Weird taste in your mouth..

[_Brooke_ 45]

So, I am 12-13 days post op from RNY.... I have such a weird taste in my mouth?! It is driving me crazy.. It makes Water taste weird and just an overall bad taste in my mouth.. It appeared around day 7 after surgery and has yet to go away! I have brushed my tongue a ton to no avail.

I would like to know if others are having the same problem as me or is it just me?

[sbagby1960 65]

Yes still there at 5 weeks out????

[kmc0812 13]

Does it kind of taste like nail polish remover? Or bitter? And is there kind of a coating of the awful taste in your mouth? It's called ketosis. Your body, in it's new weight loss, is releasing ketones which can cause that awful taste. I'm a month out and still taste it occasionally, but it used to be so bad that I'd feel like puking in the mornings.

[_Brooke_ 45]

Does it kind of taste like nail polish remover? Or bitter? And is there kind of a coating of the awful taste in your mouth? It's called ketosis. Your body, in it's new weight loss, is releasing ketones which can cause that awful taste. I'm a month out and still taste it occasionally, but it used to be so bad that I'd feel like puking in the mornings.

Yes it is! It's horrible, but I'm going to quit complaining. I'll take all the bad taste for some weight loss! Lol

[kmc0812 13]

Amen, honey! Hahaha I've lost 48 pounds since the 3rd of September! Granted, I had complications, but the surgery is doing it's job as my tool. The taste will go away eventually.

[Niki15 198]

Everyone has this bad taste I thinks it is from the Titanum staples I could not stand Water unless I put Water Enhancer in it .But thank god it went away..

[kmc0812 13]

The taste can also be metallic, like you've been sucking on nickles and pennies. And absolutely!!! Flavoring in Water definitely helps get the taste out, if only temporarily.

[freelee 128]

Wow, this is enlightening! I am almost 4 months out and still have a horrible taste in my mouth. But mine is on the very back on both sides. I have been thinking it is from my Vitamins, but it NEVER goes away. Nothing tastes the same, hence I have a very hard time eating but I agree with Brooke and others, guess the surgery is doing it's job, so I can't complain....this is exactly what I signed up for and am happy with the results as long as I'm not getting malnourished from not being able to eat. Last week all of my 3 month blood work came back very good. Hate the taste of everything, and nausea and sliming like crazy, but 55 lbs lighter.

[onega128 21]

I had it too. I am on my 5th week out and it is pretty much gone. It is south easier without that taste in my mouth.