hey! since my doctor is very unhelpful about acid reflux, i thought i'd come to the people who'd know more; people who've been there themselves. I was wondering if anybody else has a horrible taste in their mouth. i can't explain it at all, but i call it my 'acid mouth'...it's absolutely revolting and no amount of water can wash the taste away!
Hello!
That bad taste in your mouth is a common symptom of reflux. I don't know if it can be totally avoided but treatment should decrease this annoying problem. Acid and stomach contents coming up the esophagus and into the mouth may be called silent reflux, backwashing or regurgitation. You may want to google these terms for further info.
Typical treatments such as medication to reduce acid, eating small meals, eating more frequently, chewing slowly, avoiding movement and exercise after a meal and limiting the intake of trigger foods can help.Carbonated beverages and caffiene will allow the lower esophageal sphincter to open and let acid escape. It might help to revisit the treatment plan with your doctor and make sure the acid suppression is working. Then try experimenting with your diet and eating habits to see if you can reduce the symptoms. Does it always happen after dinner? at night? am? Keep track of it and see if there is a pattern.
Bring this data to your doctor too.
Good luck.
Jan
Hi
I,ve been living with acid reflux for the past few years.I have try all med. and change in diet and nothing works.I,m thinking of having surgery cause I,m up every single night and nauseated during the day,If you have tried something and it works,please let me know.
Caplumiere
Hello,
I was checking out some information about acid reflux and I ran across your reply to bad taste in mouth. Have you had the surgery yet? I have tried all the meds, change in diet and nothing works for me either. I am scheduled for the surgery next week I was hoping someone could tell me what I was in for. Hope you are doing better now.
Janna
The surgery is it the nissen,I,m going to see the surgeon friday,of all days the 13th for a consultation.Please let me know how your surgery went and how things will be after,i,m very nervous about it but its hard to stay this way,I average 4 hrs sleep.You can email me right to my email which is caplumiere@msn.com...Inf.about me female 60 married,and not overweight,This has been going on for quite a few years,I had my gallbladder removed and I taught things would improve but nooooooooooo
Good luck,I will be anxious to hear from you
To all of you who suffer from being a afraid to go to sleep in fear of waking up choking (you know what I'm talking about) on something backing up into your throat - do yourself a HUGE favor - go to Wegmans or your local health food store & buy ALOE VERA JUICE (not gel) drink it a couple of times a day, the last time before bedtime
(1/4 cup AV Juice& a splash of juice or water)
also get Pepcid complete & take one about 1 hour before bed. I was desperate & miserable until I began doing this.
look at www.earthclinic.com it is the best site ever, i have suffered with reflux for years. Had to buy a bed that kept my head 9 inches higher then my feet and took perscribed medication, this did help but this year I got terrible earache and i was found to have 5 bulging discs, the bed was very bad for my back and I was told that using lots of pillows would be even worse. I researched for something else to help my reflux and bingo i found it. I take Apple cider vinegar every day and after 2 weeks I was flat in my bed, heaven. I also used to get the horrible taste in my mouth but it went once i started on the ACV. Its fantastic, look at the site Im not the only one who thinks so.
You have nothing to lose so give it a try.
I read alot of comments on the benefits of ACV so i decide to give it a try. Well this was the worst thing I have every done. When I took it it burning my chest so bad that I thought I was having a heart attack. Then it left a pain in my chest for the until the morning when I decide to take some aloe vera to soothe my chest. Today I have a bad taste in my mouth but I wouldn't dare try the ACV again.
People I talk to say that ACV can't be good for you because it is acid.
I have had terrible reflux I have even inhaled it into my lungs twice it was awful. I have a wierd acidy taste in my mouth and it also burns up into my nose and I have a wierd smell, and no one can figure it out, I have had 2 scopes down the throat, taking 2 prilosec a day and gaviscon and nothing is working. The taste and burn and smell is so bad. I have also noticed when my mouth is acidy that my gums start hurting, the dentist said I have peridontal disease of the gums, I feel like I can't do anything, so I stay home and always feel frustrated.
I have had a metallic taste in my mouth for about 3 weeks. I take nexium everyday. I went to a pharmactis at Bemart, and asked about side effects for nexium. He told me about his personal experience and said he to had taken nexium and had a metalic warm bad taste in his mouth. He also had gerd or acid reflux. I am going to quit taking the nexium and see what happens.
i've tried but i can't swallow pills anymore 
well, really, i can't swallow those big pills he's prescribing! haha
Hello,
You may want to go ahead and mention the surgery to your doctor. It may keep you from getting worse. When I have the stricture I can't even get any liquids down. It's awful. If medicine isn't helping you, I would find something that would before it got any worse. I jumped from stage 2 esophagitis to stage 4 in two weeks. I wouldn't wish this stuff on my worst enemy. LOL
I also have acid and bile reflux and every single morning I have that awful taste in my mouth. My tonge is white and at the back is even more white and I use to clean it with a special tool, the smell is just disgusting! Also I cannot swallow any pills or any food that is solid and big, I try to chew every food until is almost liquid, is very tiring. Sometimes I even have a taste coming to my mouth that is like rotten flesh! I have been diagnosed with this problem 3 years ago and took Lanzoprazol and Domperidona, but I stopped as I am struggling to swallowing the pills. I found a website that gives lots of advice about natural remedies for treating acid reflux. I did not tried yet as I just found it today, so I have some hope that will work.
http://www.refluxgoneforever.com
Read the several articles and recipies at the end of the page.
Sara
When I visited the doctor for having the feeling that something was stuck in my throat they told me I had acid reflux, even though I have never had heart burn or any symptoms associated with acid reflux. I thought the thing in my throat was a doughnut that I choked on a few days previous to visiting the doctor, but they were still persistent in saying that I have acid reflux. I even received a barium swallow because I could not keep food down or liquids, I was able to keep down water though. They saw nothing abnormal. I have now completed 10 days of medication and I am now having the worst heart burn, a cough, my throat is sore and my mouth does taste funny :/ Is it possible that the medication set this off or do I really have acid reflux?? What should I do from this point if I continue to have a sore throat and heartburn and a cough?? And if I have always had Acid Reflux or GERD could that be why I have asthma?? This is all so confusing and it’s starting to affect my life more than I would like.
I am a alternative medicine gurru self taught of course. I have been using Virgin coconut oil and it seems to help my acid reflux along with aloe vera you can get them both from a health food store I have heard of sufferers healing themselves with the coconut oil after try all the acid reflux medication with no relife. Coconut oil helps with lots of intestinal problems including IBS and Gastro infections. I used it to cure a pylori infection after a round of antibiotics didn't cure it. You also might want to try manuka honey and with the aloe vera get the juice or the gel that can be added to smoothies instead of the pills you can feel the gel cooling all the way down the throat and hit your stomach it deffinately gives me some relife. I'm all for modern medicine but when that fells I always go back to mother nature I say look them up and see the benifits of Extra virgin coconut oil ( you want to make sure its EVCO or it loses some of it's healing properties) Manuka Honey and aloe vera ( Not the kind you put on your sunburn has to be bought at the health food store and be eatible) if youve tried everything else it can't hurt right? 
