You may have some questions and doubts regarding breast milk, such as how long (till how many months of age) a baby should be given breast milk and about “exclusive breast feeding”. Many of these questions and doubts are clarified in this article.

How Human milk is produced?

During pregnancy female body secrete a hormone known as prolactin, which causes stimulation of breast cells to produce milk. The more mother breastfeed the baby the more is the production of milk, which do not depend on the size of the breast. Another hormone ‘oxytocin’ causes contraction of the tiny muscle cells within the breasts and squeezes the milk down the milk ducts towards nipple. These stimulations (contraction of muscles to express milk) take place every time baby is put to the breasts or the baby suckles.

In simple term “halitosis” is bad breath or unpleasant odor in breath or exhaled air and it is the third most common reason (dental carries and gum diseases are the commonest causes) why people visit dentists. There are several factors that affect the quality of the exhaled breath and all these factors can cause bad breath. Most people suffer from bad breath occasionally but for some people bad breath is permanent problem and the worst part is many (probably most) people with halitosis are unaware of their problem. Sometimes friends and relatives do not inform the individual about the bad breath, thinking that the person may not take it positively. The factors which may cause halitosis may be in the mouth, airways, GIT (stomach or esophagus).

The term “halitophobia” is used to denote fear of suffering from halitosis or the fear of those who are already suffering from halitosis.