Hi, bad breath may be caused by bacteria overgrowth in the gut and until the root cause is eliminated, it would persist.
Please consider buying PROBIOTICS. Especially oral/dental probiotics. Many people have excellent results from using it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaYsdP4DYhc

Who told you that you have bad breath? You don't perceive your own bad breath, also don't assume that people are running away from you because of your supposedly problem. Finally you need to see a dentist in a teaching hospital for proper evaluation and diagnosis, you may just be having what they call psychological halitosis.

BadBreathBoy:
This guy .

The microbes that are responsible for mouth odour resides on the tongue, especially in the back.
Buy Eutymol toothpaste. It is between N1,500-N2,000. It is quite hot/harsh/minty so you only need a little at a time.
Brush your teeth and pay attention to your tongue. Twice a day is best. You will start seeing improvement in no time.

Bro ensure you brush day and night as also reduce the way you eat some specific kinds of food... Still on still you go dey alright Las las

Persistent mouth odours come from your stomach. You need to use herbal flushing drugs. Drink it always. It will wipe away the stench in your stomach. Thank me later ok

Start exercises, it will ginger your whole body system, and then drink water during and after it and it will disappear in few days, how will you be and introvert without workout?? Your body system is rusting. You don't have any bad breath it's just your mind set, exercise will help your mental health.

Hey OP This is Sandra from America I suffered from bad breath too and I’m a female. Go to a dentist and check for cavities, cavities cause bad breath. My dentist found over 10 cavities in my mouth...Then get a tongue cleaner to scrub your tongue. The odor is actually stored on your tongue and not your teeth. That’s why brushing your teeth won’t really fix things. Then get antibacterial mouthwash. Not all mouthwash is good, since you have bad breath you need to buy an antibacterial mouthwash. It’s a mouthwash with liquid antibiotics in it. I don’t know if they sell it in nigeria

Gutiratty9:
Na wa ooh

Reduce the consumption of sugary/starchy foods.This leaves debris that the bacteria will act on leaving you with bad breath eg bread,buscuits,soft drinks,meat pie etc.

Change your toothpaste to sensodyne,longrich and use it for a long time for effectiveness.

Brush twice a day.

Get a small container to put mouthwash, gargle after eating or use it when you haven't spoken for long.

Increase your water intake too
Brush your tongue well and make sure you spend like 10mins while brushing.
Remember not speaking for long can cause it too and so try to communicate with ppl so the saliva can always purify the environment.
Wish you the best.

BadBreathBoy:
This guy called bad breath have haunted me all the way from primary school down to secondary and even to my university level.

I am still a young 19 years old guy at the peak of youthfulness but this guy is just ruining everything for me.
My self-esteem, public speaking skills, social life, confidence, in fact, everything has been smashed with a sledgehammer right in my face.
I have turned into an introvert because of this bad sickness but will cover it up with "Money on my mind" shït.

I have tried everything possible guys.
Below are kinds of stuff that I have tried and it is not working.

1. Visiting a dentist.
6 months ago, I took all the money I had to go over to the dentist in search of a solution. Had to wait for hours before getting attended to.
When the doctor came in, she first started with some words of encouragement.

Telling me I might not have bad breath and all, people might be thinking they have it but don't blah blah blah.
(So me that have bad breath I don't know what I am saying right?)
After much talk, she recommended flossing and cleaning.
That exercise where water passing through a tiny hole at high speeds is used to remove plaque from in between your teeth.
I had to shell out a whopping 4k for that plus the extra card of 500.
All the money I saved was gone just like that.
It didn't work!!! Bad breath still held me down.

2. Brushing twice a day. I did this for 1 week straight up without any improvement relative to the hard work put in. So I became less consistent with this. Toothpaste I have tried includes, Oral B, MyMy, Maclean, Close up, name it. Didn't work.

3. Garlic and ginger. Some persons here on Nairaland recommend that ginger and garlic can be used to drive off bad breath. The prescription was to swallow it whole before going to bed at night then brush in the morning to remove the after-effects.
I tried this for one week. Didn't work.

4. Mouthwash: I have wasted more than 4k in buying mouthwash but these things are just 2 hours wonder from the moment of application.
I get fresh breath for the time being but after like 3 to 4 hours, the bad breath keeps on coming back. Still didn't work.

5. Hydrogen peroxide: Someone also recommended I use this to chase bad breath.
It also works for sometime after which bad breath comes back. I even tried to dilute less than normal for maximum effects but the only thing I got was an irritating burn on my tongue. I am so not using this guy again!

