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What Causes Foul Taste And Dryness In The Mouth While On Ibuprophen And Cortisone Shots?

I am having a bad taste in my mouth with occasional dryness. Can affect taste of foods. Just started to have sensitive teeth a day or two ago. The other two symptoms have come and gone over the last couple of months. I am taking 600mg of ibuprophen 3x day, and have had cortisone shots in my right knee a few times in that period.
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Dryness in mouth can be a potent cause for altered taste and can cause a bad taste in mouth. This is because saliva is an essential factor for the proper functioning of the taste buds and in the absence of optimum saliva content there can be an altered taste. Also taking certain medications oral or injectables can also cause bad taste in mouth. So my suggestion is to start cleaning your tongue using a tongue scraper. Chew sugar free chewing gum. Suck lemon drops as it also stimulates saliva flow. Drink plenty of water. In case if bad taste still doesn't improve you can consult an Oral physician and get checked.

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What Causes Foul Taste And Dryness In The Mouth While On Ibuprophen And Cortisone Shots?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Dryness in mouth can be a potent cause for altered taste and can cause a bad taste in mouth. This is because saliva is an essential factor for the proper functioning of the taste buds and in the absence of optimum saliva content there can be an altered taste. Also taking certain medications oral or injectables can also cause bad taste in mouth. So my suggestion is to start cleaning your tongue using a tongue scraper. Chew sugar free chewing gum. Suck lemon drops as it also stimulates saliva flow. Drink plenty of water. In case if bad taste still doesn t improve you can consult an Oral physician and get checked. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.