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Suggest Remedies For Halitosis While Treating Syphilis
Question: Hello I contracted and been treated for syphills many years ago. As a result, I have bad breath and brain damage. I'm very depressed because the bad breath and made life hard for me. Is there anyway to reverse the effect of syphills or make the bad breath go away
Brief Answer:
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
As you had been adequately treated for syphilis, there are no concerns regarding the complications of syphilis.
Doctors before me would have told you that syphilis is not the cause of your bad breath. I agree with them. Unless there's an active ulcer in the mouth, there would be no bad breath due to syphilis.
If you have not been to a dentist recently, have yourself checked for any mouth cause for bad breath. Another cause is a H. Pylori infection in the stomach. This can be checked by Urea breath test.
A common cause of bad breath is drying of the mouth which is often due to anxiety. Eat healthy wholesome food, exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day, practice relaxation techniques and maintain good oral hygiene.
This will help remove the bad breath.
Do get back to me if you have further questions.
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
As you had been adequately treated for syphilis, there are no concerns regarding the complications of syphilis.
Doctors before me would have told you that syphilis is not the cause of your bad breath. I agree with them. Unless there's an active ulcer in the mouth, there would be no bad breath due to syphilis.
If you have not been to a dentist recently, have yourself checked for any mouth cause for bad breath. Another cause is a H. Pylori infection in the stomach. This can be checked by Urea breath test.
A common cause of bad breath is drying of the mouth which is often due to anxiety. Eat healthy wholesome food, exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day, practice relaxation techniques and maintain good oral hygiene.
This will help remove the bad breath.
Do get back to me if you have further questions.
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Dr. Kampana
Hello doctor, I guess I was disappointed with your answer because I have tried everything and it is not working . Having bad breath cause me to be depressed and keep to myself. My month is in good shape, so I feel it is something internally. I used to used a lot of anti botics because I thought I had std.
My blood work looks good , so I just don't know what to do. I don't have HIV, or AIDS. pLEASE HELP
My blood work looks good , so I just don't know what to do. I don't have HIV, or AIDS. pLEASE HELP
Brief Answer:
Check UBT
Detailed Answer:
Please let me know if you had a C13 Urea breath test done. If not it may be done to detect a germ in the stomach which causes bad breath. Its presence is not detected in the regular blood tests.
Check UBT
Detailed Answer:
Please let me know if you had a C13 Urea breath test done. If not it may be done to detect a germ in the stomach which causes bad breath. Its presence is not detected in the regular blood tests.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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