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health articles 146 [3626]Bad Breath, Halitosis And Home Remedies When the Webmaster of asked me to write an article on halitosis (bad breath) I was thrilled. Strange, you say, that I should be enthused about the subject of halitosis (bad breath)? As an RN for over 25 years I have smelled many, many kinds of breath/ halitosis, and found that breath is a wonderful diagnostic tool. It can tell me how sick the patient is, and sometimes even what they have. I once worked with a wonderful doctor in the emergency room, who asked me what I smelled in the breath of a particular patient. We both felt we smelled a candida/yeast infection, and sure enough, thats just what it turned out to be! Bad breath/ halitosis is always a sign that something else is going on, and Id like to share with you a few interesting cases and general principles in this regard. I have a friend who is a sensitive person. We were sitting at a table and I asked him how his day was. He said OK, but his breath was bad and his stomach seemed upset. After I asked a few more questions he finally let on he that hed had an argument with his employer. As he was telling his story he drank the big glass of water I had given him. And as soon as hed unburdened his feelings and the water was gone... so was his bad breath/ halitosis. The moral of this story... dehydration and emotional issues can both affect our breath. Many patients who come to the emergency room have bad breath. Simply giving them fluids (water or salt water intravenously) not only helps their primary condition, but the bad breath as well. You dont have to be in the Sahara desert to get dehydrated. Everyone needs to drink abundant water each day. Small babies do not have bad breath/ halitosis when they are healthy. Bad breath (halitosis) is a sign that something is wrong and needs attention. Healthy toddlers dont have bad breath either, so when babies, toddlers or growing children develop bad breath, the following factors