Tanya in KS Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 My son has chronic, horrible bad breath. We have taken him to the dentist - received no input. We have tried mouth rinses. No avail. It is worse when he has a sinus infection but that is not the case right now. I have even tried brushing & flossing for him - no help. any advice would greatly be appreciated - everyone comments on it & he is really frustrated by it... Blessings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 chloropyl capsules? This is a natural deordorizer. more water, veggies, fruit, more fiber, less meat? brushing his tongue??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Bad breath can be a symptom of food sensitivities. That's what I would suspect if all of the other usual things aren't working. You might need to go through a food elimination strategy to solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 My son has chronic, horrible bad breath. We have taken him to the dentist - received no input. We have tried mouth rinses. No avail. It is worse when he has a sinus infection but that is not the case right now. I have even tried brushing & flossing for him - no help. any advice would greatly be appreciated - everyone comments on it & he is really frustrated by it... Blessings does he brush his tongue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Does he have tonsil stones? It is a cause of chronic bad breath. They can be in locations that make it impossible to see them. Mine go away if I do not eat any nuts or popcorn, but there is really no treatment for them. (Well, unless removing the tonsils counts.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susann Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 My dd has terrible bad breath which we just learned is a side effect of her celiac disease. Does he by chance have any wheat/barley/rye issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Reflux (GERD) can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 While it may be caused by what the others have suggested- make sure his bowels are moving really regularly. Chronic constipation can cause bad breath and it's pretty common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 My friends had the same problem with their DD. After a year, they found out that she has SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth). Their DD is now on heavy probiotics and taking GSE to combat the bad bacteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) Okay, this is going to be gross. But, my dd had, what I thought was, chronic bad breath. Seriously, for months it was so bad and I kept making her brush her teeth multiple times per day. I finally took her to the doctor because it was just gross. She said that if people have a lot of sinus issues, build up can occur and cause a terrible smell. She recommended we get a saline spray to clear out her nose. So when we got home I sprayed the saline stuff in her nose and told her to blow hard. I can't even begin to describe what came out. It was so big and the smell was horrendous! It looked like grainy, dark baby poop. Oh geez, just thinking about the smell really makes me want to gag. Anyway, that was definitely where the smell was coming from!!! It was 10 times as bad upon release:ack2: Dd never complained about pain, so I was skeptical that it was her sinuses, but the dr. was right. You may want to give that a try and see if anything comes out. Just prepare yourself to want to vomit if anything does:tongue_smilie: Edited May 21, 2011 by hsbaby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Does he have tonsil stones? It is a cause of chronic bad breath. They can be in locations that make it impossible to see them. Mine go away if I do not eat any nuts or popcorn, but there is really no treatment for them. (Well, unless removing the tonsils counts.) Exactly what I was going to ask. I have those horrible, nasty things and I've seriously contemplated having my tonsils removed. I've been on a low-carb diet for the past couple of months and they are a lot better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Does he have tonsil stones? It is a cause of chronic bad breath. They can be in locations that make it impossible to see them. Mine go away if I do not eat any nuts or popcorn, but there is really no treatment for them. (Well, unless removing the tonsils counts.) Especially problematic in kids with large tonsils and multiple sinus infections. Check in his mouth and look for white "things" in the pockets of his tonsils or in any crevices. A water pick can help remove them if his gag reflex isn't too strong. My dd had a horrible problem with them until her tonsils were yanked. That's really the only cure, unless you want to hunt them down and maually remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Bad breath can be a symptom of food sensitivities. That's what I would suspect if all of the other usual things aren't working. You might need to go through a food elimination strategy to solve the problem. :iagree: with this along with possible yeast overgrowth. When we changed our diet and cleared up the yeast in my ds it took care of the bad breath. I wouldn't try to cover it up but to find the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 While it may be caused by what the others have suggested- make sure his bowels are moving really regularly. Chronic constipation can cause