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What Causes Bad Taste In Mouth After Consuming Alcohol?
Posted on
Mon, 11 Jan 2016
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Question : I havent consumed any alchol in the past 4 days yet I still and alchol taste in my mouth
Brief Answer:
could be dehydration
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Alcohol gets metabolized by the liver and should be completely out of your system in 1 day after you stop drinking.
However, if you are not drinking enough water or are drinking too much caffeine containing beverages, you may be dehydrated. This can cause a build up of ketones in the blood and this can give you a slightly alcoholic taste in the mouth. Drink plenty of water over the next few days, at least 64 ounces per day, avoid caffeine and this problems should resolve.
Let me know if you have further questions
Dr Robinson
could be dehydration
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Alcohol gets metabolized by the liver and should be completely out of your system in 1 day after you stop drinking.
However, if you are not drinking enough water or are drinking too much caffeine containing beverages, you may be dehydrated. This can cause a build up of ketones in the blood and this can give you a slightly alcoholic taste in the mouth. Drink plenty of water over the next few days, at least 64 ounces per day, avoid caffeine and this problems should resolve.
Let me know if you have further questions
Dr Robinson
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