Question:
I am 6 wks out of RNY and over the last several days have developed this terrible
taste in my mouth. Everything tastes off, even water. I can best describe this as a metallic taste. I brush my teeth 6 times a day, and do not think my breath is bad. HELP!!!! — dwdeborahmd (posted on July 3, 2008)
July 3, 2008
At this point, I would say it is ketosis. Your body has started to burn
more fat and it has a side affect. Nasty taste in the mouth. Also, you can
have a smell from your body. Not BO, just a different kind of smell. All of
this is a good thing, but there is not much you can do about it. It will
pass but in the mean time, use sugar free breathe mints and continue to
brush your teeth. I think I thought is was worst than it really was. Good
luck. Paula
— Paula K.
July 3, 2008
At this point, I would say it is ketosis. Your body has started to burn
more fat and it has a side affect. Nasty taste in the mouth. Also, you can
have a smell from your body. Not BO, just a different kind of smell. All of
this is a good thing, but there is not much you can do about it. It will
pass but in the mean time, use sugar free breathe mints and continue to
brush your teeth. I think I thought is was worst than it really was. Good
luck. Paula
— Paula K.
July 3, 2008
I had it right after I got out of surgery 2 weeks ago and its just starting
to go away. my doc told me it was from the antibiotics. He told me to get
something over the counter callled Nystatin wash. Its a mouth wash that
kills fungus. You can get it behind the pharmacy counter with no
prescription.
— Kimberlin Katayama
July 3, 2008
I had this too....to some extent. I attributed some of it to the iron in
the supplements I was chewing. When I could start swallowing vitamins.....
I was glad....because I didn't have that odd taste in my mouth. It
lingered all day...and made most of my food taste foul. I'm sure the other
postings are more accurate....but it went away for me after I stopped the
chewable vitamins that were high in iron. Good luck! Cheryl
— Cheryl K.
July 3, 2008
Deborah, I agree with Paula. That metallic taste was hard for me to get
past, but it did go away. Try not to let it interfere with you getting in
your fluids, vitamins & proteins. I did, and now I have to take a few
extra supplements and extra protein to get my numbers back where they
should be. Wishing you the best! Cindy
— Cindy E.
July 3, 2008
I had it too!! with my lapband surgery and it's so funny because at first I
thought it was the bottled water I was drinking so I got another one and it
tasted funny too...so then I thought that maybe it was just a side effect
from the anesthesia but it only lasted a few days...but it makes your mouth
taste like iron. Yuk! I think the sf orbit gum helps. Hang in there!
— Bigwyfan1964
July 5, 2008
I chewed Freedent Spearmint between meals. I had this while taking
antibiotics for diverticulitis flares.
— CANDO
July 6, 2008
Ketosis because of the rapid weight loss. I'm 4 months out & it's
gotten better. for a while it did make everything taste weird, started
drinking crystal lite rasp ice & cherry/pom because that helped
counteract the bad taste
— Susan C.
July 7, 2008
You will have this for about a year while you are in Ketosis (losing weight
rapidly) It goes away eventually when you are no longer burning fat and
protein. It's one of the first signs of Ketosis which is exactly what you
want in order to lose weight...In normal people this could be a bad
sign...Brush often... use mouthwash...mints...Sorry...you are stuck with it
for a while!
— .Anita R.
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