The metallic taste started last summer after a sinus infection. I've been on two rounds of anti-biotics, two rounds of cortisone plus inhalers. The codeine cough medicine was worthless. Best help was mucinex with cough suppressant. I was really sick in early Sept caushing rough 2. The allergist stopped the lisinopril which helped a little. The dentist says it is not my teeth. The internist agreed with the dentist that it could be a medication I am taking but why now? The same meds never caused it before. I am scheduled for bladder tie up surgery later in March since of course when I cough hard my bladder leaks. I question if this is acid reflux. The test is metallic and after I cough. I am trying the "3 day tic cough cure" (psuedonephredrine, 1st generation antihistamine Plus twice a day Afrin nasal spray). That helped the first time around. Not good for the blood pressure. I have lost 30 pounds in the last three months using Alli but this problem started in July or August. Any comments?
Hi,
I also have had this bad taste in mouth, metallic taste, now for 3 months, it occurred after food poisoning. I do not have heartburn, but assume this is silent reflux. Has anybody had a cure for this metallic taste? It is awful!!!! Please email me at mcnama_jenn@yahoo.com if anybody has a cure for the acid mouth taste.
Hey Sarah - following the advice I have picked up online and from friends, at the moment I'm trying not to eat after 7pm, and trying to eat as regularly as possible throughout the day. It takes real effort though....try and stay away from sugary and spicy foods - tomatoes and citrus fruits aren't supposed to help either. Rather than cutting out all of these foods from my diet, I'm simply eating them in moderation. I think not eating after 7pm is the best advice I can give - I did it last week (but not at the weekend - a social life tends to interfere with those kind of rules!) and I definitely saw an improvement by thursday and friday. I'm have the taste again now after the weekend, but I'm back on the 7pm wagon as of today!
By the way - if you haven't been diagnosed with acid reflux, it would be worth your while paying a visit to the dentist - a dental cavity may just as easily be responsible for the bad taste.
Good luck! 
PS - if anyone has any further advice to give - please let us know!
Wow, I'm glad I stumbled on to this site. I've had the acid taste for well over a year. Dr. diagnosed as acid reflux. Has me on medications but it hasn't helped. Also cut out all liquor and cut down on coffee, and any juices. Helps a little but taste is still there. Now going to see a head/ear/neck specialist--wondering if that's the right specialist though. Any suggestions?
thanks!
Mark
Hey Mark -
I too have been dealing with the acid taste for well over a year now (since about November 2006), so I understand your pain! You might want to go to and get a gastroscopy - this is a procedure where they put a camera into your stomach to detect stomach ulcers etc.. I went for one last month, but the diagnosis was pretty underwhelming: I was told I suffer from acid or bile reflux, was advised to keep a food diary to see what foods trigger the problem, and take an over the counter medication for heartburn/stomach problems called motillium...I'm not really seeing any huge improvements so far, but take a look at my last post re: not eating after 7 pm. not eating spicy foods, etc. - you might find it helpful.
Please keep me posted if you find any solutions yourself, because I'm REALLY fed up with that horrible taste! Thanks and good luck!
hey guys... i have had the same problem for about 5 years now!!!
it started with a bad taste then i started to get reflux/heartburn with it... the dr put my on acimax and nexium, which got rid of the reflux but i still got the bad taste..
the only remedy i have found that works for me is doing a hand-stand... i was studying on my bed one night when i got the bad/acidy taste in my mouth (which makes me feel like crap).. so i hung off my bed (head down towards the floor) and was being silly. When i got back up i realised it had gone away... therefore whenever i get the bad taste in my mouth, i do a handstand agaisnt the wall for a few secs and it goes away... try it and let me know if it works for u guys.
:)
Hi
Suffered reflux for years, try Apple cider vinegar it has stopped mine and I havent felt better for years. Look at www.earthclinic.com lots of people use it.
I started on 2 tablespoons in a glass of iced water first thing in the morning before breakfast then again before lunch and again before dinner, after a few days I was feeling a lot better after 2 weeks I had no symptons at all . I take 2 teaspoons in iced water 2 or three times a day now and I no longer have my head 9 inches higher then my feet and I have lost 7 pounds in weight, a real bonus. Not the nicest drink to start with but its fine now. Other people mix it with lots of other things so read the site where there is lots of information.
Good luck hope this helps.
Julie
I am going thru the process of being diagnosed with GERD. And one of the thing I have is a yuk taste in my mouth! It comes on at any time of the day and its like a sticky mucus kind of taste. And you can not was it out even cleaning your teeth wont get rid of it. It just comes back. If I rinse my mouth out and spit in a glass it look milky kind of.
Yes -I know what your saying. I have it so bad my toung is coated, and it's dried on the outside of my lips. I use a toung scraper, it's unbelieveable what comes off. It's discusting. I have been taking prilosec for some time but, have been having pain, lower and upper stomach, chest discomfort, lump it throat,nausea.all things associated with this problem I also have a sliding hiatal hernia. I have had several bad bouts in several years. Went to the specialist and had the scope done years ago, at that time had errosion of esophigis,possible ulcer(which due to primary putting me on meds before going) specialist thought helped clear it up but, saw evidence of one being there. I have felt terrible for about 6 weeks now. I increase prilosec on the real bad days but, still very sick. I get a terrible sensations -discomfort in rib area and under breast. I go to Dr's tomorrow. Hope nothing else has been added to all this. I do know from past experience, it takes some time to feel better. I went through many meds till they hit on the right one, so many made me feel worse. so, here I go again.
hi... i also get a bad taste in my mouth, iv had it for 4 years now... been to alot of doctors, etn's, gastrologist etc. no one had an answer... i found myself a rememdy.. when i turn upside down (i.e hand-stand) for about 30-40secs and get back up its gone... but i get it alot to the point that it makes me sick!!!
hey guys. yeah, i'm having that nasty taste in my mouth as well. Nothing really seems to work. The docs say that it might be acid reflux or GERD. They told me to stay away from alchohal, spicy foods, eating late at night, carbonated drinks, smoking, (which i hardly do) and even chocolate. Right now, the only thing i do is chew gum or drink water when i'm having that taste in my mouth. The worst is if I nap after eating or just wake up after a sleep. My mouth feels awful. If anyone has a rememdy, let me know. Thanks
everyone seems to have the same problem and no answers. will! i will tell all of you what to do. it's call your ph balance. the way u test is you go to a drug store and purchase litmus ph testers. u check for your acid and alkaline. after you know if ur acid or alkaline level then u can take steps. like watching your diet. and enzymes to help digest ur food. and not eat after 6pm. no coffee or tea. and eating veggies raw and staying away with refined sugar. no animal fat, eggs, pasta, butter, cookies and soon on. after u better u can start small amounts. it life time change. if u don't the juice from ur stomach will harm ur lining in the long run like cancer. if the acid ruins your teeth now imagine what it will do your throat to ur stamach in long time. i have u google this for more info. sorry my spelling isn't very will. but i hope i have helped. if i did please let me know sicilyk@aol.com. all i need from anyone who feels better from what i have said that return they say that god bless me and my family.. thank sicily
The taste in my mouth is akin to sucking on a penny all day long. It is horrible and causes anything on the tip and sides of my tongue to taste salty. Just when I think it is gone it comes back with a vengance. Luckily I havent had this problem in years. Then a week after my gastro told me I had a Hiatal hernia, WHAM! Gerd from hell!
