maria, have you ever done a halimeter or oral chroma test, and what was the score? the stomach is not producing vsc's so if you have a high score on the halimeter or oral chroma, it is coming from your mouth.[/quote]
Yes,I went thru all halitosis tests and I cant remeber the scale for halitometer but ,I know it was close to the highest stage (lets say 3.5 out of 4) and saliva ph was 12 or 13(very basic) which suposeed to be 6.5.
now I check PH once in a while my self and its always lower than 8.
you are right stomach dose not produce VSC's but HH which is due to bigger than normal open in diaphragm will cause part of stomach bump up to chest cavety above diaphgragm(depend on how big is the hole the size of stomach get to upper chest will differ) so while the pilory sphangter of esophegos is loose acid will come up to esophegos where the inner layer is not covered with some antiacid mocous and will damage esophegose(sore and in long term ulcer then later, cancer) and this damaged esophegose causes the smell.
surgery is an option to get HH fixed but with very high risk of failure and getting to worst shape of it because what they will do is to pull down the stomach and kind of twist it or tied it around itself so that make it bigger than that hole but they cant sew the diphragm ,due its tissue .
these are all according to tests and doctors so far had check me.but my feeling says its from mouth.because there had been moments that i didn't have this funky taste in my mouth and didnt smell the ododr and ppl around me didnt show any reation or step back or cover their nose,but it wont last more than 10 mins.what i notice is after eating it get worse even though I brush immediately
BTW i lifted my bed 15 cm 4 months ago and it realy helps the heart burning during the night but leaves me tired(specialy my legs) even after a goo sleep.
what I believe is we should not be convinced with results of one doctor we shld go for second even third opinion.