Is it possible to catch someones bad breath?

Question:

Me and some friends were drinkin out of the same bottle and i drank after one of my friends who has REALLY bad breath and now i think i caught his bad breath or the bacteria he has because i can sometimes taste it and sometimes smell it when i talk, can anyone help me? i dont want to have bad breath, is there anything i can do? because i brush my teeth twice a day, i chew orbit gum evryday, and i drink a lot of fresh water. what should i do?

Answers:
By drinking plenty of water and brushing
your teeth regularly, you can prevent bad
breath. I found the home remedies at
http://aches.in/badbreath.html useful

No. The single most frequent cause of bad breath odor problem is associated with bacteria that live in their mouth. Bacteria, just like humans, go through their lives consuming foods and excreting wastes. The waste products produced by some oral bacteria are sulfur compounds and it is this type of odoriferous waste product that usually lies at the root of a person's breath problems.

Yep. Gotta go to the doc and spend about three months being miserable. That's about how long it takes the antibiotics to kill the bacteria.

The only thing you can get by drinking after someone that would affect your breath is pyhrea. (I may have spelled it wrong) It's a pretty serious gum disease. I would use Listerine twice a day after brushing. The strong stuff, not the flavored sugar water.

This is gross but try it: If it is bacteria or an infection you may be able to see it on your tonsils. Open your mouth real big and look at the two (for lack of a better word) balls in the back of your throat- unless you've had them removed. If you see white bumps on them, they could be causing the bad breath. If you don't see any, ans you can tolerate this, try pressing on your tonsils VERY GENTLY. The little white bumps may come out. If not, don't keep pushing.

If you do see them, it may be an indication you could be getting sick, like tonsillitis. Tonsils are part of your lymphatic system which is responsible for fighting illness. If you happen to get a hold of one, smoosh it and it will probably smell bad. Check them every once in a while. If it persists longer than a few weeks, see a doctor.

you should also floss your teeth every day,,,very helpful in breaking up the bacteria that live in the mouth, between the teeth and just under the gum line

You can pass oral bacteria from one person to another. But this phenomenom has to occur over period of time not a one time deal. Brushing alone only cleans 60% of your tooth surface; it's like taking a shower and not cleaning the "essentials." Floss too! You can also check out the diet; certain foods produce certain smells. Also, could you be sick which lower your immune system which inturn makes it difficult for your body to keep the bacteria at bay..

only because of bacteria

Is it possible to catch someones bad breath?

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