One of the side effects of acid reflux that often isn’t discussed is bad breath. Of course, this may result from eating the same foods that are triggering your acid reflux. For example, when you eat hot and spicy foods, the nutrients enter your blood stream. As blood passes through your lungs and is exchanged for oxygenated air, these nutrients created by the hot and spicy foods can create a foul odor in your breath, often referred to as acid reflux bad breath. But more often, if you’re suffering from heartburn or acid reflux, your bad breath is the natural result of the stomach acid backing up into your esophagus or even into you throat.

This is why you might find that brushing and flossing don’t seem to help as much as you would think. Every night, as you sleep and the stomach acids escape the esophagus sphincter and rise into the esophagus, another round of bad breath is triggered. After awhile, it can become as chronic as your acid reflux.

If you’ve been suffering from reflux disease but aren’t sure if you have bad breath, there’s any easy way to find out.  Simply lick the inside of your wrist and allow it to dry for a few seconds. Once the spot dries, if it has an odor, then you’ve got acid reflux bad breath.

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