My bb is 100% heriditary
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:51 pm
Ok so I have been reading through these forums for years and now finally posting my story. I have had bb since I was a small kid. My mother has horrific bb and I got it from her. Prior to me having kids of my own, it never really occured to me that it was a genetic disorder. I guess I assumed it was a coincidence that I suffered from bb like my mom. When I had my first child (a girl) she never developed bb. She is now grown and does not have it. Important piece of info is that I did not breastfeed her. When I had my second child (a boy), he developed bb by the time he was 2 and his bb is horrific, possibly the worst I have ever experienced. He was exclusively breastfed. I suspected he may have developed bb somehow during breastfeeding or it could have just been a coincidence that he got it and not my daughter. Many years later I had a third child (a boy) and he is only 2 and has bb. He too was breastfed. This got me thinking that my body's flora was transferred to the kids who directly drank from my body. So I ask my mom if she breastfed me and she said No so now my theory doesn't make sense. Another thing that throws that theory at the window is that my mother's father had horrific bb. One thing that is absolutely certain is that the type of bb we have is heriditary without a doubt. Both of my son's breath have the exact same smell. ***Important not*** our bb temporarily goes away after eating a meal, especially one with bread. But it returns in less than 30 minutes. My bb can get pretty horrific at times too, especially if I eat onion or cheese. Cheese is by far the worst food for my bb. If I am to be in a situation where I have to be close to someone for a while , such as a car ride or movie at the theater, my preferred snack is a bag of pretzels. As long as I keep munching on them or something similar, my bb is undetectable until after I completely stop munching. My kids breath also improves tremendously after they eat but again it returns within 30 mins or so.
My bb has been so horrible at times that I can still smell the stench on a freshly washed pillowcase if I had slobbered on it. It isn't regularly this bad but this is how bad it can get. Having taken classes in anatomy & physiology, I suspect that we may be missing or deficient in one of the digestive enzymes such as proteases, lipases, amylases, etc. or my most recent theory is that we are missing or deficient in whatever neutralizes/breaksdown cadaverine and putrescine. Cadaverine and putrescine is the smell of death and at times, our bb can be so horrid that it is unbearable to breath. Again, my bb doesn't get this bad all the time. I know this because I have been married twice and in several other relationships and they have never made a big deal about my breath and had no problems kissing me. In fact, all of them complained that I didn't kiss enough so that leads me to believe my bb isn't as bad as others but i still have it nonetheless. I am deathly worried for my two sons. I can already see how it has affected my older son. he has become shy and withdrawn to a point. He is a teenager and I can't bring myself to have a conversation with him about this, especially because we aren't as close as we should be. My younger son I can do more for now that I understand it a little better now. This condition is horrific and I honestly feel cursed. It has changed who I am. I, too, am now withdrawn and more quiet than I want to be. So many times I want to speak but keep my mouth shut because of the smell. What makes it worse is that I am considered a very attractive woman so this is just terrible. Sorry for long post but I feel we all need to be as detailed as possible so that we can start making progress towards a cure. Diet doesn't really change much. I have tried vegan diet, gluten free and many others and breath is basically the same. The only food I really avoid because it is horrible for my breath is cheese. And it sucks because cheese is one of my favorites. Other than the bb, the rest of my/our bodies have good hygiene.
My bb has been so horrible at times that I can still smell the stench on a freshly washed pillowcase if I had slobbered on it. It isn't regularly this bad but this is how bad it can get. Having taken classes in anatomy & physiology, I suspect that we may be missing or deficient in one of the digestive enzymes such as proteases, lipases, amylases, etc. or my most recent theory is that we are missing or deficient in whatever neutralizes/breaksdown cadaverine and putrescine. Cadaverine and putrescine is the smell of death and at times, our bb can be so horrid that it is unbearable to breath. Again, my bb doesn't get this bad all the time. I know this because I have been married twice and in several other relationships and they have never made a big deal about my breath and had no problems kissing me. In fact, all of them complained that I didn't kiss enough so that leads me to believe my bb isn't as bad as others but i still have it nonetheless. I am deathly worried for my two sons. I can already see how it has affected my older son. he has become shy and withdrawn to a point. He is a teenager and I can't bring myself to have a conversation with him about this, especially because we aren't as close as we should be. My younger son I can do more for now that I understand it a little better now. This condition is horrific and I honestly feel cursed. It has changed who I am. I, too, am now withdrawn and more quiet than I want to be. So many times I want to speak but keep my mouth shut because of the smell. What makes it worse is that I am considered a very attractive woman so this is just terrible. Sorry for long post but I feel we all need to be as detailed as possible so that we can start making progress towards a cure. Diet doesn't really change much. I have tried vegan diet, gluten free and many others and breath is basically the same. The only food I really avoid because it is horrible for my breath is cheese. And it sucks because cheese is one of my favorites. Other than the bb, the rest of my/our bodies have good hygiene.