What Causes Burning Of The Tongue And Mouth With Metallic Taste?

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2014

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Sat, 28 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : Recently in the last month I have a burning sensation in my mouth with a metal taste. It seems like even cola burns my tongue. Feels like I just burned it on something but all the time. Can u help me? I haven't started sny new meds, etc

Answered by Dr. Rajkishori Godhi (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
vitamin deficiency

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for the query,
Burning of the tongue and mouth is usually due to deficiency of vitamins.
You can take a course of multivitamins for 1 month.
You should increase your intake of fresh colourful fruits and green leafy vegetables.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj