Ramadan is the ninth month of the Mohammedan calendar. It’s a really sacred time for Muslims, and to honor Allah, it’s the time of fasting.
Fasting and bad breath may come hand in hand and lots of this should do with the dryness of the mouth during the fast. this is often not unexpected. With no food and water, your salivary glands don’t seem to be producing enough saliva to stay your breath fresh. Naturally, this ends up in bad breath.
Firstly, it should be noted that the smell coming from a fasting person’s mouth isn’t something to be disliked, because it’s the effect of obedience to Allah.
Hadith says that “The smell from fasting person mouth is best within the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk”
Unfortunately, this Hadith is usually misunderstood as an excuse to drop all styles of oral hygiene during Ramadan. That should not be the case.
We need to place the hassle in and make sure of our oral hygiene as best and if any bad smell still emanates then we must always remember the above
hadith and take a look at it to hold back. the most important evidence that oral hygiene is vital, especially during Ramadan is the example set by our Prophet Muhammad who wont to use the siwak/miswaak often whilst fasting
So what can we do to cut back or eliminate bad breath whilst fasting?

Here are, 6 practical tips (adopted from beating bad breath during Ramadan).

1. Clean your tongue:

Use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue. Gently cleaning the tongue twice daily is the only thing to keep bad breath au fait, it wipes off the bacterial biofilm, debris, and mucus. Ask your dentist to recommend you a scraper suitable for your tongue.

2. Brush regularly:

Brush regularly for at least 4 minutes, twice daily. Get a timer and ensure you don’t put that lambaste until you hit the 4-minute mark. When brushing we must always clean our teeth and gums. Cleaning even more thoroughly after eating or drinking milk products, fish and meat- especially at suhur time.

3. Floss often;

Flossing should be implemented daily and choose unscented floss in order that you’ll be able to detect those areas between your teeth that give off odours, and clean
them more carefully.

4. Miswak;

You can use miswak throughout the day. The miswak (miswaak, siwak, sewak) may be a teeth-cleaning twig made up of a twig of the Salvadora persica tree, also referred to as the arak tree (or peelu tree).
Using miswak is both rewardable and effective. Numerous international studies are done that prove the effectiveness of miswak for oral hygiene and have been highly recommended by Prophet Muhammad. He said: ‘Make an everyday practice of the Miswaak, for verily, it’s healthy for the mouth and it’s a Pleasure for the Creator (i.e. Allah is pleased with the Muslim who uses the Miswaak)” (Bukhari).

5. Drink plenty of Water

(before and after fasting);
Bad breath seems to be less assailable when fasting because of the dryness of the mouth. to cut back this drink lots of fluids during the evening and suhur time. If you’re a denture wearer, it’d be advisable for you to soak the denture in an antiseptic mouthwash overnight.

6. Regular visits to your dentist;

Regular visits to the dentist throughout the year also are essential although we might not enjoy them. There could also be cavities, broken fillings, spacing between teeth, or pockets that will be allowing food packing which can in itself be causing a foul smell.
So finally, if you would like to beat the bad breath during Ramadan, then clean your tongue, brush
thoroughly (especially after those meat and fish curries!) and drink lots of fluids whenever you’ll be able to.

Article by:

Dr. Areeba Imran

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