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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do intermittent fasting.

My breath stinks quite a bit on days I don't eat. The bacteria develop very well on those days, since they're not being washed off as often. And that's before "keto breath" even comes into play.

Point is, your mouth bacteria are fine producing all sorts of "charming" smells even without food.

You probably do stink. The two of you are just used to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How do you think you can know when your breath is bad and I can't?

You didn't say what you feed your mouth bacteria aside from saying you only do so occasionally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It's just a really well-known phenomenon. People thinking they don't stink because it's the smell they're used to. I'm just speculating, and there's of course a chance I'm wrong.

As for how I know I stink, i have a much keener nose than the average. I can tell when my hair stinks because it's been too long since my last shampoo, for instance, a thing most people can't even tell about others apparently. Even though it's the grossest smell ever.

But even then, most of the time I can't tell my breath stinks. It probably has to do with how close the mouth is to the nose. Mostly, I've associated sensations in my mouth with instances where I was told I stunk and work from there.

As for what I eat, oh yeah, I absolutely do eat carbs a normal amount. But I really don't think this should have much of an effect when I'm not eating. I have trouble imagining bacteria having a stock of food for when I don't eat.