Mouthwash / Toothpaste / Breathstrips

[Guest guest]

Newbie question here:

Is mouthwash SCD Legal? Does it matter if it isn't swallowed?

What about toothpaste?

Breathstrips?

I've found that as my evil bacteria is dying off, my breath is

becoming...errrr...ummmmm...a bit " gamey. " For the sake of those

downwind of me, your advice please.

Thanks!

Andy

UC 25 yrs

SCD 22 days

[Guest guest]

All of these things are OK, since they aren't swallowed. You can

make choices of mouthwash, toothpaste and breathstrips to avoid

ingredients you don't care for. But you don't need to worry about

illegals in mouthwash and toothpaste -- and each of us makes

different choices in the brands.

I did notice that breathstrips often contained sugar, or at least the

ones I looked at. I decided to avoid those, since I thought some of

the sugar would be in my saliva, which would end up in my digestive

tract to some degree if I used them frequently. Mouthwash and

toothpaste doesn't linger in the mouth in the same way as

breathstrips. Or so I decided.

When I was dealing with mouth sores and bad breath from a candida

overgrowth, I kept mouthwash and toothpaste at work, as well as at

home, to use as necessary.

Kim M.

SCD 5 years

>

> Newbie question here:

>

> Is mouthwash SCD Legal? Does it matter if it isn't swallowed?

>

> What about toothpaste?

>

> Breathstrips?

>

> I've found that as my evil bacteria is dying off, my breath is

> becoming...errrr...ummmmm...a bit " gamey. " For the sake of those

> downwind of me, your advice please.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andy

>

> UC 25 yrs

> SCD 22 days

>

[Guest guest]

I've been avoiding mouthwash too as I figured it's the same as strips

some left in the saliva??? - but if it doesn't affect you Kim- I have

more guts to try it now ( since you usually tend to get the worst of

most things - you poor woman!)

someone here mentioned me making mint candy but not at that stage yet

and also gargling with mint extract but haven't tried

eileen 6 months scd

> >

> > Newbie question here:

> >

> > Is mouthwash SCD Legal? Does it matter if it isn't swallowed?

> >

> > What about toothpaste?

> >

> > Breathstrips?

> >

> > I've found that as my evil bacteria is dying off, my breath is

> > becoming...errrr...ummmmm...a bit " gamey. " For the sake of those

> > downwind of me, your advice please.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Andy

> >

> > UC 25 yrs

> > SCD 22 days

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Eileen,

Maybe you can get some recipe for home-made mouthwash since many

contain so much junk. Even the ones in the healthfood store are iffy.

Just a thought.

Jodi

SCD 10 months

Crohn's/Colitis

>

> I've been avoiding mouthwash too as I figured it's the same as strips

> some left in the saliva??? - but if it doesn't affect you Kim- I have

> more guts to try it now ( since you usually tend to get the worst of

> most things - you poor woman!)

> someone here mentioned me making mint candy but not at that stage yet

> and also gargling with mint extract but haven't tried

> eileen 6 months scd

[Guest guest]

I made the choice to continue to use mouthwash (and toothpaste) even

if there were some illegals in it because I always rinse out my mouth

afterwards. With breathstrips I wouldn't be rinsing, mainly because

I'd be using them in a situation where water and a sink might not be

available.

Probably a minimal risk, using breathstrips I mean, but I thought I'd

better be cautious during those first few years on SCD.

I guess now I could use breathstrips without worrying too much, but I

have become accustomed to using mouthwash, even at work. And of

course now that my gut ecology is restored I don't have the breath

problems or mouth sores any longer. My dentist has certainly made a

few comments on how little I see him these days [grin].

Kim M.

SCD 5 years

>

> I've been avoiding mouthwash too as I figured it's the same as

strips

> some left in the saliva??? - but if it doesn't affect you Kim- I

have

> more guts to try it now ( since you usually tend to get the worst of

> most things - you poor woman!)

> someone here mentioned me making mint candy but not at that stage

yet

> and also gargling with mint extract but haven't tried

> eileen 6 months scd

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 04:18 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote:

Maybe you can get some recipe

for home-made mouthwash since many contain so much junk. Even the ones in

the healthfood store are iffy.

I use the Dr. Tichenor's mouthwash -- it's alcohol, peppermint oil, and a

touch of arnica (which is OK as long as you aren't swallowing). No

colors, no sweeteners, just PEPPERMINT!

It's made here in New Orleans, and I swear by it. When I have a sore

throat, I make it a bit stronger, and gargle with it -- it relieves the

pain, and seems to knock the germs down a bit.

I have not tried their toothpaste, and am not sure what ingredients are

in it.

Would not use breath strips for the reasons Kim cites.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

thanks

eileen

> >Maybe you can get some recipe for home-made

> >mouthwash since many contain so much junk. Even

> >the ones in the healthfood store are iffy.