You are soooooo right, I have all of the above and I am going to get those ph testers. What are your thoughts on the surgery or will taking away all of my favorite foods take away the acid taste and GERD? Thanks so much for your information.
Also to help get the taste away, I gargle with Scope and drink Mylanta ultimate strength liquid. I never can sleep on either side and I have to sleep propped up and on my back. I take Nexium every night - around 6pm to ensure I can sleep,but if I eat something wrong,it won't matter I will get the acid reflux. I'm thinking about getting the surgery, I have had this acid reflux for over 5 years.
I too have had acid reflux for over 5 years. I've been to ENTs & GI doctor & had all tests done, tried all meds but nothing ever helped my taste problem. Am finally being referred to a surgeon Dec 5 to see if I'm a candidate for the fundoplication surgery.
I have tried everything possible to relieve my symptoms so am willing to try surgery.
Hello guys, I have been feeling the metallic taste in my mouth and its really effecting my breath. One thing i can say is that i have found a cure that will help minimize the taste in your mouth. its actually a combination of things and u MUST follow them in order and should take about 10 minutes to do.
1) Drink a glass of water to make sure you are well hydrated.
2) Floss your teeth.
3) With a tongue cleaner/scraper, clean the tongue area gently but sufficiently
4) You will need to flush ur nasal passageway with Nedi pot which can be purchased at any drug store.( the salt you mix comes with the Nedi pot).
5) VERY IMPORTANT: Rinse and gargle your mouth with Diluted 3% Hydrogen Peroxide.
(depending on the condition and sensitivity of your gums, use 1 part HP with 1 part water for people with healthy gums/mouth and for those with sensitivity/gum issues, it may be safer to use 1 part HP with 3-4 parts water for 20-30 seconds (if it tastes weird u can add a drop of peppermint).
6) Scrape your tongue again once you have rinsed the HP water mix.
7) Now brush your teeth with Baking soda and make sure to brush ur tongue and make sure u get the back area cleaned as well.
8) Brush your teeth with ur regular toothpaste and also brush your tongue.
7) Now rinse again with the Dilluted HP mouth wash.
8) Scrape again.
9) Rinse mouth with your regular Mouthwash(listerine, Scope, Etc).
10) and finally you are done make sure to drink a glass of water with AppleCiderVINEGAR. add 1-2 tablespoon of ACV to ur glass of water.
I hope this helps, it sure did for me and remember to do this every morning morning and night until u feel that the taste is totally gone. If this doesnt help it is more likely coming from your stomach and will never fully go away.
In that case consult ur Phisician right away.
Hi! I am experiencing the same symptoms. I don't know what to do anymore! My doctor prescribed Nexium 40mg (twice a day), Metoclopramide 10mg (twice a day), and Zegerid 40mg. I have been taking this medicine since October. Nothing seems to work though! My mouth has acid 24 7. It's driving me crazy. It all began after going through a dental procedure that lasted 6 hours. It's driving me crazy!!!
I have had a taste in my mouth that I can only describe as manuer. It is not too great. I am currently NOT going to the doctor but rather trying out as many natural remedies as possible. I do think that I will find something that works. The only preoblem with going to the doctor is that they give you various meds that have all sorts of side effects. I agree with the one post in regards to the PH level in your body. It is important to maintain a 7.0 which is nuetral. I will post any positive info if I have any success in ridding myself of this bad taste. Good luck to all who are dealing with this.
What seems to help sofar (acid as well as salty taste, salty seems to be the beginning):
- Real yoghurt (bio or similar) in the morning.
- Less strong coffee, only with milk.
- A body cleaner combination from your healthfood store or trader joe.
- Green tea.
I have no idea which of the above really helps more, but I did put these in the the order I find these affect me. Hope this helps someone.
I just started getting the bad taste in my mouth about a month ago. Sour, metallic, bitter. Also having stomach issues, like someone is tightening a belt around my abdomen as I bend forward. Things not moving through my system properly. I am 30 and have not experienced any issues like this before. I don't drink coffee, have only 4 or 5 cigarettes a day, and up to this point have consumed 1 or 2 beers when I get home from work. Been doing this for 10 years with no problems.
My doctor says the bad taste is an acid reflux symptom and has told me to take Prilosec for two weeks. He says the bad taste is cause by water brash.
My question is, why do I not feel this water brash coming into my mouth? I have had acid indigestion very intermittently in my life growing up, felt the burning sensation and tasted the actual juices coming up like sour orange juice. But this is not like that. I have not burped anything like this up. I just wake up with the horrible taste and it stays around all day.
Also, I am curious if anyone has noticed little red bumps on their tongue along the tip and edges.
I just having this bad taste also and looking for a natural cure/remedy. Doc gave me Nexium but dont like taking it. I just noticed that I do have some large bumps at the back of my tongue. Those bumps werent there before. Total of four bumps, looks like very large taste buds. please let me know of anything natural that might help.
A friend of mine claims Apple Cider Vinegar did the trick for her. I am going to try that. Good luck fellow suffers, hope we can stumble across a natural cure.
I have been having similar problems. maybe worse than anything that I have read so far. The metallic taste and mucus in my mouth started 3 years ago. No doctor has been able to tell me what the problem is. The bumps on my tongue are enlarged taste buds. The doctor told me that they are normal and begin to enlarge as you get older. I'm not certain if I believe her.
After I eat certain foods, such as chocolate, I have convulsions and tremors. At 3 am I wake up with the urge to urinate. After I urinate I go back to bed and start to sleep. Every time I start to drift off to sleep I get a wave of nausea. The nausea then turns into a weird feeling that feels like tickling in my abdomen which causes spasms in my uturine area and in my intestines. This feeling then turns into a buzzing in my head that leads to what feels like an adrenaline rush. I can't sit still, if I don't get up and run I feel like my heart is going to stop. I feel like I can't breathe, and my blood pressure drops really quick. Then suddenly I start to have a seizure, only it's not like a regular seizure, I don't pass out for them. The seizure lasts from 1 to 5 minutes. It feels like a muscle spasm in the brain and every time the spasm hits my brain it feels like someone is splitting my brain in half with an ice pick and a sledge hammer. Afterwards I have tremors for hours and muscle weakness. Sometimes I feel very good afterwards, with no muscle or joint pain like I normally have, just tremors. It is very weird. Most of the day I feel like my head is buzzing and vibrating, like I'm lacking something essential in order to live. And after the seizures, sometimes it takes me days to remember people's names and simple things like what day it is and what my address or phone number is.
