Experts say there are five steps people can take to avoid morning bad breath after simple change can 'solve' it

You know when you wake up in the morning and your mouth absolutely stinks despite you giving your teeth a thorough cleaning the night before?

That's because during the night your mouth isn't producing much saliva and a dry mouth is a smelly mouth.

Breathing through your nose and sleeping with your mouth shut helps, but some experts for Listerine have come up with five things you can do to tackle bad breath that isn't buying their stuff.

Though, of course, they do say that if you brush, floss and wash then you should be able to stop it, but not everyone has the time to thoroughly floss.

Clean your tongue

First and foremost, clean that muscular organ that writhes around within your mouth hole known as the tongue.

Lots of oral hygiene is focused on scrubbing those teeth until they shine, but if you don't do diddly squat about your tongue, then all the bacteria clinging to it are going to have a whale of a time.

Brushing your tongue is a pretty effective way to sort this out, but you would be best placed having a toothbrush with an actual tongue scraper.

Just brushing alone isn't going to cut it. (Getty Stock Photo)

Stay hydrated

Secondly, while you should just stay hydrated as a general rule, it goes doubly so for banishing the olfactory assault that is bad breath.

Water helps clear out your system and reduces stinky breath, but it's important to note that only water will do the job of water, so all the other stuff with flavour won't be anywhere near as effective.

Doing things that help boost your saliva production are a boon, as staying hydrated helps with that in a big way.

Eat right

Eating meals can play a big part in it too, as the experts recommend that you get a proper breakfast down your gullet.

If you are to snack throughout the day, then they suggest that you gobble on crunchy fruits and veggies, or go for sugar-free sweets or chewing gum to get the saliva flowing.

"Jesus Christ, I stink like something crawled into my mouth and died." (Getty Stock Photo)

Biological warfare

If all that's still not helping rid you of your rotten breath then you might look to some biological warfare to do the trick.

Apparently something called 'lactobacillus' could help reduce the bad bacteria in your mouth as they take over the spaces where the unwanted microbial interlopers like to hang out.

Think of your mouth as a lucrative holiday park and this 'lactobacillus' stuff as putting the towels down on the good sun-loungers.

Ask the pros

The fifth and final option is something that always ought to be on the table when you're trying to tackle a serious problem, seeing professional help.

There's nobody better qualified to look after your mouth than a dentist, though, of course, actually managing to find a dentist who has the time for an appointment is easier said than done as they're very much in demand.