Bad breath, A.K.A Halitosis, can even be caused by drinking alcohol! You might even know what we’re talking about – a few drinks in (beer, tequila, rum, whiskey, you name it) and your breath starts smelling different and possibly unpleasant. Think about it when you drink something like beer and you burp, when you literally taste the burp, unpleasant right?
For those heavy drinkers that are unlucky, that breath associated with drinking can even be chronic, as a function of liver disease.
Why do we get bad breath from drinking alcohol?
Bad breath from drinking alcohol comes from the result of your body breaking down toxins. When we ingest in alcohol, our bodies don’t like it and treat it as a toxin, and as such, our body chooses to break it down, into a chemical that is less harmful. This is done by our metabolisms, which convert said alcohol into acetic acid. Part of the alcohol in your system is then released through the respiratory system and your sweat, which causes a compounding effect of an odor both in your breath and your skin. Makes sense, right? We all know that alcohol causes us to dehydrate which is why it is important and that it is always recommended all over to drink water and stay hydrated on a night out of drinking and partying. The dehydrating effect from alcohol also stops saliva production, which prevents things like food particles stuck in your teeth or combatting against bacteria in your mouth causing Halitosis.
How to prevent bad breath from drinking alcohol?
Keep in mind that some alcoholic drinks will have a more potent smell than others. Think beer vs. wine vs. whiskey and recall a night when you’ve had a large amount of one of them. You’ve probably have gone gassy, and had to relieve it by burping, right?
To prevent bad breath, limit alcohol consumption. For example, instead of three drinks a night, make it two. You’ll save money in the long run and your body won’t have to expend so much energy breaking down the alcohol. This doesn’t mean no more getting hammered altogether, but be mindful of what you drink and how your body reacts.
Other means that don’t involve how many alcoholic drinks you have as a way to prevent bad breath would be to maintain good oral hygiene routine. We encourage readers to brush and floss, twice a day, minimum. Ideally, it would be brushing and flossing after every meal to ensure all debris in the mouth is gone to create an environment where bacteria won’t flourish.
Make sure to stay hydrated when you drink alcohol! Both to prevent dehydration and the bad breath that comes from the decrease in saliva production.
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