Metalic Taste In My Mouth When I Wake Up Each Morning

[mominkansas 2]

Hi! I was sleeved a week ago today. I am wondering if anyone else wakes up each morning with a metalic taste in their mouth? I do almost each morning, though it goes away pretty fast! Can't wait to get to know each of you better!

[AbacoRaveness 44]

Be grateful for that metallic taste... its a sign that your body is in ketosis. You have a high concentration of ketone bodies, which cause that taste, and are the result of breakdown of fatty acids.

Read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis#Diet

This is what's supposed to happen early on after VSG, as you begin eating more and losing more it will gradually abate.

BTW: Yes I have it too. I've done Atkin's in the past so I knew what it was.

[PdxMan 4,292]

Yes, do a search on this site for Ketosis. Lots of posts.

[circa 333]

Ketosis is a wonderful thing If the taste bothers you, just imagine it as lovely gold jewelry that you'll be able to afford because you're eating so much less haha

[Rootman 1,101]

Take a look at your tongue also, it's probably covered in slimy fuzz too! Get a tongue scraper and use it once or twice a day with a mouthwash rinse afterward.

It lets up - in a few months! So stick with it, this too shall pass.