What might make everything taste metallic or salty?

Answer 1

It may be a form of neuropathy caused by medications or an illness. You should report this to your doctor. Also, try Biotene moisturizers (sold in stores like Longs, Target, Safeway, etc. and online), toothpaste, gum, and sprays. Keeping your mouth moist is important to prevent infection (thrush and/or bacteria), dental caries, or other damage to your mouth/tongue. Sugar makes it worse--do not turn to hard candy or gums that contain sugar. Drink plenty of water, too, but this alone will not help. It may also be called, "burning mouth," which gets worse throughout the day and causes a burned or salty taste in the mouth that it is often accompanied by discomfort.

More information:

• Does this happen on a daily basis, or on intervals? Does your tongue or part of it ever look white - that could indicate a fungal infection known as thrush, which occasionally happens after a treatment with antibiotics.

• In some cases, liver failure causes this taste to occur.

• Gastroesophogal reflux disease can cause the salty taste (even when no pain is present).

• Some medicines can make everything taste odd. for example the drug enalapril, which is a drug used to prevent heart failure. Also iron supplements can cause this. Avoid supplements with more than 20 mg iron per tablet. Many antibiotics, especially penicillin-types, can cause this, as ampicillin, amoxicillin.

• A metallic taste is a vitamin or mineral deficiency.

• Sometimes, chemotherapy may cause a salty or metallic taste.

• I had these symptoms when I was pregnant.

• Many antidepressants could cause the metallic taste.

• You could have Chemical Sensitivities.

• I heard somewhere it could be a leaking filling.

• It could be small amounts of blood in the mouth, blood tastes coppery and salty.

• Not a vitamin deficiency, but too much of a vitamin/mineral can cause metallic taste. If you are taking supplements or vitamins look on the labels and see if there is an abnormally large amount of something. Like if you're taking a daily vitamin that shows 200% of the recommended daily value of B12, it may be causing the taste. It may be several weeks after stopping the supplement before the taste goes away. Shouldn't be lasting effects.

• My grandfather reported this when he had chemotherapy.

Answer 2

=Because Salt has been added to your food==xxx=

Answer 3

Because it has salt on it, most likely. Please refrain from asking dumb questions

Answer 4

There are many foods that do not taste salty. Here are a few examples:

1. vegetables 2. fruit 3. milk 4. honey

Answer 5

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