HORRIBLE metallic taste in mouth getting worse, advice please!!!

[wannabemum]

Honestly if its not 1 preg symptom thats causing me serious grief, its another! The worst part is I've had them all the WHOLE pregnancy, no breaks!

But this particular one has actually worsened these past few days. I'm 35.5 weeks pg and suffer from that horrible metallic taste in the mouth, especially after I eat/drink sweet things. Today its so bad I can't even bring myself to drink water, its like a furry, metallic taste and its driving me INSANE!

Any advice, any tips, please, IM DESPERATE :(

[SilverStarfish]

Mints. Lots and lots of mints. Chewing gum, sour lollies... I had the same thing. Drove me nuts! I just tried to always have something to shove in my mouth to hide it for a while.

Hope it goes away for you soon! It probably will... in about 4.5 weeks :rolleyes:

[wannabemum]

Hope it goes away for you soon! It probably will... in about 4.5 weeks :rolleyes:

HAHA, thanks hunny, I'm out of mints I think thats why its really bad at the moment. Bring on labour! :D

[jojojonsey]

Hi - I remember that metallic taste can mean zinc and/or B12 deficiency.

So maybe a nice thick BBQ'd steak is in order :)

[Beany]

Fizzy cola bottle sweets worked while I was sucking on them. Also, lots of Listerine: mouth wash morning and night and anytime I could manage in-between, and those Listerine strips whenever else.

Like Faeml said, chewing gum is great but I found the flavour dissipated too quickly so mint Lifesavers went with me everywhere.

Completely sympathise - utterly hated it!

[Mummy2Noah]

:hugs: You poor thing Holly i reckon you have had every side effect possible hehe!! Not long now hun and youll be cuddeling your beautiful little man!!!:hugs:

[Harlequin]

Are you taking vitamins? Someone on another site mentioned they had this taste while taking regular vitamins and when they switched to pregnancy ones it went away.

Try eating more savoury foods to counteract it?
Try drinking a glass of milk?
Try foods high in acid?

[wannabemum]

I have noticed its worse when I eat sugary foods, like chocolate or orange juice, pineapple etc. It was so bad last night! Will ask the middie at my ante-natal class tonight, hope its not a defficiency. I am taking preg vitamins (elevit), homeopathic remedies, iron tabs and rasberry leaf tabs, but apart from the rasb leaf tabs, ive been on the others the whole time.

[Herchy]

Hi there! I know how u are feeling!
I am not taking any supplements, adn I get this horrid metallic taste in my mouth... especially at night time.
I have found that even if I drink milk... its still gross.

Hope you find something that can cure it for you... and then let me know;)

[wannabemum]

Hi Nicky,

I have worked out I get a sour taste after I eat dairy products like milk or yoghurt, and a metallic/dry taste after I eat sweet foods like chocolate or pineapple. I am googling it now. ITS DRIVING ME INSANE!!!!!

Bring on labour!

[Herchy]

hehe i know what u mean!;)
all this crappy metallic feral taste in mouth stuff by night, and full on morning sickness by day.... can't wait till its all over.....

:)

[Cashew]

gosh i know how annoyed you must feel. Im only 10 weeks pg and have had the metallica taste for the last 3 weeks, i cant stand it!!!!. Ive been eating sour rollups and drinking apple and blackcurrent juice it seems to be the only things that dont taste bad. Least you havent got long now, GOOD LUCK!!

[mogsy79]

hi there im only 5wks and alredy i have that mettalic taste in my mouth im the same i drink milk and it seems to make it worse . i didnt have it this bad in my first pregnancy i hate it so i feel for u