bad taste in mouth after chemo?

[christyblum]

Does anyone have any suggestions to help with the bad taste and feel of your mouth after chemo? I'm having a hard time with it. I'm having a hard time with anything even tasting good. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Christy

[seussfan]

Ain't chemo fun? My dentist told me the bad taste was from my mouth not producing saliva the way I used to. I chewed gum all the time to get me through it. For me only cinnamon sugarless gum worked.

[bradyr]

mint tea helped me

[Joanna]

I sip on herbal teas all day long too. I love chamomile and "sleepytime" teas. I can't stand the taste of just plain water anymore - it's awful. And chocolate has completely lost its taste, so it's no longer a temptation.

[CRguy]

The only thing which worked for me was "LifeSavers" to remove the taste of something even more evil than chemo ....... hospital cream soups !!!!

Every meal had a "cream" of something and I must have complained so much that when I went for Ileostomy reversal at a related hosptial 6 mo. later, they had "no cream soups" listed in my patient profile on their linked medical records system !!!!

Cheers
CRguy

[gofisch]

How long does it take to go away post chemo? Will I ever like water again? Will chocolate stop tasting like bandaids? Will I be able to chew trident without feeling like my mouth is on fire?

[wwroam]

I still had taste but little appetite up to the 11th treatment. After that, no taste no appetite. 4 weeks after the 12th treatment, taste and appetite started to return. Now I'm fine, even toothpaste is OK. Fried food I can't bear the taste of, or the smell of the cooking process.
During chemo, food with a slightly acidic and strong flavour always tasted ok ie water with fresh lemon juice, thai salads.

[SusanE]

I think that it is so weird that I can't tolerate the taste of water. What I find works is hot water with fresh lemon. The lemon has the added benefit of liver cleansing according to my acupuncturist.

I also agree about the life savers. I suck on those right after chemo.

It's also hard to believe that I don't like the taste of chocolate. I don't like the taste of hardly anything. Oh, ginger cookies are good right now. Bad nutrition, I know. The ginger helps with the upset stomach, but I confess to having a sweet tooth with this Folfox.

It's like a job, trying to put together something to eat that I will like and doesn't take too much energy. Eating is no longer pleasurable!

This to shall pass, hopefully.

[Yucky Taste]

I don't like the "taste" of water either when I'm getting chemo. Although it's not the healthiest, I sometimes binge on lemonaid or gatorade. In addition, I keep my freezer stocked full of popsicles.

Amy

[Yucky Taste]

I don't like the "taste" of water either when I'm getting chemo. Although it's not the healthiest, I sometimes binge on lemonaid or gatorade. In addition, I keep my freezer stocked full of popsicles.

Amy

[gofisch]

I've gotten to the point where I can tolerate water if it is VERY VERY cold. Other than that, I have found I can drink orange juice or a pomegranate/blueberry spritzer. 4 weeks, huh?

[Aughhhh]

Lemon drops and lemon gelato seemed to help me. The tartness was the only thing to overpower that awful metal taste. It does go away after the treatments stop.

[lorrainem]

I've been using the Kool-Aid packets that you pour right into your water bottle. They've been helping a lot!!! Between chemo and my ileo I need to keep hydrated. Tea is the only other thing I can drink without stomach upset.