Increase Raw Foods in the Diet
Eating more raw food as part of the diet can help manage bad breath. Doctors say eating crunchy, fiber-rich fruits and vegetables can help clean the mouth of embedded food particles that cling to your teeth, gums, and tongue during and between meals. Eating celery and carrot sticks, apples, jicamas, pears, and avocado can scrape off the plaque on your teeth, tongue, and gums. They’ll reduce the bacteria quickly. Apples contain pectin, which is a prebiotic and helps balance gut health. Jicama contains beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, and selenium which also help improve gastrointestinal health. Celery also has many flavonoids besides the various acidic compounds, which is good for gut health.
These foods can keep the digestive tract healthy by balancing the number of good and bad bacteria and preventing infection and inflammation, which can cause smelly breath due to acid reflux. In addition, eating such fiber-rich foods will also help the motility of the digested food in the body, which can also indirectly affect the smell in the mouth.
