ewwwww!

here's a topic no one wants to face but I have to ask! anyone else encountered some awful STANK breath in ketosis? I've heard it could happen but yuck! lol hope i'm not alone as I didn't have this problem before! been sucking on lemon peels and doing what I can but GOSH~!! I can TASTE it! feedback please! <3

my breath isn't too bad (I hope!Bit paranoid about that, but nobody complained-yet..) but I have a metallic taste in my mouth. I have three packets of sugar-free gum in my bag, in different flavours..and I chew on mint leaves, which is great for freshening the mouth and getting rid of unpleasant odours. So is Parsley, by the way.

LOL LOL.. YOU'RE NOT ALONE! yes, I have experienced the bad breath in ketosis several times... It's very unpleasant and can be embarrassing I can brush and clean my tongue all day and night but it's still there (lol lol lol ) .. I just chew the Extra Sugar Free Gum just to get a pleasant taste in my mouth for the time being.
Only thing good about that is when I'm going thru this phase I know the fat burning process is in FULL EFFECT!

yaaaaaayyyy! I sooooooo <3 ya'll!!! i'd be happy to talk to ya's lol! I feel better already! THANK YOU!!!!

What is that metal taste in the mouth. I have it all the time and it drives me crazy. Now I am self conscious that it also smells bad.

i'm thinking it's the vitamins really. also my MIL went through ketosis long ago and told me she experienced halitosis and also smelly urine :/ yuk :/
but i'm really not gonna stress it...mini altoids if it gets horrible!

It's the ketones you're breathing out that are smelly... and peeing out. A by-product of Ketosis. They are released when the body burns fat.

I wondered why the water I am drinking tastes metallic , now I understand why! Thank you guys.

it seems yucky lol but it feels better to know ya'll are stinky with me! lol

You're definitely not alone! My husband cannot stand the smell of my dragon breath and he can smell it even when I hold my breath! I can't tell when I have it...no bad taste or metallic taste in my mouth...which is REALLY bad since I don't know when I actually have bad breath! Good news is that it comes and goes. I eat mini altoids to mask it if I'm going to be interacting with people! I'll have to try chewing on mint leaves....haven't tried that.

same here! hey only the peeps that really love us will be this honest! <3 hope you're feeling great!