Lack of Vitamin B Can Make Bad Breath

Disorders of bad breath may sound trivial but quite disturbing. Some things are known as can cause bad breath, one of which turned out to be due to a deficiency of vitamin B.

Eating sugarless gum or mouthwash only provide a temporary solution, because it does not treat the underlying cause. Additionally diligent brushing teeth is sometimes not enough.

About 10 percent of cases of bad breath does not come from the mouth, but due to lack of vitamin B that cause bad breath emanating from the bowels, as quoted from MayoClinic,

Vitamin B complex helps the body to make energy from food. When the body lacks this vitamin enzyme is produced to help digest food and reduce bacteria in the blood is reduced.

These conditions led to an increase in waste product in the blood that lead to bad breath. Symptoms of vitamin B complex deficiency others include dizziness, migraines and diarrhea.

The same thing is also found in the study Evelyn Roehl researchers who discovered a deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin) will cause bad breath due to the reduction of metabolic processes in the body. Generally adults should consume vitamin B3 of 14-16 mg per day.

In addition to a lack of vitamin B, there are also some other cause such as food (onion, meat, milk, sugar, eggs, coffee and alcohol), smoking, having a dry mouth disorders and oral hygiene and bad teeth.

To overcome this can multiply to drink to prevent dehydration and mouth ekring, avoiding food triggers bad breath, using a mouthwash containing folic acid if the bad breath due to inflammation in the gums as well as check to the doctor if the bad breath still arise.

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