metallic taste?
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Ugh! Ick!
I remember it well. It sort of builds up over time until it seems to be a constant companion, making everything taste awful. It is almost insult to injury since we condemned to lukewarm drinking water anyway... Some people have found relief with sour things like lemon drops--the tartness seems to cut through the taste. I'm sure there will be many other suggestions, but that one worked for me sometimes. It will pass....
Kirsten0 -
yepkmygil said:Ugh! Ick!
I remember it well. It sort of builds up over time until it seems to be a constant companion, making everything taste awful. It is almost insult to injury since we condemned to lukewarm drinking water anyway... Some people have found relief with sour things like lemon drops--the tartness seems to cut through the taste. I'm sure there will be many other suggestions, but that one worked for me sometimes. It will pass....
Kirsten
and carried lemon drops with me all the time!0 -
Yes~daydreamer110761 said:yep
and carried lemon drops with me all the time!
I also was getting that yucky taste as well, and my doctor told me not to use regular utensils, and to use plastic forks and spoons as well, this really helped me
Hugsss!
~Donna0 -
I think...tootsie1 said:Strong
When I was helping take care of a little three year old that had leukemia, there was even a metallic smell in the house when you first walked in. It was very strong.
*hugs*
Gail
...that could be the chemo smell, I smell it on myself during infusion at times, kind of coming out of your pores, I hate that, you can taste it in your mouth as well.
Hugsss!
~Donna0 -
Isn't some chemo metal based ?abmb said:metallic taste
My husband has that awful taste in his mouth all the time. I just told him about the lemon drops that I read about. I will definitely go out and buy him some tomorrow morning.
Like Platinum based Oxaliplatin? That to me would cause the metal taste in their mouth. Just an opinion though.........1 -
HiSandi1 said:Lemon
My husband has lemon ice before dinner and then later in the evening, seems to help keep it at bay. Oh and peppermint tictacs for during the day!
Hi, I also heard anything tart will do. I am starting up again next week. I will definately try taking lemon drops with me. When I had my last chemo treatments I had a peppermint candy, OUCH! I won't be trying that again!
Karyn0 -
Lemon dropsbutterfly23 said:Hi
Hi, I also heard anything tart will do. I am starting up again next week. I will definately try taking lemon drops with me. When I had my last chemo treatments I had a peppermint candy, OUCH! I won't be trying that again!
Karyn
The metallic taste is such a common occurence that my Cancer facility had baskets of lemon drops scattered around for the patients. They should help.
Smiles,
Dawn0
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