Every time it happens I go to the emergency room and everything appears normal. Blood work is fine, cat scans are fine, x-rays are fine. They tell me it's panic attacks.
They finally put me on clonazepam. I still have the nausea, I still have the metallic taste in my mouth, I still have pain when I eat and vomiting with certain foods (cheese is the worst) . But now, when I take the clonazepam, the need to urinate still wakes me up at 3am, but when the pressure starts to form in the back of my head and the tingling and buzzing feeling that starts in my head starts to climax, instead of seizures, it slowly starts to taper off and the seizures don't happen.
If anyone has any idea as to what's going on let me know, because the Doctors have no clue.
I just started getting the bad taste in my mouth about a month ago. Sour, metallic, bitter. Also having stomach issues, like someone is tightening a belt around my abdomen as I bend forward. Things not moving through my system properly. I am 30 and have not experienced any issues like this before. I don't drink coffee, have only 4 or 5 cigarettes a day, and up to this point have consumed 1 or 2 beers when I get home from work. Been doing this for 10 years with no problems.
My doctor says the bad taste is an acid reflux symptom and has told me to take Prilosec for two weeks. He says the bad taste is cause by water brash. My question is, why do I not feel this water brash coming into my mouth? I have had acid indigestion very intermittently in my life growing up, felt the burning sensation and tasted the actual juices coming up like sour orange juice. But this is not like that. I have not burped anything like this up. I just wake up with the horrible taste and it stays around all day.
Also, I am curious if anyone has noticed little red bumps on their tongue along the tip and edges.
I was recently diagnosed with GERD in November. It has been getting better with Aciphex 20 mg once a day... but now I have sinus issues I am trying to clear up with Mucinex. I have also noticed that my tounge is white with red bumps.. I went to the doc and he said I had an oral thrush and prescribed meds. It could be because of the acid reflux in your mouth. I am learning alot about this and I am hoping with diet and exercise I can beat this illness.
Thank you for responding. I would recommend hitting the gym and strengthening your system. You might also consider protein supplements like Muscle Milk. I think this helped to relieve my stress and strengthen my stomach muscles and body in general. That valve has been weakened, so you either need to strengthen the valve or decrease the acid - really you need to do both for a while.
This all started for me when negotiating a job change salary and then making the switch. Horrible stress. Once the stress subsided, my body started to recover. But it took time and a proactive exercise based approach from me. Prilosec helped but made me fatigued after taking it for a week or two. I would yawn a hundred times from 8:00pm on.
My reflux comes back from time to time after hard nights of partying, but otherwise has not become permanent. If rigorously and properly addressed early (not just with meds), this does not have to be a lifelong disease!
my acid is awful, i have had it for a whole year. sometimes it is worse than other times. When it is really bad my breath smells awful and i cant talk to people or my friends properly. My best friend even looks away when i talk to her because it is so bad!
It is like a sour/ bitter taste in the mouth and impossible to beat even after brushing my teeth.
Tablets may ease it, however it will never be completely fine. The most common causes of it are stress, althought nobody ever makes this clear! and most doctors always diagnose it as poor eating habits.
Good luck to all those sufferers who are trying to beat it!
Hi, I have had this reflux problem for several years now and one day I bought some 360 Whole Body Cleanse, (there are other brands) for two weeks and it relieved the reflux. I have to do it once every three months once it starts coming back. I am thinking that some undigested food must be trapped and is causing the reflux and it needs to come out. Maybe some daily fiber solution would also help? I will also say that I would suggest eating lightly for a while after you do the cleanse. Also, get the advice of your doctor to see if this is right for you.
I think you are right. STRESS !!!! is the cause of it. I have decided to be serious in the gym cut down on my work load and relax more. i have had this bad bitter taste
foul and embarrassing breath and uncomfortable stomach problems which gives me this feeling of nausea.
I have tried prilosec, nexium without success. I have done endoscopy/colonoscopy and all.
But I read somewhere that stress could be a root cause of my problem and since then I am taking my exercises serious, relaxing more and eating right. I am not out of the woods yet but it is too early to say.
Thanks
joe
Stress is a definite cause, stress linked to OCD for me, an anxiety order. You can sometimes be so anxious that you dont realise how stressed you can be as it is an occuring event everyday.
The OCD creates stress and anxiety and in turn acid reflux. The best way for me is to tackle how i behave through cognitive behavioural therapy which will hopefully reduce my anxiety and in turn the acid reflux.
Yes it is definitely linked to stress. I started feeling the symptoms the day after my uncle was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and was in the hospital (11/10/2009). I was devastated. Since then I was diagnosed with GERD and I have had acid reflux symptoms. What has helped me is walking around the office when I get stressed at work. Also taking my meds has decreased the pain in my stomach and has promoted healing. I am taking Aciphex 20 mg. Eating better and exercise have improved my condition. I also bought a wedge pillow instead of adjusting my bed... and it has worked wonders in decreasing reflux at night. I also recommend caffeine free chamomile tea with honey. Really good for the tummy. We can fight this! Just believe it and it will be so.
Hi All,
Visit your near vitamin shope and find "Betaine HCl (hydrochloric acid)" with pepsin. Most of the time dr. priscribe Antacid for Acid Reflux. but this problem ocurred due to low acid in your digation system. When you eat your food and you stomach doesn;t have enough acid to digest that food it cause this issue. All undigested food stay there and then it cause you gestric trouble. That gas push you all the food and acied back to upper side of cheast and throat which cause sour test in mouth and heart bearn..
Those who are dring alcoholic beverges, most of them are having same trouble because alcohol kill all good bacteria which is staying in your lower intenstine.
Also, once you over the age of 30 your body will not generate new good friendly becteria and good acids which helps to digest your food. So, at that moment you should have to take that good acid and friendly bacteria oraly..
For friendly becteria you have to take Probotics which you will get it from vitamin shope.
I had same acid reflux issue before 6 month. I was taking 150mg Rantec every day. but after starting this betain HCI and probotics i have not taken any antacid or Rentac since last 4 months.
Also, you do not have to take this betain HCI and probotics every day. you have to take only 1 Tab in a day with your lunch or dinner. and 1 probotics with lunch/dinner.
once you start feeling good you have to reduce yoru dose with every 2 days then every 3 days.....
best of luck..
my name is michelle recently i just started smelling and tasteing acid could this be acid reflucx?