6. Walnut: Some said walnut could be my Savior so I had to buy them in large quantity to chew but it didn't have long-term effects.
So I ditched it. I don't have money to waste as I am still a student.

7. Chewing a combination of bitter leaf, scent leaf, and guava leaves: Out of intuition, I decided to try this combination. My common sense inferred that since it was bitter, it should probably have some effects on the bacteria in my mouth. But alas! Bad breath wasn't even impressed one bit. I even had to stuff them in my pocket and chew on them while going to class. This was a big flop.
Didn't work at all.

8. Agnes Nwamma Herbal powder: I don't know what to say about this one, because it was even better that I just didn't brush for that day. Very useless in fighting off bad breath.

The funny thing that leaves my jaw-dropping is that my dad doesn't even brush, he uses a chewing stick but still has a very fresh breath than I that used mouthwash, baking powder, toothpaste and still chew the chewing stick to top that.

9. Chewing gum like Clorets, Methos: I have to be frank about these gums, they kind of aggravates the bad breath. They are simply applying salt to injury so I just stopped using them altogether.

Pls Nairalanders, help me out here. There have been lots of people who found a solution to their problem on here, so I doubt mine will be different.
Pls, I need something else to try that will not dig a hole in my pocket as I am still trying to stand on my feet.
I need a permanent solution not 3 hours wonder.

Lala pls push to the front page so I can get a large set of solutions to fight this off.

I don't want to resume school like this.
I am tired, I am weak, disheveled, exhausted, dejected, depressed, anguished, melancholic, in fact, I have tayad like this.

My confidence and esteem have been crushed by bad breath. Shyness, inability to have streamlined chat with people, playing deaf and dumb, using hand signals whilst communicating, smiling like a peacock when my opinion is required, staying away from girls, snubbing people, rejecting positions that have me talk to a crowd has taken over!!

Pls, abeg, mbok, biko, I need a solution.
A permanent one at that.

Guy contact me for Norland toothpaste use it and thank me later . Check my signature

You sound like this has almost snuffed out your life & no solution. Relax your mind my dear. Almost all medical conditions have solutions or remedy. Is it greater than those having heart, kidney transplant, brain tumour or transgender surgery? Even as difficult as those can be they are corrected!
Two simple factors might just be responsible for your case. Dehydration or hairy tongue. Drink at least 1. 5 to 2litres of water everyday to flush toxins storing in your body & stay hydrated. 90% of bad breath comes from the mouth. The problem you have is you want it go away after wks of try so you could feel normal like the rest of others. You fail to realise its a challenge. A cross you may have to carry for a long time just like a lady that naturally has jumbo sized breasts, won't she bear the burden of buying & wearing uncomfortable bras for decades. Not every shop will have the size that fits her. Same cross.
Rare conditions may require extra care which can be a expensive especially if you are not buoyant. Leave of those powder, garlic, charcoal, peroxide, clorets, gum, cheap mymy toothpaste etc. They are for those with common hygiene problem. Didn't you say you dad use simple chewing stick & your breath still stinks more than his? Your tongues are different. He perhaps has a healthy tongue. Good toothpastes will treat you. You complain of spending just 4k & the problem didn't leave & I wonder how you gonna cope with the fact that you may have to be using a toothpaste that a tube cost 1k or above every month for long. Those products you see in malls are not for fancy or extravagance. Extensive research & ingredients to fight conditions as yours made it expensive not the containers.
Do you know even celebrities, top sales executives, senators, govs suffer secretly from halitosis. I hardly reply threads here I just had to so you know someone felt your pain. Hopefully when you start working & earning you won't feel the impact coughing few thousands hampering your overall life. Some women buy cream 10k every month. Try Colgate Natural Extract if you find it in Nigeria. Colgate Total Care is also nice. 10mins a day is not much sacrifice compared to 10hrs of depression & embarrassment

I have same issues but i found remedy for mine....whatsapp 07032353341

Winneygirl:


The microbes that are responsible for mouth odour resides on the tongue, especially in the back.
Buy Eutymol toothpaste. It is between N1,500-N2,000. It is quite hot/harsh/minty so you only need a little at a time.
Brush your teeth and pay attention to your tongue. Twice a day is best. You will start seeing improvement in no time.

Okay will save up and get it.
It is sold in a pharmacy right?

You don't have bad breath, but your stomach is full, eat only veggie and fruits for weeks straight and say bye bye to VAD BREATHE

Go and beg your village witches.

