Bitter taste

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Mariadelpilar
Mariadelpilar Member Posts: 65
edited February 2020 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I’m currently on my 3rd round of chemo. One more to go! I’ve begun experiencing weird tastes in my mouth. Specifically bitterness! Everything I eat tastes bitter! I have not experienced this until now.
Anybody else with the same problem? Does it go away after chemo?

Thank you

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited February 2020

    nothing tasted right for me. Even water. Eat what appeals to you, stay hydrated. It will get better.

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  • SarahSmilesatMe
    SarahSmilesatMe Member Posts: 69
    edited February 2020

    Congrats on one more treatment!!

    I also had the same bitter taste, and like Spookiesmom, by the 3rd chemo, even water was yuck. I found drinking ice water thru a straw was the only way I could tolerate it. I also drank hot green tea. I fixated on a couple of foods - hard-boiled eggs, toast, chicken noodle soup, etc. and I ate those repeatedly. About 4 weeks post my last chemo, my taste was pretty much back to normal.

    Hang in there !

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  • Mariadelpilar
    Mariadelpilar Member Posts: 65
    edited February 2020

    thanks for replying. I knew people experienced metal taste, but not bitterness

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  • Mariadelpilar
    Mariadelpilar Member Posts: 65
    edited February 2020

    OMG! Yes! Even water tastes bad. I even had my husband but distilled water to see if that helped, but it did not!!

    Thank you.

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  • BellasMomToo
    BellasMomToo Member Posts: 305
    edited February 2020

    Throughout chemo my taste buds were wonky -- it seemed like every day things tasted differently. I remember when I first started chemo, sweets tasted REALLY SWEET and sours tasted REALLY SOUR. Chemo effect on taste buds was a really bizarre experience. I also had some days where I was really sensitive to food textures. Most days, acidic foods (citrus, tomato based) tasted pretty good. I only had a few days when water tasted funny.

    So hopefully for you your taste buds will change again soon and the bitterness would go away.

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  • smc123
    smc123 Member Posts: 71
    edited February 2020

    Everything tasted off for me too...Iwould put lemon in my water and that really helped.

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