Breath smell

[Yvonne]

John is awaiting Dialysis, has had kidney failure for just over a year now. At first he had body odour, that's now gone (or maybe I've got used to it).  Now he has smelly breath, smells like urine.  I buy lots of peppermints for him to suck, but is there another cure ? I know he can't help it, as he has false teeth and cleans them regulary.

[lola]

Welcome to my world. Ott's breath someday's just about makes me want to

[willieandwinnie]

Kidney failure and associated uremia gives a fetid ammonia smell and dialysis can give a fishy odor to the breath. Wish I could help you out more. 

[monrein]

I brush my teeth alot and suck on tic tac mints.  My husband says he can't smell anything wrong but I know for sure he's lying.  I taste in my mouth like I've been drinking bleach or ammonia that's been sitting around all day in a metal cup.  Some days it actually feels as if it's burning my tongue and throat.  Also dry mouth makes it worse for some people.  Lemon drops are good too.

[Sunny]

For me, some weeks are worse than others regarding this issue.
I brush my teeth many times a day because I can't stand the taste or smell.
I shower everyday and at times take a bath at night too.
I have to wash my sheets often due to sweating.
I always carry gum, mints, or candy and try to never have that dry-mouth sensation.

[annabanana]

Randy has false teeth too but cleaning them regularly doesn't help. He buys big bags of dum-dums and has one in his mouth most of the time.

[Yvonne]

Thanks for your replies,  it looks as though John can keep on sucking his mints.  I was a bit afraid they might not agree to his one pour under working kidney. We have a list of things he can have and a list of things he can't have, but peppermints do not come up on either list.
      Yvonne  PS how can I change John's photo on his profile please.

[MyssAnne]

oh yeah. the dreaded bad breath. I hate that. So far I haven't gotten the sweats, am not looking forward to that. I chew a lot of
(sugarless) gum, brush teeth often, drink COLD icy drinks (am on pd), to alleviate the dryness.  Mints are good, whatever works
for him!

[flip]

I've never had a problem with bad taste or breath but I still take a little nip occasionally just in case I do.

                                                             

[del]

Hubby's breath and body odor was AWFUL before he started dialysis and again when pd wasn't working well.  Enough to make you