Thank you Richard for your post. You are right, the hiatal hernia is a cause of bad breath and is usually a symptom of people with a history of digestive tract disorders.
For anyone wishing to read more on the subject, here is the link of a great article:
Seeking all the extra oral causes of chronic bad breath is a vast undertaking. Among those are the hiatal hernia of course, but also illnesses and disorders such as diabetes, liver disease, lung disease, kidney disease, chronic gastritis, lazy colon syndrom, digestive tract ulcers, and the list goes on and on.
On this site, I try my best to tackle chronic halitosis that affects the majority of people, at least 90%. By doing so, most people will find answers here. For the remaining 10% who have tried the treatments I propose here and find no noticeable results, this is what they will gain:
- The understanding that the underlying problem to their condition is extra oral. Coming to this conclusion in itself is a huge advancement.
- By eliminating possible bad breath source from the mouth, they can begin a new search on extra oral causes. That is a quest on its own.
- The urgency of seeking professional help. Extra oral halitosis can be provoked by more serious health issues.
The best possible way to find the source of chronic bad breath is by proceeding through an elimination process.
I do plan to start an extra oral cause for bad breath in a near future, but I first need to do a lot more research because my knowledge on this particular matter is limited.
If anyone suspects an extra oral cause for their bad breath, check out the forums like:
