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What Does An Altered Sense Of Taste Indicate?

I have been sick with chest congestion, cough, severe headache, dizziness since Sat. Saw my GP Mon. and he says it's a virus. Headache gone yesterday, but today everything I eat tastes funny, kind of like medicine. Can you please tell me what this could be. Never has happened before.
posted on Sun, 4 Mar 2018
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Hello,

The medicine like taste can be due to infection only and in case if you are taking any medicine then it can be due to the side effect of medicine also. But you need not worry; as the infection will subside the taste will gradually improve.

For now, you can do warm saline gargles. Use a tongue cleaner to clean the tongue as it will help in removing any particles from tongue and make the taste better.

You can do soda bicarb gargles. You can also chew flavored sugar free chewing gums to mask bad taste.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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What Does An Altered Sense Of Taste Indicate?

Hello, The medicine like taste can be due to infection only and in case if you are taking any medicine then it can be due to the side effect of medicine also. But you need not worry; as the infection will subside the taste will gradually improve. For now, you can do warm saline gargles. Use a tongue cleaner to clean the tongue as it will help in removing any particles from tongue and make the taste better. You can do soda bicarb gargles. You can also chew flavored sugar free chewing gums to mask bad taste. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora