953 – Bad Breath Starts in Your Gut (& How to Fix It)

A fascinating new study has found that bad breath, or “halitosis” may be correlated with gut issues. In the study, 99% of those who were given treatment for their gut health actually fixed their bad breath! In this episode, I’ll break down the connection between conditions like SIBO and bad breath, and I’ll recommend an effective probiotic protocol to treat bad breath.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro 

00:55 99% fixed bad breath (study)

03:29 How SIBO leads to bad breath

06:06 Bad breath probiotic protocols

12:15 Do fermented foods help?

16:09 Other treatment options

16:53 Other gut causes of bad breath

Featured Studies 

📉Therapeutic efficacy of a probiotic preparation on idiopathic halitosis:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39496205/

📉Dimethylsulphidemia: the significance of dimethyl sulphide in extra-oral, blood borne halitosis:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23579164/

📉Intra- and extra-oral halitosis: finding of a new form of extra-oral blood-borne halitosis caused by dimethyl sulphide:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17716310/

📉The Association of Extra-oral Halitosis With Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: https://academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/article-abstract/30/6/1053/7663264

📉MASLD can cause halitosis by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38764349/

📉Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/

📉Efficacy and Safety of a Probiotic Containing Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 in the Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Decompensated Cirrhosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38337613/

📉Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34256014/

📉Effect of Probiotics on Oral Candidiasis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31615039/

📉Probiotics fortify intestinal barrier function: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37168869/

📉The effectiveness of treatment with probiotics in Helicobacter pylori eradication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37540067/

📉Probiotics for the management of irritable bowel syndrome: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37565634/

📉Clinical effects and gut microbiota changes of using probiotics, prebiotics or synbiotics in inflammatory bowel disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33555375/

📉Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Probiotics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31906573/

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