Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

I WORK IN A LAB AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A FEW TESTS DONE WITHOUT A DOCTOR ORDER. ANYWAY, I WISH THIS LAB OFFERED MORE TEST BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. I DID A COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL BLOOD WORKUP. THIS INCLUDES THE LIVER PROFILE. MY LIVER ENZYMES WERE LOW TO NORMAL. THEY WERE NOT HIGH AT ALL. YESTERDAY I CULTURED MY TONGUE TWICE. BOTH CULTURES GREW GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1 TYPE THAT GREW. THERE WAS NOT ANY ANAEROBIC THAT GREW. SO, MY TONGUE ALTHOUGH WHITE IS NOT WHAT IS CAUSING MY BAD BREATH.
IN 2012, I HAD MY TONSILS/ADENOIDS TAKEN OUT. AGAIN, THIS DID NOT HELP.
IN 2013, I DID THE TMAU TEST BOTH BLOOD AND URINE. BOTH CAME BACK NEGATIVE. SO, I DO NOT HAVE TMAU.
2014(PRESENT)- I TRIED ANTIACID MEDICATION-NO HELP
I HAVE BEEN TO AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT DENTISTS. I HAVE GREAT DENTAL HYGIENE.
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I AM DELUSIONAL. AND THE MINUTE I STEP OUT OF THEIR OFFICE, I GET REACTIONS. MOST TIMES BY THE DOCTOR STAFF MEMBERS WHO OFTEN TIMES ARE VERY CRUEL.
TOMORROW, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DENTIST IN NEW YORK WHO SAID HE WILL DO A THROUGH WORKUP TO DETERMINE WHERE THE ODOR IS COMING FROM. I AM PAYING OUT OF POCKET $274. I WAS SO EMOTIONAL WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT THAT THE DENTIST HIMSELF CALLED ME BACK 30 MINUTES LATER TO TELL ME WHAT HE DOES TO SEE WHERE THE ODOR IS ORIGINATING FROM. ANYWAY, HE SAID HE DOES NOT SELL PRODUCTS UNLESS IT IS NEEDED. I REALLY NEED HIM TO TELL ME WHERE IT IS COMING FROM EXACTLY. I THINK THIS WILL BE HALF THE BATTLE. WE GO CRAZY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NOT ONLY WHAT THE ODOR IS BUT WHERE IS IT.
MY MOTHER IS NOW TAKING A PROACTIVE ROLE IN HELPING ME TRY TO FIND THE CAUSE AND CURE(OR DECREASE).

Hey lula, what do you used to culture ur tung? I want to do the same also but I don't know how!

It's cool that you work in a lab and can do this stuff yourself!

Do you have post nasal drip at all?

Have you ever tried an antibiotic like metronidazole?
(It's given me relief/fresh breath for the first time in a decade, but I'm waiting for bb to return now that i've discontinued the pills).
Wonder if it could give any clue.

Anerobic bacteria in you somewhere else? Stomach? (you've already ruled out the tongue)

@ DELIVRANCE- YOU WOULD NEED A DOCTOR TO CULTURE YOUR TONGUE/THROAT. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU TONGUE/THROAT IS GENTLY RUBBED WITH A STERILE Q-TIP. THEN THAT IS SENT TO THE LAB TO BE CULTURED. IN ORDER TO GROW BACTERIA, THE Q-TIP IS GENTLY RUBBED ONTO A GROWTH AGAR MEDIA. BACTERIA WILL GROW WITHIN 12/24 HOURS.

@ JACKSON, NO I DO NOT HAVE PND. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS AN ODOR. I DON'T HAVE SINUS ISSUES WHAT SO EVER. IN FACT, I NEVER HAVE TO BLOW MY NOSE UNLESS I AM SICK OR IT IS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE. NO HAYFEVER, NO RUNNING EYES, NO CONGESTION, NOTHING. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN CONSTIPATED SINCE CHILDHOOD. IF I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, IT IS WITH MY DIGESTION/STOMACH. BUT I RARELY HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY STOMACH.

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good luck!