Posted: 2/25/2011 2:52:45 PM EDT
| Ive been running more lately and i have noticed a metallic taste in my mouth. So besides aids/plague/bird flu/ pig flu/ monkey flu why does this happen? |
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Here's a short list:
* cancer * food allergy * peptic ulcer * lichen planus * marine toxins * too much iron * hypercalcemia * lead poisoning * bleeding gums * kidney disease * eating pine nuts * copper overdose * selenium toxicity * iodine intoxication * mercury poisoning * cadmium poisoning * acute kidney failure * burning mouth syndrome |
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Quoted: It's strange though, one of our medications we give on the rig can cause the same thing. And sometimes people with seizure disorders will have a metallic taste in their mouths as part of an 'aura' before they seize. Hmmmmm..... Never had a seizure and no family history. |
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Just found this: During sport the participant often goes through long periods of heavy breathing which tends to be mainly through the mouth. This results in the tongue becoming dry. (If you stick your tongue out for a long - I mean long - period of time the same thing happens.) This contributes to the metallic sensation as your main taste receptors are on the tongue. Couple the above with a the fact that the pH balance of saliva changes during exercise which alters the taste of the saliva and you have the cause of your metallic mouth. It really is nothing to worry about. |