Donpeak:


This problem might have originated from your gut system. I see a lot of comments already but I don’t know if someone has been able to help. If not let me know by quoting me

I have taken notes of lots options provided by lots of folks here. There have lots of comments with lots of solutions provided. I will try the ones I can afford and leave the rest till I am solvent enough to get the required materials.

Thanks sir, I am open to whatever idea you have and will accept it wholeheartedly. Provided it doesn't sink a hole in my small budget for the month.

Regards.

Deering1008:
Start drinking origin bitters

I thought origin bitters is alcohol??

Won't this be counter productive to my course??

Thanks anyway, will try it out and report back.

15ssDRIVE:


Try talking like,basket mouth, if you are too quiet,any time you open mouth... gasss go dey and fit smell ..

What? no! I don't want to inconvenience others who might find it iritating.
I usually talk to my self in enclosure or when I don't see anyone coming so as to get some oxygen in there.

But talking anyhow in the midst of people when I know very much I have bad breath, will be so insensitive of me.
I won't even be confident enough to that no matter how I try.
Thank for your wise inputs sir.

Brush your tongue especially the inner part of your tongue regularly and drink enough water

BadBreathBoy:
This guy called bad breath have haunted me all the way from primary school down to secondary and even to my university level.

Pls, abeg, mbok, biko, I need a solution.
A permanent one at that.

My personal person suffered this for years, only God knows when it started because I didn't ask him.
Believe me, it has gone for good.
Pls you have to detoxify your system, for now stop taking sugars and minerals, you only need to continue to brush morning and night that's all. Detoxification is a must, also you must increase your water consumption to enable you empty your guts always. You can continue to take your ginger, lemon and garlic during and after detoxification.

be using chewing stick

@ BadBreathBoy, it is most likely the tongue. had similar issues when growing up.

valentineuwakwe:




I feel for you and many others suffering from this but may not know or pretend not to have bad breath....I may not be a doctor but i suggest you try my advice tonight and thanks me later.

all the above you have listed n used are ok but the main thing is bitterkola! after eating your night meal, chew bitterkola as the last thing before going to bed and you will never see the bad breadth in the morning....trust me on these.

since your case is severe, chew in again in the morning before breakfast. do this two routines daily for a week and come testify here.

for all those too experiencing small bad breadth wen they wake up after night sleep, chew bitterkola as last thing before going to bed and first thing in the morning before you brush n seem the bad breadth go away!


am VAL202

Thanks sir. I will go source for bitter kola and buy it in large quantity.
Will see how effective it is and report back.

Thanks.

SpicyMimi:

What about your upper mouth?

Few strokes gently up there too. But not hard because it bleeds easily.

focus7:


Go get pepsodent toothpaste, stop using close Up and come back to thank me

Okay will try it.
But how much does it go for?
Can it be found in a pharmacy?

BadBreathBoy:
This guy called bad breath have haunted me all the way from primary school down to secondary and even to my university level.

I am still a young 19 years old guy at the peak of youthfulness but this guy is just ruining everything for me.
My self-esteem, public speaking skills, social life, confidence, in fact, everything has been smashed with a sledgehammer right in my face.
I have turned into an introvert because of this bad sickness but will cover it up with "Money on my mind" shït.

I have tried everything possible guys.
Below are kinds of stuff that I have tried and it is not working.

1. Visiting a dentist.
6 months ago, I took all the money I had to go over to the dentist in search of a solution. Had to wait for hours before getting attended to.
When the doctor came in, she first started with some words of encouragement.

Telling me I might not have bad breath and all, people might be thinking they have it but don't blah blah blah.
(So me that have bad breath I don't know what I am saying right?)
After much talk, she recommended flossing and cleaning.
That exercise where water passing through a tiny hole at high speeds is used to remove plaque from in between your teeth.
I had to shell out a whopping 4k for that plus the extra card of 500.
All the money I saved was gone just like that.
It didn't work!!! Bad breath still held me down.

2. Brushing twice a day. I did this for 1 week straight up without any improvement relative to the hard work put in. So I became less consistent with this. Toothpaste I have tried includes, Oral B, MyMy, Maclean, Close up, name it. Didn't work.

3. Garlic and ginger. Some persons here on Nairaland recommend that ginger and garlic can be used to drive off bad breath. The prescription was to swallow it whole before going to bed at night then brush in the morning to remove the after-effects.
I tried this for one week. Didn't work.

4. Mouthwash: I have wasted more than 4k in buying mouthwash but these things are just 2 hours wonder from the moment of application.
I get fresh breath for the time being but after like 3 to 4 hours, the bad breath keeps on coming back. Still didn't work.

