Many people endure the stigma of bad breathe, even though a cure is usually within their reach.
Bad breath is usually caused by food rotting in the mouth, stomach acid regurgitating up to the mouth and infections releasing chemicals that smell. If you have belching and burning in you chest or abdomen, you may have acid backing up from your stomach. Your doctor can order a blood test for helicobacter, the germ that causes stomach ulcers. If it is positive, you can often be cured by taking antibiotics for one week. Another cause of bad breath is an infection in your mouth, teeth, gums, throat or esophagus.