Looking for Suggestions on dealing with Metal Taste in Mouth

Mary from NJ
Mary from NJ Member Posts: 60
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Assuming many who have had treatments have suffered from the side effect of the metal taste in the mouth that will not go away.  Any suggestions on how you are dealing with that or dealt with this in the past are appreciated!

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  • WHIZZER78
    WHIZZER78 Member Posts: 54 Member
    #2
    Biogenesis mouth rinse helped

    Biotene mouth rinse helped me

  • Northwoodsgirl
    Northwoodsgirl Member Posts: 571
    #3
    Metallic taste from chemo

    Mary, I think you are experiencing the same metallic taste many of us also experienced from having chemo that basically is a form of platinum metal. I remember the taste as being like a mouth full of nails. As a result of the metal taste I tended to offset it by eating more savory, spicy or more highly seasoned foods. Before I had chemo I never really cared for spicy food. I am sure others will offer you their thoughts over the coming days. Also I think I chewed on sugar free peppermint gum. After you finish your treatments that metallic (platinum) taste will go away. Lemon drops may help as well. I hope your tastebuds recover soon. No fun that is for sure!!!

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    edited June 2019 #4
    Plastic utensils

    some say using plastic utensils instead of metal could help

  • Mary from NJ
    Mary from NJ Member Posts: 60
    edited June 2019 #5
    WHIZZER78 said:

    Biogenesis mouth rinse helped

    Biotene mouth rinse helped me

    Thank you for your response!

    Thank you for your response!

  • Mary from NJ
    Mary from NJ Member Posts: 60
    #6
    Thank you all for your

    Thank you all for your suggestions!  

  • MAbound
    MAbound Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #7
    Link

    This has some additional suggestions to what's above. Hope something helps!

    https://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/physical-emotional-and-social-effects-cancer/managing-physical-side-effects/taste-changes

  • janaes
    janaes Member Posts: 799 Member
    #8
    i remember avoiding cherry

    i remember avoiding cherry flavored food because of the medal taste. Thsts all i did was avoid those foods. Its not as bad as it used to be so some times i eat it any ways. My dsughter forgot cherry licrise did that to me and i got that for mothers day. I ate it any ways.

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 568 Member
    #9
    When I was on Carboplatin

    When I was on Carboplatin/Taxol, the bad taste in my mouth was so terrible on days 3-6 after treatment, that I literally could not even stand the taste of water.  The only thing that I could drink was fresh-squeezed orange juice.

    I had the bad taste in my mouth during radiation treatment, too.  The only good thing was that it finally went away, a few weeks after I finished radiation treatment.

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