Breath can be a body indicator for the health condition of organs such as the gall bladder. An uncommon but fairly serious cause of bad breath is gall bladder dysfunction.

It is important to understand that gall bladder dysfunction is not a common cause of bad breath. As a matter of fact, the main cause of bad breath is improper oral hygiene. 90% of bad breath comes from odor-causing bacteria of the mouth. The other 10% may have another medical condition, such as gall bladder dysfunction. Basically, if the smell is coming from your mouth, it’s more then likely a dental problem. If the odor seems to come from within the body, then bad breath may be a symptom of a genuine medical problem such as gall bladder dysfunction. In these cases, it may seem like the odor is coming from the nose instead of the mouth.

The gall bladder is an organ that stores and releases bile in order to properly digest food. The liver and the gall bladder are closely related. The liver creates the bile that the gall bladder stores and secretes. Chinese medicine takes this relationship into consideration when diagnosing bad breath. They believe that when gallbladders are filled with gallstones or are dysfunctioning, they cause the liver to “heat”. This heat is caused by the congestion of bile in the liver. When this happens, an odor is released from the body that closely imitates bad breath.

When bad breath seems to be radiating from the body itself, it is important to seek medical attention to make sure it is not coming from the gallbladder or other organs. Sometimes, simply reducing fat intake will get rid of the gallbladder dysfunction that leads to bad breath. Even if this does help resolve the problem, medical professionals should still be consulted to make sure the gallbladder dysfunction is solved for good.

Gallbladder dysfunction is not a common cause of bad breath, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.