camperscove
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My son's bad breath turned out to be from esophogeal (sp?) thrush which is fairly common with inhaled steroids. He had been on Flovent for 2 years before we had any issues. It was treated with an oral solution that was pretty high maintenance, if I remember right he had to take it 4 times per day. We chose to discontinue/switch meds as well as treat the thrush and noticed dramatic results after only a few days. He had also been doing this throat clearing and shoulder shrugging motion basically because his throat was itching which also went away soon after treatment. Really, I think that thrush was a guess and there aren't any definitive diagnostic tools, not that that helps you but it's something to think about! Good luck!