My friends breath smells and i dont how to tell her, she is a good friend. I dont want to affend her, but then i dont to have to smell her breath when she talks to me. It makes me feel sick. How do i tell her her that her breath smells without affending her?
2006-11-05 19:38:45 · 29 answers · asked by susie ooozzz 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
just tell her.
she might have an ulcer, or maybe she might have a womanly problem. Tell her so, she can get it checked out. If she is really your friend tell her if not then get rid of her. BE HONEST!!!!!
2006-11-05 19:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Super Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad breath is annoying because the one that has it cannot smell it. It is also a symptom of an underlying health problem. Could be teeth and gums or gastric. It could be that she is always eating the wrong foods like onion, garlic etc.
Tell her, but soften it by saying that she should see a doctor or even a dentist about it as she could be suffering from a problem which could get worse.
If you and she are true friends she will thank you for pointing it out to her thus enabling her to get it sorted out.
Has she had a string of boyfriends that dump her after short while or has she not pulled at all for a while? I wonder why?
2006-11-05 19:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this reminds me a little of a problem that I'm having with a freind of mine. He is acting like a bit of a baby at the moment and everyone is catching on that he is being a whiner (over a girl of course). We all want to say something, but no one wants to offend him.
Anyway.... I agree with super girl. You should just tell your friend. There are some medical conditions that cause bad breath, but she might also just have poor oral hygene or maybe need to see a dentist. A true friend is there to tell us things like when our breath smells, when we are wearing some stinky colonge, when we wear clothes that don't match, or when we have a bat hanging in the cave. Sure, there might be some embarassment at first, but just approach her like you hope she would tell you even though it is uncomfortable. Just put yourself in her shoes and think how you would like to be told the same thing if it were coming from HER instead of the other way around. Good luck!
2006-11-05 19:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a way you can leave her a little care kit anonymously? If you can find a place where she goes where nobody will see give her a kit with mouthwash, a special, cool toothpaste and electric toothbrush, and a tongue scraper. The special toothpaste and electric toothbrush will make her want to use it. Also there is something called the Orabrush and it is a brush for your tongue. You should just give it to her and say "I was at the grocery store yesterday when I saw this! I bought it and from the moment I tried it I knew I had to get it for ALL of my friends". Tell her it works even better if you use mouthwash before using it. I'm not sure if you can get it at a grocery store, you can get it online though. Or just get a cool tongue scraper and give it to her with mouthwash, and say you gave it to all of your friends so she doesn't think your insulting her.
2016-05-22 03:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by Patricia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be gentle but honest. All sorts of things can cause bad breath but it is hard for the offender to know because her breath is going away from her. There may be nothing she can do other than turn her head a bit when she talks so her breath doesn't come at you. Things that can be changed are dental hygene and diet but medications, allergies and infections can cause a stink even right after brushing so like I said, be gentle.
2006-11-05 19:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Nita C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just say to her i don't mean to affend u but ure breath smell a bit and when u talk to me i feel a bit sick
2006-11-05 21:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try email - I know that sounds like a cowards way out, but sometimes a note or simple email will due. Something like,
"Hey Cindy,
Because I love and care about you, I need to mention that I'm
concerned about your health. I've read that bad breath is
a symptom of gingivitis and ....."
2006-11-05 19:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your friend has TMAU (Trimethylaminuria). This is a disease that causes body odor and bad breath. If that's the case, your friend may not be entirely able to prevent her bad breath. I know that's probably not what you wanted to hear.
Check out the link below for more information on this disease.
2006-11-06 15:12:11 · answer #8 · answered by One Kid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there aint no easy way of telling her about her breath. tell her as sincere as you can. im sure she would be mortified if anybody else picked up on her breath and said it really nasty that she has real stinky breath. so at least if you tell her she can do something before someone else tells her anyway. x
2006-11-05 19:45:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't say anything it will offend her and you will probably
loose a good friend which is hard to come by...keep some gum with you and offer it to her ..or tic tac mints
and just say you find it refreshing ..and eventually maybe you can enter in to a discussion about how the gum prevent you from ..not knowingly coming out with a bad breath..never point the finger to your friend...lol
2006-11-05 20:14:50 · answer #10 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