EWWWWWW – what is that smell coming from your mouth???
And what’s with that lack of focus and that pounding headache???
Ugh – keto breath. Some experience this, others don’t.
When you first enter ketosis (and even after you’ve been in ketosis for a while), you may find that your breath smells fruity or kind of like nail polish remover.
Keto breath can also leave a really funny metallic-like taste in your mouth; making water taste sweet. This means that you are now able to taste salivary glucose.
Keto breath can be highly offensive to those who get close enough to you to get a whiff. It is a common and temporary side effect of being in ketosis.
Rather than get into the scientific explanation, let’s talk about how to reduce it.
The good thing about keto breath is that it likely means that you in ketosis.
Although I never experienced keto flu, more people than not get it. Keto flu is temporary, but awful enough that it causes some to give up the keto lifestyle.
Here is a brief run-down of keto flu:
Symptoms
Can include: headache, brain fog, dizziness, nausea, carb cravings, irritability, muscle cramps, constipation, diarrhea, general weakness, lack of focus, difficulty sleeping.
Keto flu typically lasts 3-5 days, but can last up to 10.
Side effects of keto flu
Tips and strategies to reduce the keto flu
Ketogasm has created the visual below that shows how to combat keto flu through electrolytes.
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