5. Hydrogen peroxide: Someone also recommended I use this to chase bad breath.
It also works for sometime after which bad breath comes back. I even tried to dilute less than normal for maximum effects but the only thing I got was an irritating burn on my tongue. I am so not using this guy again!

6. Walnut: Some said walnut could be my Savior so I had to buy them in large quantity to chew but it didn't have long-term effects.
So I ditched it. I don't have money to waste as I am still a student.

7. Chewing a combination of bitter leaf, scent leaf, and guava leaves: Out of intuition, I decided to try this combination. My common sense inferred that since it was bitter, it should probably have some effects on the bacteria in my mouth. But alas! Bad breath wasn't even impressed one bit. I even had to stuff them in my pocket and chew on them while going to class. This was a big flop.
Didn't work at all.

8. Agnes Nwamma Herbal powder: I don't know what to say about this one, because it was even better that I just didn't brush for that day. Very useless in fighting off bad breath.

The funny thing that leaves my jaw-dropping is that my dad doesn't even brush, he uses a chewing stick but still has a very fresh breath than I that used mouthwash, baking powder, toothpaste and still chew the chewing stick to top that.

9. Chewing gum like Clorets, Methos: I have to be frank about these gums, they kind of aggravates the bad breath. They are simply applying salt to injury so I just stopped using them altogether.

Pls Nairalanders, help me out here. There have been lots of people who found a solution to their problem on here, so I doubt mine will be different.
Pls, I need something else to try that will not dig a hole in my pocket as I am still trying to stand on my feet.
I need a permanent solution not 3 hours wonder.

Lala pls push to the front page so I can get a large set of solutions to fight this off.

I don't want to resume school like this.
I am tired, I am weak, disheveled, exhausted, dejected, depressed, anguished, melancholic, in fact, I have tayad like this.

My confidence and esteem have been crushed by bad breath. Shyness, inability to have streamlined chat with people, playing deaf and dumb, using hand signals whilst communicating, smiling like a peacock when my opinion is required, staying away from girls, snubbing people, rejecting positions that have me talk to a crowd has taken over!!

Pls, abeg, mbok, biko, I need a solution.
A permanent one at that.

Pls read about tonsil stones
Guess its your problem....

BadBreathBoy:
This guy called bad breath have haunted me all the way from primary school down to secondary and even to my university level.

I am still a young 19 years old guy at the peak of youthfulness but this guy is just ruining everything for me.
My self-esteem, public speaking skills, social life, confidence, in fact, everything has been smashed with a sledgehammer right in my face.
I have turned into an introvert because of this bad sickness but will cover it up with "Money on my mind" shït.

I have tried everything possible guys.
Below are kinds of stuff that I have tried and it is not working.

1. Visiting a dentist.
6 months ago, I took all the money I had to go over to the dentist in search of a solution. Had to wait for hours before getting attended to.
When the doctor came in, she first started with some words of encouragement.

Telling me I might not have bad breath and all, people might be thinking they have it but don't blah blah blah.
(So me that have bad breath I don't know what I am saying right?)
After much talk, she recommended flossing and cleaning.
That exercise where water passing through a tiny hole at high speeds is used to remove plaque from in between your teeth.
I had to shell out a whopping 4k for that plus the extra card of 500.
All the money I saved was gone just like that.
It didn't work!!! Bad breath still held me down.

2. Brushing twice a day. I did this for 1 week straight up without any improvement relative to the hard work put in. So I became less consistent with this. Toothpaste I have tried includes, Oral B, MyMy, Maclean, Close up, name it. Didn't work.

3. Garlic and ginger. Some persons here on Nairaland recommend that ginger and garlic can be used to drive off bad breath. The prescription was to swallow it whole before going to bed at night then brush in the morning to remove the after-effects.
I tried this for one week. Didn't work.

4. Mouthwash: I have wasted more than 4k in buying mouthwash but these things are just 2 hours wonder from the moment of application.
I get fresh breath for the time being but after like 3 to 4 hours, the bad breath keeps on coming back. Still didn't work.

5. Hydrogen peroxide: Someone also recommended I use this to chase bad breath.
It also works for sometime after which bad breath comes back. I even tried to dilute less than normal for maximum effects but the only thing I got was an irritating burn on my tongue. I am so not using this guy again!

6. Walnut: Some said walnut could be my Savior so I had to buy them in large quantity to chew but it didn't have long-term effects.
So I ditched it. I don't have money to waste as I am still a student.

