Does anyone else have this horrible taste in their mouth? I can brush my teeth 10 times a day and still have that nasty taste stuck in my mouth!!!

Acid reflux.

I hate it!!!

How far out are you? If you are newly sleeved, your body is likely in a state of ketosis, of which bad breath and funky tastes are normal. I had this for several weeks after surgery. It went away as I started adding different foods in.

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I'm 4 wks out now.. Thanks hopefully it goes away

Protein makes breath smell too...I'm drinking tons of protein shakes and I cant stand my breath lately.

I'm 4 wks out now.. Thanks hopefully it goes away

It does go away by eating more calories, but it will also slow your weight loss. My surgeon said I want to keep ketosis going as long as I can to burn excess fat better.

It does go away by eating more calories' date=' but it will also slow your weight loss. My surgeon said I want to keep ketosis going as long as I can to burn excess fat better.[/quote']

I think everyone is different with this, personally. I lost abt 35 lbs in the first month. I was on 3 weeks of liquids only. When I introduced food, I was only getting in around 400-500 calories - all Protein. I was still in ketosis but stalled for 3 and a half weeks during this time. My NUT said I wasn't eating enough so I upped it a bit and started losing again.

I still watch carbs and keep them low. But I had the best loss with a nice balance of foods. But everyone is so different. What works for me won't work for the next and so on. I've been losing 10-15 lbs a month but have now hit 2 weeks with no loss. It's time to switch things up again now that I'm 7 months out.

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