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What Causes Metallic Taste In Mouth?

This morning I woke up feeling pretty normal. I went into the bathroom to and felt like I had excess mucous in my throat, which I usually have in the morning, but I clear my throat and spit a couple times and it s gone. This morning however, I cleared my throat and spit and my spit was bright red and I noticed my mouth tasted metallic. I know the taste of blood and am most certain this was blood. I cleared my throat and spit about 8 more times, each time most of what I spit out appeared to be bright red blood. Around the 9th or 10th times, the spit had become mostly clear. I inspected my mouth for any sign of cuts, scrapes or open wounds and didn t find any. There was no blood between my teeth. I blew my nose and there was no blood from my nose, so I eliminated the possibility that perhaps I had simply had a nose bleed in the night that had run down the back of my throat. What could have caused all this blood in my throat this morning? I don t have a cough, sore throat, trouble breathing, upset stomach or anything that would indicate an internal wound.
Fri, 23 Jan 2015
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The metallic taste could be because of the gum infection that has resulted in bleeding in mouth. This can result in metallic taste. So consult a oral physician and get your teeth cleaned.
The other possible causes can be the use of certain drugs like metronidazole, antihypertensives like lisinopril, fosinopril, enalapril, trandolapril, quinapril and ramipril. Anticancer drugs and antihistamines can also cause metallic taste. The metallic taste should return back to normal after stopping the medicines, it might take maximum of two weeks. If it does not subside then you consult a oral physician.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Causes Metallic Taste In Mouth?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query The metallic taste could be because of the gum infection that has resulted in bleeding in mouth. This can result in metallic taste. So consult a oral physician and get your teeth cleaned. The other possible causes can be the use of certain drugs like metronidazole, antihypertensives like lisinopril, fosinopril, enalapril, trandolapril, quinapril and ramipril. Anticancer drugs and antihistamines can also cause metallic taste. The metallic taste should return back to normal after stopping the medicines, it might take maximum of two weeks. If it does not subside then you consult a oral physician. I hope my answer will help you, take care.