Be on this very simple diet: • Eat 3 meals a day, or 2 meals if you prefer to skip dinner. • Each meal should consist only white rice with a piece of boiled chicken breast. Chicken Breast helps increase satiety and energy, and for us it is the only source of animal protein.

• Chicken is generally better than red meat because it contains less fat, which may reduce fermentation later.

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• You can also eat cooked vegetables and fruits if you want. Try to avoid grains, or eat only a very small amount after cooking. Beans, eggs, onions "even if being cooked" and garlic are forbidden.

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• You can eat normally about 2 days before meeting people. For example, if you are meeting them on Sunday, you can eat what you want on Thursday and maybe Friday morning.

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• If possible, consider seeing a psychiatrist. It helped me a lot by improving my mood and reducing anxiety. Just make sure to choose a wise and caring doctor who follows up with you properly.

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• Try to stop exercising. In my experience, strengthening the abdominal muscles increases abdominal pressure and make symptoms more noticeable. Try to keep your abdomen as relaxed as possible.

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• Do not judge your bad breath by the amount of white coating on your tongue. Many times when I am not following the diet, my tongue looks red after eating and I get bad reactions. On the other hand, when I follow the diet, I have a white coating nearly all of the day but experience almost no reactions.

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• Before going out, eat a meal of white rice with or without chicken breast. Being on an empty stomach may also contribute to bad breath.

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• Do not forget to brush your teeth and tongue and use a mouthwash before going out for fresher breath.

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How I cook rice in my diet to reduce constipation, which causes discomfort and may worsen halitosis:

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• I soak the rice in water for 15 minutes.

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• Then I boil it for about 20 minutes with a little salt.

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• This makes the rice softer and easier to digest. Over time, you may even find it tastes sweeter because reducing sugar intake can make your taste receptors more sensitive to the natural sweetness in rice.