bad breath and it's pretty common. This is my oldest son's problem. We've worked and worked with him to try to clear things out but he still has a ton of issues. Never diagnosed with anything specific (except encopresis) but in the past few years, we've been trying to get him to do food elimination diets as I do believe it is a food sensitivity. His breath has always been horrific! He brushes his teeth and tongue, uses a Water Pic, flosses, and uses mouth wash 4-6 times a day. Personally, I think it would be easier for him to try to eliminate the cause rather than treat the symptom but at 15, he doesn't want to listen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I am susceptible to sinus infections due to my allergies. Even if I don't have an obvious infection, I will have bad breath issues from, what I assume, is an undetected low grade infection. My personal treatment.... I take a 24 hour allergy pill a day (Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra) I add pseudoephedrine and guaifenesin once a day. (Mucinex D is the brand I use because it is 12 hours) I rinse my sinuses in the shower daily. The allergy pill helps to dry up secretions and helps new material from forming. The pseudoephedrine helps to break up the mucous that is there. The guaifenesin helps to draw moisture into the mucous so it is thin enough to drain out. This combination will clear my sinuses in about a week and the odor will go away. I continue to take it throughout the spring to keep it from recurring. I cannot take an antihistamine without adding the guaifenesin, or I get a sinus infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Especially problematic in kids with large tonsils and multiple sinus infections. Check in his mouth and look for white "things" in the pockets of his tonsils or in any crevices. A water pick can help remove them if his gag reflex isn't too strong. My dd had a horrible problem with them until her tonsils were yanked. That's really the only cure... :iagree: Chronic cryptic tonsillitis was my ds's problem. He had his tonsils and adenoids out because of it. Now he doesn't snore anymore, and he's sick less often, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 My ds has problems with tonsil stones. They cause really stinky breath. We have to go in and poke around in his tonsils and clear them out every couple of weeks. I'd check his tonsils with a flashlight and poke around in them with some Q-tips and see if you see any whitish things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Here is some more info about the tonsil stones everyone is talking about. (I have them, too.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolith I hope you find the solution your family needs. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 my step-bro constantly had garlic breath. It didn't matter that he never ate garlic, he still smelled like it. It was a vitamin or mineral deficiency-- can't remember what exactly it was now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyeska Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 My dd had the same exact problem...her breath could make me gag. I took her off of all milk products and it cleared up within 3 or 4 days. She did not test allergic to milk. Now that she is dairy free, she very rarely gets sick and when she was consuming dairy, she was sick all.the.time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 When my youngest was about 2 he developed really bad chronic bad breath. About 8 months later, when my dh was tickling and playing with him, he noticed something in his nose, but he couldn't get it out. We thought it was some sort of growth (don't google nasal growths in children...it scared us), so I immediately made an appointment with an ENT just sure he was going to diagnose ds with something horrible. When we get in the examining room, the doctor put a pair of big tweezer things up his nose and pulled out a big wad of turquoise Play-dough. It was covered in nastiness (which is why we thought it was a growth). The doctor said it had probably been there a little longer than when we first started noticing the bad breath, so a little over 8 months. Yeah, I felt like a bad mom for not realizing my baby had Play-dough up his nose :) All that to say, the ENT said chronically clogged nasal/sinus passages are a very common cause of bad breath in children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rikkymeirs Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 You should try to go to a dentist... I really feel for you! I hope you'll decide the problem. This article about chronic bad breath may help you: http://www.healtharticles101.com/chronic-bad-breath-gum-disease-hiatal-hernia-or-strep-throat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Are you positive it's his breath? I ask because we were convinced my oldest had chronic bad breath. As it turned out, her sinuses were backed up. We did a saline rinse and you would not believe what came out:eek: It smelled SO bad!!! Anyway, that solved the problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mamakelly Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 If his breath smells like poop, it's tonsil stones. One of my boys had them. We used a flashlight and qtips to get them out, and his breath was 100% better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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