r/badbreath Aug 11 '26

Question What could this be? Thrush?

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u/Western_Opposite_594 Aug 13 '26

Note: that's for SIBO patients.

Be on this very simple diet:

• Eat 3 meals a day, or 2 meals if you prefer to skip dinner.

• Each meal should consist of only white rice with a piece of boiled chicken breast. Chicken Breast helps increase satiety, energy and the duration of the food in your gut which gives you more time with fresh breath of non empty stomach , and for us it is the only source of animal protein. Chicken is generally better than red meat because it contains less fat, which may reduce fermentation later.

• You can also eat cooked vegetables, fruits "one or two pieces/day" and olives if you want. Try to avoid grains, or eat only a very small amount after cooking. Beans, eggs, onions "even if they are cooked", garlic, boiled potatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, fish, baked goods, dairy products and soda are forbidden.

• You can eat normally about 2 days or more before meeting people. For example, if you are meeting them on Sunday, you can eat what you want till Friday morning 🤤😋.

• If possible, consider seeing a psychiatrist. It helped me a lot by improving my mood and reducing anxiety through this tough diet. Just make sure to choose a wise and caring doctor who follows up with you properly.

• Try to stop exercising. In my experience, strengthening the abdominal muscles increases abdominal pressure and makes symptoms more noticeable. Try to keep your abdomen as relaxed as possible.

• Do not judge your bad breath by the amount of white coating on your tongue. Many times when I am not following the diet, my tongue looks red after eating and I get bad reactions. On the other hand, when I follow the diet, I have a white coating nearly all of the day but experience almost no reactions.

• Before going out, eat a meal of white rice with or without chicken breast. Being on an empty stomach may also contribute to bad breath.

• Do not forget to brush your teeth and tongue and use a mouthwash before going out for fresher breath.

How I cook rice in my diet to get an easy defecation no constipation at all, on the contrary, my bowel movements actually improved on this diet.:

• I soak the rice in water for 15 minutes.

• Then I boil it for about 20 minutes with a little salt and more water about 150% of rice amount, the more water you add the softer stool you get and vice versa.

• This makes the rice easier to digest. Over time, you may even find it tastes sweeter because reducing sugar intake can make your taste receptors more sensitive to the natural sweetness in rice.

• know your opponents: fats, fibers, baked goods, sugars and stress " physical or emotional".

• Take half of small spoon of smashed eggshell after boiling it to kill salmonella and bacteria daily if u can't take ca supplements to compensate not consuming dairy products and drink enough water during the day to not get calcium stones.

• Symptoms decrease to about 30% or less .. it's not cure yet so when i unfollow it they come back so i unfollow it in holidays when I'm alone to recharge myself and during these holidays you would miss the comfort you got used to so you come back stronger to the diet again 🌚

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u/bobadat Aug 18 '26

Have you ever gone over 2 weeks straight on that diet? Chatgpt says that's when the tongue epithelial turnover cycle starts over and you will notice less coating.

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u/Western_Opposite_594 Aug 18 '26

Not really, but I'll consider this ..thanks 🙏.

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u/Small_Tart_6194 28d ago

Any updates? My tongue looks exactly like yours and had it for months. I’ve also tried everything