Nasty aftertaste

Hi Everyone, Did anyone have an ongoing nasty aftertaste in their mouth following surgery? At almost 5 weeks out I still have this sorta metallic, nasty taste in my mouth ..some days are worse than others. I don't know if it's from the vitamins, surgery or what, but I'm getting pretty tired of it. I also wondered if it's because some of the stuff I eat now has artificial sweetner in it. I tried to make a couple desserts from the SPLENDA website and had to throw them straight into the trash because it just takes like artifical sweenter to me. I don't know if my taste buds are off or what. Was wondering if anybody else has this... Blessings, Kim

Hi Kim! What it is, is ketosis! You want that!!! It means your body is burning that fat up at a rapid speed!! But yes, it is gross, but don't worry!!! It means everying is going just the way you want it to! Get some tic tacs to help with the taste. Brushing your tongue when you brush your teeth helps some too. Hugs, Theresa

Thanks Theresa..I can only hope it's ketosis!! If that's what it is, NO PROBLEM! It just makes everything taste gross, like nothing has the right flavor or something. If it means I'm burning fat, though, I'll suffer!!

Hi Kim, Theresa is right on the money! Yes, it is frusterating but, the benifits are fantastic!! It doesn't last forever because eventually you will begin to eat more carbs, You get into ketosis when you are eating a high protien low carb diet. The diet forces your body to burn it's own fat for fuel apposed to burning the carbs we eat. Soooo Congratulations you are in Ketosis....LOL. Good luck ----Toni

I have the same problem and I also have body odor problems too. It seems like deodorant hardly works at all any more! I'm glad it's because my body is in ketosis, but it sure doesn't make me feel very feminine!

Hey Kim, You can go to the drug store and buy keto stix and you can see what level of ketosis you are in. That's if you are interested. Carey

Hi Kim: The ketosis breath will eventually get better. I lost 80 pounds on Atkins and only had it the first month or two. I used to get the cinnamon breath streps (altoids I think). They have no carbs and give you a lift. I found that when I was on Atkins and in ketosis, that I did not lose a great deal initially, but then all of a sudden would dump a bunch of pounds at once. Hope you are feeling fine otherwise, Julie

Yep. Ketosis city. The girls are right. Guess what else?????? Don't forget to scrub good and take an extra swipe with the pit stick. Although it doesn't help much. I used EXTREME deodorant and Listerine mint strips. kp

Okay guys.. you have me so freaked out about the "ketosis stink" that at work today, we were having a great deal of problems with a system upgrade. I was working away when all of a sudden I smelt something extremely "ripe" to say the least ... I had an immediate shockwave of fear curse through my veins. I mean.. it was VERY noxious! I immediately reached for my bag which I always keep deodarant and other hygiene items as I am VERY conscious about how I smell. Smelling clean and being clean has always been a HUGE HUGE priority for me... as I turned to grab my bag and run to the restroom I noticed the IT guy snuck into my cube and was standing behind me.... and when he reached over my keyboard to take a look at my computer I was so relieved (and yet very disturbed) to find out it was the IT guy that was smellin a bit pungent!!!!!! PHEW!!!!!!!! Now I'm CONSTANTLY asking my hubby if I smell okay. I WANT TO SMELL PRETTY... NOT STINKY!! So far so good though..hubby says I still smell like a girlie girl!!! But thanks for freaking me out everyone!!! Oh.. everyone may want to buy stock in Orbitz gum.. as I worry about the breath thing too.. SHEESH!!

Don't mention it. Anytime at all! Ketosis is a different kind of stink. Hard to describe. You are sending all that nasty out in your sweat and urine and stool. Whata party!!!!!! Drink a a lot of water and you'll **** most of them thar ketones down the drain. But you do end up stinking for a little while. I told the ol' broad to let me know if I became offensive. Smelling that is. She said I just smelled different for a while. Now I put up a smoke screen that can clear a room. The local constabulary is out of flash/bang grenades with tear gas. They're sending me in next time we have a hostage situation in Oxford and some yahoooo won't come out of his barn or is holding a rubber band gun to a cows head. kp