Everyone on this page who suffers badly with reflux disorder and /or Barretts esophagus, is taking lots of meds please please please insist your GP/Dr sends you for a consultation with a surgeon who carries out fundoplication procedures. I am 45 years of age had suffered terribly with reflux disorder from the age of 21 and also chronic Gastrisis was diagnosed with Barrettts esophagus at 31, which as you know is very serious. My consultant then reffered me for a fundoplication the best thing in the world ever ! no acid 'at all' no reflux, no pain, even my constipation ceased. I can not recommend it enough, slight discomfort for about 4 weeks when swallowing some foods mainly bread or mashed potatoes but nothing more. The Barretts esophagus has completely dissapeared, it was my saviour please go get your GP/Dr to refer you without delay.....amazing.
here is a list of symptoms i have...they all seem to point to acid reflux..:
1) wake up with white 'pasty' coating on lips
2) white tongue (originally thought it was thrush)
3) 'fizzing' sound in my neck, randomly, but especially when laying down.
4) neck pain
5) frequent mouth ulcers..
6) frequent belching
7) extreme belching when drinking fizzy drinks + the drink 'fiizes up in my mouth
8) very yellow, smelly urine
9) occasional difficulty swallowing
10) feeling of a hot flush on my face
11) enlarged neck glands.
how many of these symptoms have you got???!
thing is i dont seem to get actually heartburn or integestion.
Wow! you just listed everything I have. I was diagnosed with LPR. It is the acid reflux that causes symptoms in the mouth and throat. You have to see an ENT (ear,nose and throat) doctor. In my experience the GI doctors do not know much about LPR. You can google it and get alot of info. You will need to see a doctor to get a good perscription. I take Zegerid two times a day for it. My throat is starting to heal so it is not as sore. I still get mucus in my mouth in the morning. I get the fizzling in my throat even if I drink a sip of water. Let me know how you are doing.
Thank you so much for this website and so much for all your comments on here.
I am going to try Cider Vinegar (after throwing the last lot away as wasn't using it as I wasn't suffering acid reflux then). I will also try charcoal and milk thistle which I have in my cupboard and never use!
I have been taking Sodium Bicarbonate from the chemist which is to help your body more Alkaline.(it is a bit dearer than what you get from food shops to put in cakes but not sure if it is the same or not)I feel sure that my problem has a lot to do with stress since my d.in.law stopped me seeing my Grandchildren!
HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM? I have not been taking it seriusly enough until this weekend when I have been drinking it in water every time I think of it and yesterday I had a mild indian at our local restaurant along with 2 glasses of red wine but none of this affected me last night when I was laying down. Normally I wouldn't dare to chance even one glass of wine.
I have just been reading about it and it says that the CENTAURIUM HELPS TO TIGHTEN THE OESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. this is what we need as it's not that we have too much acid in our stomachs but that our oesophageal has got weeker and so lets acid up from our stomach when we lay down. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM? I have not been taking it seriusly enough until this weekend when I have been drinking it in water every time I think of it and yesterday I had a mild indian at our local restaurant along with 2 glasses of red wine but none of this affected me last night when I was laying down. Normally I wouldn't dare to chance even one glass of wine.
I have just been reading about it and it says that the CENTAURIUM HELPS TO TIGHTEN THE OESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. this is what we need as it's not that we have too much acid in our stomachs but that our oesophageal has got weeker and so lets acid up from our stomach when we lay down. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM? I have not been taking it seriusly enough until this weekend when I have been drinking it in water every time I think of it and yesterday I had a mild indian at our local restaurant along with 2 glasses of red wine but none of this affected me last night when I was laying down. Normally I wouldn't dare to chance even one glass of wine.
I have just been reading about it and it says that the CENTAURIUM HELPS TO TIGHTEN THE OESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. this is what we need as it's not that we have too much acid in our stomachs but that our oesophageal has got weeker and so lets acid up from our stomach when we lay down. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
Hi Everyone. I have just come back from talking to the man in our local shop who is retiring through ill health after 26 years. He has Angina but also has Acid reflux which he manages to keep under control by completly cutting out all dairy foods.He said that even to have one cup of tea with dairy milk in when you are out somewhere can start it off.He showed me the packet of unsweetened Soya milk that he uses. I know that if I have too many eggs that can give me stomach pains and I have been changing to non dairy foods but since talking to him I will now completly leave Dairy foods off! Hope this helps others! Pam.
Thanks for this wonderful information.
I was diagnosed with a Hiatus hernia and GERD over two years ago and won't take medication.
It was taking till around midday before I would feel less dry and thick in the mouth. now it never goes away at all.
Kissing in the morning is not ever going to happen. I feel sick and have the worst bad breath.
Since starting full time work again I have been paranoid about it and have been chewing so much gum and eating sugar free mints without realising this could be making it worse..
My salty taste never goes away and water does not quench it.
I have a dry mouth but saliva shows in the corners of my mouth and I spit more when I talk. Does not make sense I know.
I have to sleep jacked up almost vertical on pillows.
i am going to try the apple cider vinegar and will let you know if it works.
plus am finally going to stop coffee, chocolate and any dairy.
I cough so much after having dairy, occasionally vomit, but feel so ill and go red in the face. Even the lactose reduced stuff does it.
I think that is making the symptoms worse as I have been having cereal with Zymil in the morning before going to work.
We went to a wedding on Saturday night and my symptoms were so bad it was embarassing and I found it difficult to talk. I have bad breath too but really look after my teeth and gums.
Eating most foods can cause excruciating gut pains so much so that I am doubled over on the floor.
I have no control over my weight and am usually feeling too tired to exercise.
Soft drinks cause coughing in the morning and i mostly stay away from them.
The weirdest thing is the drink V seems to soothe the symptoms and I don't think I really want to know why. I only have one can every 2-3 weeks and have to stop myself wanting it more often.
Thanks again for all the information........
I know right where you're at. I've always had problems with acid and gastritis and was off and on PPIs constantly. I was always able to manage it until a little over two years ago. Got GERD really bad and had an endoscopy done two years ago. Diagnosed with stage I acid refllux and chronic gastritis. Had been on nexium for longer than I care to mention and other meds. I tested positive for H pylori and took the antibiotic therapy. It helped really well for a while no cramping etc. I still had to take nexium though due to bile reflux. Found out nexium will not help with bile reflux and in most cases will make it worse. I was managing everything and keeping it at a tolerable level until last July 2010. It came back with a vengeance. Bad taste, rough throat, burning stomach nausea you name it, it attacked. Two year ago the doctor said he could fix that with surgery. I'm trying everything to avoid that and have now implemented probiotics, vitamin b 12, aloe vera juice etc. Still having problems but I'll keep trying it for a while. Surgery is definitely the last resort. If someone has something that is working naturally please let me know. I heard of manuka honey but haven't tried it yet. I'm tired of being on pills and would like to find the right combination of things that work.
