Fasting Without Bad Breath, These Foods Help Keep Your Breath Fresh

Illustration of food to prevent bad breath. (Pexels/Riki Risnandar)

JAKARTA - Bad breath is one of the challenges when fasting. This condition of bad breath during fasting not only makes it uncomfortable, but can also lower self-confidence when interacting.

To keep the mouth fresh and odorless, you must brush your teeth regularly, especially after sahur and before going to bed. Then clean the tongue and the spaces between the teeth, because there are usually many bacteria that cause bad breath.

In addition, there are also several food intakes that can help prevent bad breath during fasting. Here are some of them that you can try to consume, quoted from Monarch Destistry.

1. Dates

Not only is it good for restoring body energy, dates are also beneficial for oral health. The texture of dates that is somewhat sticky and needs to be chewed for quite a while can help stimulate saliva, so that the mouth is not too dry.

The nutritional content of dates also helps overcome digestive and stomach problems, which are often the cause of bad breath. Dates also provide a quick energy intake, keep the body healthy, and do not trigger an increase in stomach acid, so it helps keep your breath fresher.

2. High water fruits

Fruits that contain high water, such as strawberries, watermelons, and apples, are good choices for breaking the fast. The water and vitamin content is very good for the body and helps maintain gum health, which is good for preventing bad breath.

During sahur, you can also eat fruits with high water content, so that it can help the mouth be more moist and reduce dry mouth conditions that trigger bad breath.

3. Yogurt

Bad breath is generally caused by bacteria that produce sulfur compounds. Probiotics in yogurt help reduce the number of bad bacteria in the mouth that can cause odor.

You can eat yogurt during sahur to soothe dry mouth, as well as give a fresh sensation without leaving a strong smell in the mouth.