>

> I use the Dr. Tichenor's mouthwash -- it's

> alcohol, peppermint oil, and a touch of arnica

> (which is OK as long as you aren't swallowing).

> No colors, no sweeteners, just PEPPERMINT!

>

> It's made here in New Orleans, and I swear by it.

> When I have a sore throat, I make it a bit

> stronger, and gargle with it -- it relieves the

> pain, and seems to knock the germs down a bit.

>

> I have not tried their toothpaste, and am not sure what ingredients

are in it.

>

> Would not use breath strips for the reasons Kim cites.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>

[Guest guest]

Marilyn,

FAN-flippen-TASTIC. I'm buying this!!

Do you get residuals for all these suggestions?

At least some kind of kick back?!?!

Well, you should.

Jodi

SCD 10 months

Crohn's/Colitis

> I use the Dr. Tichenor's mouthwash -- it's

> alcohol, peppermint oil, and a touch of arnica

> (which is OK as long as you aren't swallowing).

> No colors, no sweeteners, just PEPPERMINT!

[Guest guest]

It has been freaky to me to note how white my teeth are since going strict SCD!My family laughed when I said this, because yes, dentists have been saying for an eternity to cut out sugar. But yeah, in my previous life as a total junk food (Twinkies, etc) addict, eating several-to-many daily, plaque build-up was always fast --visible within a week of a full dental clean and polish.Since starting SCD fully, existing plague disappeared and my teeth keep being a lovely white! I brush with just baking soda and and a smear of xylitol (the latter is illegal but my son's teeth were actively and quickly disintegrating from Celiac and I had to stop that).BadenMy dentist has certainly made a few comments on how little I see him these days [grin].__

[Guest guest]

At 12:37 PM 8/3/2008, you wrote:

FAN-flippen-TASTIC. I'm buying

this!!

Do you get residuals for all these suggestions? At least some kind of

kick back?!?! Well, you should.

Nope, no kick backs or residuals. (Mind you, I wouldn't mind figuring out

how to make some $$ off all this, since I'm only working a whopping 4

hours a week these days.) But it's more important to see people feeling

better.

BTW -- WARNING: DILUTE the Tichenor's. <g> I dang near took the

enamel off my teeth with an undiluted swig of it. <g>

I use 5-1 water to Tichenor's for mouthwash, and 4-1 when I need a sore

throat gargle.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

I've used Dr. Tichenor's off an on since I was a kid. I didn't realize it was made right here in LA. When I run out of what I currently use I'll have to start using that again. Watch out though Jodi, it is POWERFUL stuff. You might want to try diluting it with water the first couple times you use it. It does leave your mouth feeling minty fresh for hours.

Misty Kimble - 31yo

Louisiana

CD - 2/07 - no meds

SCD - 6 months

FAN-flippen- TASTIC. I'm buying this!!

JodiSCD 10 monthsCrohn's/Colitis

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I wish this would happen to me. I was "diagnosed" with "milk teeth" when I was very young. I had an old country doctor and "milk teeth" is yellowing caused by formula. My dentists have always been very suprised at how little plaque and buildup I have on my teeth even before SCD. But, they will never be white and I won't use whiteners.

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weird everyone's been telling me that too lately! lack of sugar????

just wish I had good breath to go with it - LOL!

eileen

>

> It has been freaky to me to note how white my teeth are since going

strict SCD!

>

> My family laughed when I said this, because yes, dentists have been

saying for an eternity to cut out sugar. But yeah, in my previous

life as a total junk food (Twinkies, etc) addict, eating several-to-

many daily, plaque build-up was always fast --visible within a week

of a full dental clean and polish.

>

> Since starting SCD fully, existing plague disappeared and my teeth

keep being a lovely white! I brush with just baking soda and and a

smear of xylitol (the latter is illegal but my son's teeth were

actively and quickly disintegrating from Celiac and I had to stop

that).

>

> Baden

>

>

>

> My dentist has certainly made a few comments on how little I see

him these days [grin].__

>

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Hi Marilyn,

> Nope, no kick backs or residuals. (Mind you, I

> wouldn't mind figuring out how to make some $$

> off all this, since I'm only working a whopping 4

> hours a week these days.) But it's more important to see people

feeling better.

You have a good heart! I wish some of you moderators would make some

kind of living from this.

How is it working after the surgery?

Are you back into the swing of things?

Do you have a good amount of energy?

> BTW -- WARNING: DILUTE the Tichenor's. <g> I dang

> near took the enamel off my teeth with an undiluted swig of it. <g>

Will do. BTW- what do you use for toothpaste?

I am concerned with the brand I use.

Jodi

SCD 10 months

Crohn's/Colitis