THE NEXIUM TABLETS DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING JUST THE SAME AS THE REST DIDN'T BUT I HAVE BEEN DRINKING A GLASS OF WATER WITH A TEASPOON BICARBONATE OF SODA IN AND THEN A GLASS OF WATER TO TAKE MY TABLET AND THEN GOING TO BED AND HAVE BEEN SLEEPING ALL NIGHT AND WAKING UP WITH NO AWFUL ACID TASTE IN MY MOUTH EVER SINCE WHICH HAS BEEN 5 NIGHTS NOW!
At first I was experimenting and tried taking the bic soda a few hrs before the tablet but that didn't work but taking them close worked. Hope if you try this that it also works for you. Pam.
My THERAPIST HAS JUST REMINDED ME THAT FOR THE LAST 15 DAYS I HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKING ONE DIGESTIVE AID TABLET BEFORE EACH MAIN MEAL EACH DAY. HE SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE BREAKING UP MY FOOD MAKING IT EASIER TO DIGEST WHICH COULD ALSO BE HELPING TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT ALONG WITH THE BICARBONATE OF SODA AND THE TABLET OFF MY DR WHICH I TAKE AT NIGHT. I have tried digestive enzymes before and they haven't worked and so not sure if maybe these ones are better or if it is just the bicarbonate of soda that is making my body so much more alkaline. I have been able to stop taking anything during the day now until my digestive enzyme with my main eve meal and the bicab and tablet before bed. The tablet by itself has never helped and so maybe next week I will try just the bicarb by itself before bed. Pam.
I tried manuka honey last january and ended up really ill for 5 days.Maybe it was just too sweet for my body. I have also read that drinking cider vinegar if you have an ulcer would be like putting salt on a wound and so to try a small amount diluted in water first for quite a while and then gradualy increase it.
By the way I also have lost that awful taste in my mouth since taking the bicarbonate of soda for a week or two now. I do hope that this works for you! Pam.
Hello to other posters, I am also going to try the Bragg Apple Cider and Vinegar. I was told this would help in times past. I've had the GERD for over 20 years just got the bad taste about 10 years ago.
For a TIP to hold down the acid taste and bad breath for about 8 hours while during business or at a Birthday party, work, etc, or in general public, here's a great tip. BUY Wrigley's EXTRA, Long Lasting, PEPPERMINT Gum...truly that will work with social problems. I've not had anyone back off me for bad breath for over 2 years now.
That one brand of gum truly works! I thought it was my teeth, but had dental work and took care of all of that within about 2 months. However, a week after teh end of the dental work with teeth thoroughly cleaned, the taste stayed, so it was not my teeth.
So until you get some other relief perferably the Bragg Vinegar and honey. The gum even though it is pepermint truly works. But, it has to be Wrigley's EXTRA Brand of PEPPERMINT.
If it was not for the Lord first and the EXTRA Peppermint flavored gum, I would not be able to go into the public. I mean it's true, try it please...get out of the house at least and go forward in life. When I've tried the Bragg vinegar and honey I will try to get back on here to post...I've tried it but not for prolonged periods.
I'm determined to beat this thing with the help of God and posters like yourself...so it's Bragg vinegar, honey and keep a supply of the Wrigley's EXTRA brand Peppermint only that I have tried that really works!
If you are in a position that chewing gum is not feasible to chew, just hold it in your mouth after chewing it to break it down. It is the only gum that truly works better than any mouth wash for it stays with you for about 8 hours, I use one stick of gum when it's not feasible to be chewing it and I use two sticks of that gum when I am in a position where I can be chewing the Peppermint gum...Now, EXTRA Peppermint is the ONLY one that has worked for me over two years now! Now to get that bitter taste to go away! In JESUS Name!
I was surprised to wake up with this horrible taste in my mouth. I thought I had touched some sort of chemical when my toast tasted bad; brusing my teeth and mouthwash didn't help; it kept on throughout the day; then finally I started searching on the internet.
I had made this wonderful chicken pesto pasta salad for a shower on Sunday. (actually made it Saturday) The recipe called for toasted pine nuts. The pine nuts tasted yummy as I tasted during the cooking process and sampled much when it was done and I got many compliments on the pasta salad at the shower. But Monday I woke up with this horrible, horrible, chemical like taste in the back of my mouth. So after searching the internet (and you should too) I have found that I am suffering from "pine mouth" a reaction from the pine nuts.
I have GERD and this is not the same bad taste in your mouth I can assure you. It's not even a bad breath - it is just a horrible aftertaste of everything you eat or drink and it lingers in your mouth when nothing else is there. Apparently it can last up to 2 weeks - I can only hope that's not true. :(
I am in the same boat as all of your; however, I don't connect it with food. I'm connecting it with a chemical or smell in the house. I know this sounds bizarre. When I am in the kitchen, I am fine, when I go upstairs into the foyer, and into my daughter's study, it's like I become a crazed lunatic (no, it's not because I have a teen - ha ha). However, we always have to realize, as soon as I go into the room, my brain shifts. I immediately get a metallic taste in my mouth and become what i call schizo. I can be having a normal conversation and then I become agitated and manic. So I stay out of the room. We've aired it out over and over again.
Last night, however, when I came upstairs, it happened, and I could smell cigarette smoke. I used to react badly to that, and I realized, my soon-to-be-ex smokes outside but it stays on his clothes. He is living in the basement apt, and somehow, the air from the basement is being recycled upstairs, and it made me go crazy. My mom died from emphysema, and she and my stepdad lived with me, and I recall having the air tested in the basement apt (it's lovely and above ground), because the same thing used to happen when I'd go into the apt. They tested it for radon, but it was negative. Now I'm realizing the ventilation is bringing the air from downstairs to the upstairs area (skipping a floor). I hear a fan in the attic, which I don't put on (it comes on automatically). I think I have to get an air specialist in to check the system.
I'm at my wits end as I woke up with the taste in my mouth and became manic immediately. It is so frustrating! A few years ago, I was taking over-the- counter prevacid, but I don't recall whether it helped me or not as far as the chemical taste in my mouth. I use apple cider vinegar on everything and take papaya enzymes as well as super bromelain but it doesn't help the taste or the "brain" reactions. I'm fine outside the house which is 20 years old (we are first owners).
I have never had this problem until this past month. To save money I switched orange juice and was consuming Minute Maid, and that is when the acid mouth began - not to mention heartburn symptoms also. I will spend the extra few dollars and drink Simply Orange again. I never had any acid whatsoever drinking Simply Orange. Highly recommend it.
