Bad breath in the morning is not unusual and can vary from a stale odor to a slightly smelly breath. However in some cases the odor may be so offensive that the breath may resemble the smell of feces, flatus, fish or even rotting or decaying organic matter (similar to a garbage can or dead animal). Despite good oral hygiene before bedtime and a clean bill of health from a dentist, the bad morning breath may persist.

A person with chronic bad breath (halitosis) is likely to have an offensive morning breath but at times, bad morning breath exists almost exclusively with no indication of halitosis during the day. The cause of bad breath may be due to oral, pulmonary (respiratory passages) or gastrointestinal (gut) disorders.

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What Is Burping (Belching)?

Burping (belching) means expelling of the air or other gases from your stomach through your mouth. Many healthy people expel some non-smelling air after eating or drinking. Various health disorders can causes excessive burping. 

What Are Sulphur Burps?

The smell of sulphur or rotten egg burps comes from hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gas originating from sulphur-containing proteins in certain foods (see below) after they are broken down in the stomach or small intestine by sulphur-reducing microbes.  These microbes may be normal intestinal bacteria or pathogenic bacteria.

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Bad breath (halitosis) is a fairly common disorder affecting most of us at some point in life. The foul odor in bad breath is not considered to be a medical disorder unless it is a long term condition (chronic) and posing a problem in our lives. Halitosis may go beyond just a dental hygiene issue and can indicate more serious pathologies.

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