what ailment might cause a metalic taste in you mouth?
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If she took medication while she was unwell, chances are it is an after effect and should go soon. Among the drugs that can cause a metallic taste in your mouth are antibiotics like Biaxin (clarithromycin) and Flagyl (metronidazole), used to treat a wide variety of infections; drugs used to treat an overactive thyroid; captopril, used to treat high blood pressure; griseofulvin, used to treat skin infections; lithium, used in bipolar disorder; penicillamine, used for rheumatoid arthritis, kidney stones, and too much copper in the body; plus some drugs used in cancer treatment.
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Sounds like you have a virus if its just been recently.  If this occurs often maybe even food poisoning or something you are eating.  You should see a doc if it has occured often
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See a doctor.  There are certain ailments that cause this to happen.
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Bad Breath Cause:\n\nBad breath may be due to a number of reasons such as bad dental hygiene, bacteria in mouth, infection, diabetes, drugs, gum disease, heavy metal accumulation, liver disease, smoking, sulfur, and tooth decay. Bad breath is due to anaerobic bacteria that live within the surface of the tongue and throat, that produce smelly sulfur compounds when they come in contact with proteins which cause bad breath. Plaque on the tongue can cause bad breath where bacteria can grow. If you do not clean your mouth after consuming alcoholic drinks, tobacco chewing, cigarette smoking, and foods like onions, garlic, etc., it can contribute to bad breadth.\n\nA deficiency of vitamin B and/or zinc may be the cause of your bad breath. Try taking a supplement with the advise of your Medical doctor.\n\nBad Breath Cure\n\nBrush your teeth in the morning, in the evening, and after every meal, specially after consuming milk products, fish and meat.\nBrush your tongue along with your teeth regularly.\nWash the tongue with baking soda dissolved in warm water to reduce the acidity in your mouth making a less-friendly environment for the bacteria to grow.\nBrush and floss teeth regularly.\nClean and replace your toothbrush regularly.\nAvoid mouthwashes with dyes and alcohol. Mouthwash containing cetylpyridinium chloride, chlorine dioxide, sodium chlorite or zinc may serve as an antibacterial agent, that can control the number of anaerobic bacteria in mouth.\nParsley, coriander, basil, rosemary, thyme, wintergreen, cardamom seeds, cinnamon bark, clove, fennel or anise seeds are great breath freshners. Slowly chew any of these herbs and allow the saliva to build up in your mouth.\nA recent study (Feb 2005) reported to the International Association for Dental research suggests that eating plain yogurt for 6 weeks can sweeten your breath because it reduces levels of offensive compounds produced by bacteria in the mouth by 80%.\nRinse your mouth before sleeping with a glass of water with the juice of half a lemon added.\nDrink plenty of water throughout the day.\nTalk to your periodontist about gum and teeth problems that might be the cause of bad breath.\nIf you keep teeth, tongue, and mouth clean, you will not suffer from the problem of bad breath. You should take all care in cleaning your teeth by using proper tooth brush and adopting correct brushing technique. Follow the good oral hygiene rules. Please read all the information given in the related links given above.
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wants salt ?\nbad stomach,maybe
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Search for the cause it could be from nose or sinuses most probably or mouth [teeth and gums] consult ENT Dr. or Dentist .
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OK know exactly what you mean. What you are experiencing is the gas released by bacteria that is in your stomach(this bacteria should not be there). Sometimes it only causes a strange taste, some times it causes nausea vomiting and diarrhea as well as cramps. It usually comes from eating improperly cooked food, but the same bacteria is found naturally in your digestive tract. You can also get it from not washing your hands and then consuming food, or from contaminated water. \nIt can be caused by girrardia, e-coli and several other bacteria. \n\nThe best thing to do is make sure that you rest, drink plenty of liquids and let it run its course. If you experience severe pain vomiting and diarrhea you need to go get checked out in the ER. If you have any pre-existing conditions such as diabetes you need to go before the symptoms get severe as you can cause dangerously low blood sugars due to vomiting. \n\nAlso if you have never had your appendix removed and you have an absence of BM's then you need to be checked to ensure that you do not have a bowel obstruction or appendicitis.
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Consider maybe a problem with the gallbladder.  Attention might be directed to what kinds of food are causing the problem, i.e., fatty foods, milk products (lactose intolerance).  If it is a problem of diarrhea after eating, this may be the problem.  Maybe eliminating one kind of food at a time might give you a clue to what is causing the problem.  In any case, see your M.D.
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It's probably not the zinc lozenges that is causing you not to be able to taste anything, it's your cold.  When  your sense of smell is compromised, your sense of taste is also, because the senses of smell and taste are tied together.  Once your sneezing and runny nose clear up, you should be able to taste things again.
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blood does leave an iron like tast, but and infection also tastes a little like metal.... could be a sinus infection, or a  lung infection.
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It is usually either an allergic reaction to environmental factors or too much salt, spices or msg in your food.
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Sounds like  a blood-sugar problem
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Most of what you think of as your sense of taste is actually smell. If you pinch your nose shut can't taste much at all. So a clothespin could take away your sense of taste! However I doubt that was what you were looking for!\n\nSome people do experience "hypogeusia" or reduction in taste as a side effect of some medications. "ageusia" is the total loss of ability to taste and it too can be a side effect of a medecine.\n\nAccording to answers.com (link below) "Antirheumatic Drugs such as Penicillamine, Antiproliferative drugs such as Cisplatin, ACE Inhibitors, and other drugs including Azelastine, Clarithromycin and Zopiclone" can cause lack of taste as a side effect.\n\nI would reccomend seeing a doctor because some causes of taste loss are serious medical conditions. If it's not a medecine side effect it might be caused by vitamin deficiency, nerve damage, and by some diseases.
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your mouth is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria! It is warm and moist, which seems to help the growth of those nasty-smelling bacteria. That is the main cause of hallitosis, or bad breath. Other factors include lodged food particles, or maybe some tooth decay that hasn't been found yet.
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it can cause acid reflux
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Metallic or acidic taste in mouth can be caused by gastric problems, lead poisoning, or scrombotoxic fish poisoning.\n\nThere are other causes such as deteriorating fillings, and possibly a mineral imbalance. \n\nYou should check with a doctor to determine the actual cause.
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When cyanide has been eaten it may produce a bitter, pungent, burning taste in the mouth and sometimes numbness and tightness in the throat and stiffness in the lower jaw. Salivation, nausea and vomiting often follows and an odour of bitter almonds may be on the breath or vomit.