Fill a small glass of orange juice or milk about 2/3 and fill the rest of the 1/3 with aloe vera juice. Drink once a day. Warning dont drink the aloe vera juice straight it is really gross, the orange juice and milk hide the taste. You will notice your acid reflex will disappear. It surely has done it with me and my aunt.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM ALL WEEKEND AS HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING IT SERIUS ENOUGH UNTIL NOW AND I MANAGED TO EAT A MILD INDIAN MEAL AND 2 GLASSES OF RED WINE AND SLEPT ALL NIGHT WITH NO ACID REFLUX PROBLEMS.(normally i would not even have one glass of wine). It's not always that we have too much acid in our body but that our eosophagus has weekend and so lets the acid come up from the stomach and so the Centaurium helps to tighten it back up again! HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM ALL WEEKEND AS HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING IT SERIUS ENOUGH UNTIL NOW AND I MANAGED TO EAT A MILD INDIAN MEAL AND 2 GLASSES OF RED WINE AND SLEPT ALL NIGHT WITH NO ACID REFLUX PROBLEMS.(normally i would not even have one glass of wine). It's not always that we have too much acid in our body but that our eosophagus has weekend and so lets the acid come up from the stomach and so the Centaurium helps to tighten it back up again! HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING BIOFORCE CENTAURIUM ALL WEEKEND AS HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING IT SERIUS ENOUGH UNTIL NOW AND I MANAGED TO EAT A MILD INDIAN MEAL AND 2 GLASSES OF RED WINE AND SLEPT ALL NIGHT WITH NO ACID REFLUX PROBLEMS.(normally i would not even have one glass of wine). It's not always that we have too much acid in our body but that our eosophagus has weekend and so lets the acid come up from the stomach and so the Centaurium helps to tighten it back up again! HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ALL! Pam.
Hello
I also had a bout with what everyone os calling "acid mouth" I agree, it was AWFUL. I tried alot of the interesting things posted on this site (licorice root/cardmon) all almost as bad as the acid mouth! What finally has helped-30mg Prevacid in am (before eating) and 30 mg in the evening. Pepto Bismal a few times a day when I feel the taste creeping up (the bismuth is supposed to be better than say a Maalox at coating your stomach) I also kept my teeth and mouth very clean-gargled with warm salt water a few times per day and use Biotene oral rinse. Watch your diet for a few weeks-stick to very low acid foods and liquids. (you can find info online) I also had a full checkup with dr just to make sure nothing serious was going on here-check for ulcers and gallbladder issues. It took some time but things have quieted down. Prevacid does take awhile to start working. Good luck to my fellow sufferers!!
I also had those sour bad taste in mouth but the doctor only gave me proton pump inhibitors. They are used to reduce acid prodcution in the stomach. On the other hand, the stainless steel taste in the mouth is probably due to an infection in the back of my throat but is gone now.
Recommendations from "Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing" Third Edition--(the main reference book you will find at any local healthfood store) and from my personal experience
1. 1000-2000mg mastic gum daily (I do 2000mg which is two pills in the morning and at night) It is a cheap supplement that will address H.Pylori--just take for two months, my guess is that you will notice a difference just by taking this AND elimating the foods that irritate the GERD/heartburn condition
2. Threelac probiotic--it is a nice tasting powder that coats your throat and the BEST probiotic that I have found that really makes me feel better after taking it. (Many probiotics don't make it to your gut and so aren't worth the money.)
3. Aloe vera juice (I think it tastes fine/nice) 4-8 oz daily (I say get organic, you can get an organic high quality bottle for $10 at iherb.com)
4. Put a brick under two of your bedposts (the two bedposts that are where your head is)
5. STOP EATING anything that causes acid--coffee, soda, chocolate, ANYTHING spicy including plain pepper, NO peppermint especially gum or tea
Hope this helps,
Heidi
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hello freind i have exactly the same thing a taste in the back of the mouth thats always there. even if i brush my teeth use mouth wash or chuwed gum all day it will still be there. i ain't sure what it is either. it feels like it's ether some of my rotting teeth causeing the taste somehow, somthing to do with the tonsils and lymphatic system, an infection thats lasted over 2 years, or some sort of poisoning of the blood which can't be shaken off. i get that nusea aswell. i think it's starting to have nurological effects on me latly aswell because i feel like im thinking slower, always feel tierd, and having panic attacks witch i have never had before in my life. what ever it is. it isen't nice and i sware it is slowly destroying my life. i got doctors on monday with an answer to a swab test from my throut, i done a month ago. i will let you know the results freind.
If acid reflux passes the upper esophageal sphincter (known as LaryngoPharyngeal Reflux or LPR), acid can be aspirated into the airways.
This not only can cause a smokers' type cough but also enter the mouth and nose. It can cause the bad taste in the mouth directly and weaken the enamel on teeth but the bad taste and bad breath will often come from it attcking the sinuses and causing post nasal drainage when bacteria may build up in the back of the nose to drain later.
I have always suffered with this inasmuch as I am used to my mouth tasting bad. To prevent it you have to go to the cause - reducing the acid (using a proton pump inhibitor - eg. omeprazole) and reducing the reflux through the various lifestyle changes discussed elsewhere on this forum.
I feel your pain I have had this " Werid awful " taste in my mouth going on five months. I to suffer with Acid refulx I have changed my med's for this three times. Thinking it will go away. And it doesn't ! I have had tests done for my gallbladder, colonoscopy, scope in my throat. All the tests come back fine. I wish I knew what the heck is causing this. Someday I will figure this out.
Today I woke up with a sour taste in my mouth (all over the mouth to be honest). My stomach has been odd for a good long while, but I have tried Prilosec OTC which only made the acid worse for me. I don't know if what I have is actually acid reflux or something to do with my anxiety. Sometimes I wonder if it is a combination of the two. Maybe next time I go to the doctor's office, I will talk to them. In the meantime, I'd like a bit of advice on acid stomach and what to do when it starts acting up.
Thanks,
WS
I had the laparoscopic nissen fundoplication three years ago.
I think my operation went well and I recovered quickly.
I had been told I would be on fairly liquid food for a few weeks but in reality that wasn't really the case. I had to stick to soft foods for a few days and eat slowly - but felt full after a small portion initially. But it didn't take long until I was eating fairly normally.
The fulla ccount of my experience (written 6 weeks after the event) may be found at the bottom of this page: https://sites.google.com/site/robichris/barretts
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sorry my message is on here 3 times but i didn't think it had been posted and was looking at the top of the page for it but have just found it down the bottom. I didn't realise that the latest messages are last on the page! Pam.
Have a great day!
I have been diagnosed with Acid Reflux and take Prilosec - this "acid" mouth is recent and has been there for two days. Is there any relief?
Could you email me with the solution to remove bad tste from your mouth. Is there a home redemdy
Hi!!
The immediate remedy for bad taste in mouth is eating a tablet called "Digene" .It iproves your digestion and also relieves from your bad breadth.
Another rescue is chewing cardmom.
If the problem prevails then show to the doctor as it might be the problem in your stomach!!
