For example, illnesses, such as some cancers and digestive disorders, can cause breath odor as a result of chemicals they produce.
Diabetes and kidney or liver failure can lead to a fishy smell.
Chronic reflux of stomach acids (GERD) has been associated with bad breath.
- Tobacco products. Smoking dries out your mouth as well as having an unpleasant smell
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