Ideas for the constant bad taste in my mouth

[ECO_Sleever 7]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery 11/16, I am still on the post surgery liquid diet for about another week. I have noticed the smell and taste sensitivities many had told me they experienced post op. It is making wanting to eat most anything upset my stomach. The nausea and acid reflux meds help but the foul taste in my mouth never leaves.

I have tried brushing my teeth constantly and mouth wash. Life savers sugar free mints are lovely, but as soon as I finish dissolving one, the taste returns, and on to the next mint.

Edited December 1, 2016 by ECO_Sleever

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Sounds like ketosis breath.* Mouthwash and tooth brushing won't help, as it is caused by a chemical reaction in your body/blood rather than anything on the surface of your mouth or teeth.

It should get better when you are able to eat a wider variety in your diet.

*definitely check with Dr. Google on this one -- I am not a medical professional, you should look it up and see if it sounds like what you have. It's common with the very low carb diets that most of us have to adopt immediately post-op.
Good luck!

[KCBO 18]

I think buffleheads is correct. I have the same thing. Good news it means you are burning fat, bad news not much you can do. I just make sure I'm drinking a lot of fluids. I also read somewhere else to bath with dr. bronnErs peppermint soap. It was also coming though my skin when I perspire. So gross but hoping it is temporary! I'm right there with you!

[Babbs 14,681]

Yup, ketosis. It's a good thing, means your burning fat

[RickM 1,752]

It sounds like ketosis, which simply is a matter of your diet being overly low in carbohydrates and will go away as your diet improves. There are some diet gurus who promote the idea that this is a good thing (it's the smell of burning fat!) in order to keep people buying their diet products in the face of the unpleasant side effects. More accurately, it is the smell of not eating your vegetables - while the ketones are a natural result of the fat burning process, the implication that one needs to suffer through these side effects and offend others with bad breath and BO is untrue; one can burn fat just fine on a more balanced diet that avoids the problem, and people have been doing so for decades, long before the current low carb fad.

[ECO_Sleever 7]

Sounds like ketosis breath.* Mouthwash and tooth brushing won't help, as it is caused by a chemical reaction in your body/blood rather than anything on the surface of your mouth or teeth.

It should get better when you are able to eat a wider variety in your diet.

*definitely check with Dr. Google on this one -- I am not a medical professional, you should look it up and see if it sounds like what you have. It's common with the very low carb diets that most of us have to adopt immediately post-op.

Good luck!

Thank you so so much! I think you are spot on; I had never heard of that before. I have investigating to do! [emoji2]

[ECO_Sleever 7]

I think buffleheads is correct. I have the same thing. Good news it means you are burning fat, bad news not much you can do. I just make sure I'm drinking a lot of fluids. I also read somewhere else to bath with dr. bronnErs peppermint soap. It was also coming though my skin when I perspire. So gross but hoping it is temporary! I'm right there with you!

Thank you for the information! I'm definitely going to grab the bath soap ASAP. [emoji3]

[ECO_Sleever 7]

It sounds like ketosis, which simply is a matter of your diet being overly low in carbohydrates and will go away as your diet improves. There are some diet gurus who promote the idea that this is a good thing (it's the smell of burning fat!) in order to keep people buying their diet products in the face of the unpleasant side effects. More accurately, it is the smell of not eating your vegetables - while the ketones are a natural result of the fat burning process, the implication that one needs to suffer through these side effects and offend others with bad breath and BO is untrue; one can burn fat just fine on a more balanced diet that avoids the problem, and people have been doing so for decades, long before the current low carb fad.

Thank you for the information! I'm going to call my nutritionist and see what I can incorporate to find that balance. [emoji2]