halitosisux wrote:Sorry to ask such an insulting question, but what makes you believe you have bad breath? I'm asking this question purely to know how you actually know you have BB..
I can smell my own breath. If I breath into my hand first thing when I wake up, it smells bad.
When on metro (and at the moment) I can breath into my hand and it doesn't smell.
I also have a young nephew who I can use, and in the past, he's always CONFIRMED by thought
(for example, whilst on metro I knew my breath was perfect, but I made a point of speaking right in his face and he didn't say anything. Before metro, I'd know my breath was always bad, and when I spoke in his face, he'd say ''You're breath stinks!!'')
I know some people seem to be unable to smell their own breath, but I don't believe that's the case for everyone.
halitosisux wrote:
have you ruled out helicobacter pylori yet? You mentioned it a few times, but I don't recall you saying that you have been tested.
Just ask a doctor for a h pylori blood test, or buy a kit from Boots or Amazon (£9.99!).
I haven't ruled it out yet. I assumed that this second course would not work and so was gonna buy a kit or see the Doctor, but to my surprise (so far) the second course seems to be working.
I also read something about the homes tests not being accurate.
I didn't want to see my Dr. yet because I have some other health issues, and I don't want him thinking i'm a hypochondriac!
If my BB returns, I will make that my next step, though.
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halitosisux wrote:
When you took metronidazole and your breath improved, it might be because it weakened the helicobacter. It didn't kill it off because metronidazole by itself isn't potent enough without taking acid lowering meds and other antibiotics at the same time. The trouble is now, if you do have helicobacter, they have likely become resistant to metronidazole.
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Yes, I was aware at the time that I was possibly building a resistance to the metro which would make things slightly more difficult to eradicate any potential hpylori.
However, I'm sure you know what it's like to just want to get rid of the smell and try anything and disregard teh consequences out of desperation!
From what I gather, metro isn't part of the cocktail of antibiotics used in the UK anyway anymore, so it shouldn't be a problem from that perspective