Nasty taste in mouth

[angie_787 4]

Im 8 days post op and I still have this nasty taste in my mouth. no matter how many times I brush. My Water tastes horrible and it makes it hard to keep up with my liquid intake. Has anyone had this problem?

[Katie Struthers 29]

I noticed my taste buds seem to have changed after my surgery. Have you tried Crystal Light? It adds flavor to Water, but completely sugar free. I couldn't get my water intake without my Crystal Light. According to my NUT and Dr it's perfectly acceptable.

[2ndSpring 350]

its ketosis from being zero carb right now. Your body is adjusting to burning fat as a fuel source and the stank breath is an unfortunate side effect. - btw, your breath stinks too LOL

it will taper off in a few weeks. drink as much as you can to flush the ketones out. I relied heavily on warm Decaf tea.

[Joann454 1,329]

Pocket Pals by Listerine. They burn my tongue but help so much.

[RickM 1,753]

Yes, it is likely a result of ketosis, which simply means that your diet is low in carbohydrates and will get better as your diet improves. There is a common mythology put out by diet promoters that you need to put up with this in order to burn your fat stores which is untrue - all you need is a suitable caloric deficit, which is what your WLS enforces. People have been successfully navigating their WLS adventures without such side effects for, literally, decades.

[Molly23 275]

I have heard this is normal. I had this happen about a week after surgery. It wasn't constant but it would happen a few times a day at least. Everything had a rotten egg flavor to it. It started to taper off and stopped completely after a couple of weeks. Just get your Water however you can. Crystal light was a big help and my NUT also approved herbal tea. There are a lot of mint herbal tea options which was also helpful. Just check with your NUT first to make sure it's okay for your plan.
Hope it goes away soon!