7. Chewing a combination of bitter leaf, scent leaf, and guava leaves: Out of intuition, I decided to try this combination. My common sense inferred that since it was bitter, it should probably have some effects on the bacteria in my mouth. But alas! Bad breath wasn't even impressed one bit. I even had to stuff them in my pocket and chew on them while going to class. This was a big flop.
Didn't work at all.

8. Agnes Nwamma Herbal powder: I don't know what to say about this one, because it was even better that I just didn't brush for that day. Very useless in fighting off bad breath.

The funny thing that leaves my jaw-dropping is that my dad doesn't even brush, he uses a chewing stick but still has a very fresh breath than I that used mouthwash, baking powder, toothpaste and still chew the chewing stick to top that.

9. Chewing gum like Clorets, Methos: I have to be frank about these gums, they kind of aggravates the bad breath. They are simply applying salt to injury so I just stopped using them altogether.

Pls Nairalanders, help me out here. There have been lots of people who found a solution to their problem on here, so I doubt mine will be different.
Pls, I need something else to try that will not dig a hole in my pocket as I am still trying to stand on my feet.
I need a permanent solution not 3 hours wonder.

Lala pls push to the front page so I can get a large set of solutions to fight this off.

I don't want to resume school like this.
I am tired, I am weak, disheveled, exhausted, dejected, depressed, anguished, melancholic, in fact, I have tayad like this.

My confidence and esteem have been crushed by bad breath. Shyness, inability to have streamlined chat with people, playing deaf and dumb, using hand signals whilst communicating, smiling like a peacock when my opinion is required, staying away from girls, snubbing people, rejecting positions that have me talk to a crowd has taken over!!

Pls, abeg, mbok, biko, I need a solution.
A permanent one at that.

I can say you're getting it wrong. Bad breath doesn't comes from the teeth. It's a result of bad tongue. Brush your tongue well enough, Don't forget to keep on brushing it. It's from the tongue. Try it one month and see the difference

sodiamond:

My personal person suffered this for years, only God knows when it started because I didn't ask him.
Believe me, it has gone for good.
Pls you have to detoxify your system, for now stop taking sugars and minerals, you only need to continue to brush morning and night that's all. Detoxification is a must, also you must increase your water consumption to enable you empty your guts always. You can continue to take your ginger, lemon and garlic during and after detoxification.

I appreciate your response ma.
Is there a drug to quicken this detoxification you are talking about?
I am open to suggestions that won't cut a hole in my pocket.
Thanka for everything.

Send my regards to your personal person.

Bennethanderson:
Bad breath is not just from the mouth, stubborn ones like yours comes from the stomach....you need to detox your stomach. I'm not promoting any business but I'm talking from experience....if you hv the money, Go get yourself FOHOW meigue paste/Rose oligose, Rosa solid drink, sanquine Oral , blood cleanser and their toothpaste and you will be free from bad breath.

WhatsApp me if you wish : 08133537555 .

Can I get all of these for less than 2k? Because that is all that I have currently in my account.

Oral B pro health helps a lot.worked for someone i know......... Make it your toothpaste... and don't ever Miss your brushing.continue in that vein for months,you will get there

confidential20:
if you're in Lagos, come down to Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba. I work there, I will be of help.

I would like to contact you as well. That tonsils stones do come out white/grey from my throat as well.

awulio:
Hey OP This is Sandra from America I suffered from bad breath too and I’m a female. Go to a dentist and check for cavities, cavities cause bad breath. My dentist found over 10 cavities in my mouth...Then get a tongue cleaner to scrub your tongue. The odor is actually stored on your tongue and not your teeth. That’s why brushing your teeth won’t really fix things. Then get antibacterial mouthwash. Not all mouthwash is good, since you have bad breath you need to buy an antibacterial mouthwash. It’s a mouthwash with liquid antibiotics in it. I don’t know if they sell it in nigeria

Thanks ma for you inputs.
But going to a dentist is way off my budget. The last one I went to fleeced me of my hard earned 4,500 naira with nothing to show for it.

So visiting one is out of the equation for now till I can save up some money and go to another better hospital.
Some people recommended an ENT specialist so I believe that is the person I will need to have an appointment with.
Like I said, it is way off my budget now.

Which antibacterial mouthwash do you recommend??
Is it sold for less than 2,000 naira? Because that is all I have with me. I can't afford the expensive ones, they might not even be that effective.
Just need a cheap one that I can try.

Thanks for wise inputs ma. I appreciate.

Hope you are faring fine over there?