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Bitter/acid taste in mouth
Bitter tastes is a symptom in which a person senses a bitter taste when he is not eating or drinking bitter foods. A bitter taste can come from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) where stomach liquids make their way up to the throat, from some medicines, from some foods, etc...
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A 62-year old male asked:
Discomfort in throat causing sneezing especially after eating chocolate, bitter taste in mouth,and frequent need to clear throat /acid reflux or not?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can a bitter taste in the mouth be caused from surgery?
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A 33-year old asked:
I got so shocked that a sudden bitter taste came into my mouth. Is this normal?
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A 34-year old asked:
Mouth tastes bitter and always burping since I stopped smoking. what could it be?
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A 46-year old male asked:
my mouth taste bitter?
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A 34-year old asked:
Bitter taste in mouth with implantation?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can high cholestrol cause bitter taste of the mouth?
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A 40-year old asked:
There is a sudden bitter taste in my mouth, what's causing it?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why do I have bitter taste in my mouth and how can I treat it?
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A 45-year old asked:
What would cause me to not be able to get rid of the bitter taste in my mouth?
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A 48-year old asked:
Every night, while i am sleeping or awake i always feel that my mouth has a bitter taste. it is very uncomfortable. Possible reasons?
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A 31-year old asked:
Over a month ago I had this bitter taste in my mouth that lasted for several weeks. It finally went away. Now it is back again. What to do?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I got my wisdom teeth (both on the right side) out on Wednesday and smoked 15 minutes after. Now I'm in pain and my mouth always tastes bitter.
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A 52-year old female asked:
For several months I have had unusual symptoms involving my mouth. It start with a metallic taste now it is milder and sometimes bitter and irritated.
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A 26-year old asked:
bitter taste in mouth and black poop?
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A 44-year old asked:
What causes the awful bitter taste in my mouth during the night when sleeping?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why do I get extremely strong bitter taste in my mouth after i use the eyedrop with chloramphenicol?
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A 19-year old female asked about a 50-year old male:
A 50 year old man always feels bitter taste .. Polydipsia due to dryness in his mouth .. also a thick whitish layer on his tongue ..
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A 34-year old asked:
I have bitter taste in my mouth for a week now. I don't take any medications , feel well, have good health. Teeth great . I don't that've this taste while I eat. Only between the meals. When I wake up I dont have it either. Why do I have it ?
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A 42-year old asked:
I am 8 weeks pregnant and my mouth tastes bitter, but I have no feeling of nausea or vomiting. What is it?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I had all four of my wisdom teeth out a week ago yet I have a bitter taste in my mouth that I can't seem to get rid of? How can I get rid of it?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Being treated for LPR, with omperzaloe, raised bed, etc., but now have nasty bitter taste, excessive saliva in mouth, nothing taste good, what's next?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have been having quite a bit of nausea for the past few days and have no idea why. When I stand I experience dizziness and I've also got a bitter taste in my mouth that I can't seem to get rid of. Any idea on what this might be?
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A 72-year old female asked:
Every time I eat fruit and lettuce , tomatoes & red onions they all leave a bitter taste in my mouth?
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A 49-year old female asked:
What is causing me to have a bitter taste in my mouth and i also have little white pimple looking bumps on the side of my tongue that hurt?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I feel some sticky substance in my mouth when I don't eat,bitter taste in mouth,hot air frm mouth,blackening n yellowing of teeth.sign of bad breath?
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A member asked:
My mom has had a bitter, sour, metallic taste in her mouth for YEARS. It is now also dry. She's been to many dentists and mds. No answers??
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A 54-year old female asked:
I 54 yo postmenopausal, with painful lump on L side of groin area, just above the crease where thigh meets the groin. Bitter taste in mouth. Hernia?
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A 38-year old female asked:
i feel bitter taste in my mouth for 2 weeks,i take prevacid (lansoprazole) because i had a gerd..what do i have it?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi. My mum has had flu for about 2weeks. She has a bitter taste in her mouth and has white patches on her tongue. She has also been coughing blood.
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