All The Best and get well soon
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I would also like a solution for bad taste in my mouth. My doc prescribed Pepcid 40 for refux and I am miserable. Can anyone help?
try eating a apple in the evening clost to bed time or take table spoon of apple cider vinegar mix with honey
I've had GERD for several years on and off. Recently and for the last 6 months I now have chronic acid in the mouth. Nothing stops it. I don't have it in the morning but as I eat my meals throughout the day it kicks in with a vengegance. I constantly chew ORBIT
Bubblemint gum and I drink a glass of vinegar and water each day. Still no long term relief from any RX or antacid. Does anyone who experiences this acid in the mouth have any other remedies? I'm at my wits end with this. I can handle the GERD by the acid is horrible in my mouth.
There is a bad taste in my mouth all the time, & I also wake up each morning feeling nausea & sometimes I am sick, & it is bile. I eat very little & I have lost a lot of weight this past year. I have been very stressed through personal problems.... Could this be the reason. I also develop headaches constantly. It is really getting me down. The more I stress the worse the symptoms become. Please help.
Hello EMC,
As you can see from the many posts on this topic, acid reflux can leave a bad taste in our mouth. Often a doctor will prescribe a special diet or medication. In addition, it may be helpful to elevate your head with pillows or a wedge for sleeping. Some of the HealthCentral members here recommend gargling with salt water. Certainly an easy and low cost option while you wait to chat with the doctor. Let us know how you are doing-ok? Jan
I've been having a bad taste in my mouth for the last 4 weeks is there anything that will help? Tried Prevacid over the counter with no help.
stress can do alot of things to the body believe me I know. I drink camomile tea seems to relieve the stress and also temporary takes away the tase in your mouth. When your stressed the acid starts to come up and that is why you have the taste. I also use halls alot that helps the metallic taste. Even when I brush my teeth it does not go away. Someone made a suggestion to me that I should have my colon cleansed every so often because that will get rid of the toxins in your body.I hope I was able to give you some comfort to let you know that your not alone.... Good luck
I hear ya, I've been on medication for almost 2 years and all of the sudden (while on meds) I started getting an acid taste in my mouth again. It even makes my ear hurt and my nose is dry and eyes burn. It's only been about 2 weeks since this started up again and I plan on going to the Dr. if it keeps up. I HATE it.
I have had bad taste in my mouth for about two months. I have taken previsaid for my stomach. Still have some pain on left side. Anybody have any idea?
you can take tums or other calcium pills. i just got it today and hate it! soda tempararily helps too.
Hi there. With stress often there is a stomach response. In my case, when I went through a lot of study and personal stress things got so bad that my food was going right through me and thus I was eating less and less. I started getting really bad stomach pains with nausea etc, plus I was getting very thin. I eventually was hospitalised after a severe stomach episode. I had eaten some salami and some time later developed such severe pain in the abdomen that I couldn't move. I was taken to hospital and some hours later was sick. What I brought up was thick mucous. I was eventually diagnosed with having a sliding hiatus hernia. It's quite probably that it was brought on/induced by the effects of the stress. What you'll probably need to do is go on a course of ant-acids and perhaps even a relaxant directed at the stomach smooth muscles (reduces the excitation of the muscles and therefore prevents spasms). Following treatment the stomach will 'relax' and won't get upset everytime you eat thus allowing you to eat normally and get back to a healthy weight. The nausea and bile reflux will also go away. The reason for the bile reflux is because the stomach has become so acidic (because of lack of food that results in mucous production which neutralises, and also because of the stress response). If you wake during the night with severe abdominal pain roll over onto your left side. This prevents the stomach contents from 'leaking' out and causing reflux. Until your stomach has settled reduce your consumption of acid foods and beverages, including coffee and chocolate, and be sure to leave plenty of time between eating and reposing. Get better soon.
Thankyou so much for the information. Everything discussed is exactly the same symptoms as myself. I have been on medication from the Dr & must say things have improved. I am now eating a little & the stomach pain has reduced significantly. The meds are now finished. I hope you, too, feel better soon.
It's great that you are finally receiving treatment that helps. I just wanted to quickly correct myself. I mentioned rolling onto the left when I meant the right. Lying on the left puts more pressure on the sphincter and thus you're more likely to have 'leaking'/reflux (I was a wee bit sleepy when I last wrote). Just visualise the anatomy of it and you'll have it worked out. Another thing to do is to raise your torso by an extra pillow (a med student friend said that the literature states that a 15 degree incline is sufficient for results).
Reflux etc is something that, once you learn how, can be managed well which is great. It can still play up at times but once you get the hang of it you know how to avoid nasty episodes :). All the best.
I believe that chewing gum is not very good for GERD. Also mint and peppermint are not very good for GERD either. It seems Licorice Root is very effectice for GERD.
Licorice protects the esophagus by boosting production of mucin, a substance that forms a protective barrier against stomach acid. Before meals, chew licorice-root tablets in deglycyrrhizinated form (which doesn't increase blood pressure or cause water retention as licorice does). Also, one red apple 3 hours before going to bed is very good. Anyway, it is very important to be strict with the diet and not eat or drink food or drinks that are not good for this condition. Drink 8 glasses of water daily and exercise.
I hope this helps.
Are you taking anything? Have you been at the doctors? If you did, did the doctor give you a diagnostic? It would be a good idea to get an upper endoscopy so the doctor can see your stomach and esophagus. A barium swallow is not enough in case that there is anything wrong, because I believe the lining of the esophagus cannot be seen with the Barium. Also with the endoscopy the doctor can make biopsies at the same time he is viewing the stomach and esophagus. Also, you should get blood and urine tests. This is what you should do first. Also, drink a lot of water (8 glasses a day). Your last meal should be 3 hours before you go to bed and one red apple 3 hours before going to bed is very good. I do not know if you are aware of what you should eat or not. Try to relax. Go for a walk daily (one hour) and do yoga or other type of exercises. There is a lot of information in internet that explain you about yoga. I would not be taking a lot of medication because this makes it worst. But if you have not been at the doctors, you should go at least to make sure that there is not anything serious there. I know is super frustrating and that doctors do not do very much. I hope after this you feel better.
It seems your liver is overloaded... try Milk Thistle!
Try Milk Thistle!
Although before you are use to the taste and aftershock of it, Braggs apple cider vinegar works better than anything I've tried.
It may not sound pleasant, but when this "acid mouth" or for me rather "acid back of the throat" becomes unbearable just taking a swig straight from the bottle instantly gives some gratification to the throat and starts working on the source, a lack of acid in the stomach to balance the amount of food coming in.
As this effect has been happening more recently in past weeks, I find myself craving vinegar when it does. The other benefits, not only digestive that the apple cider vinegar gives are well worth the effort.
If the taste is too strong for you, try diluting (a tsp to start) in warm water, or drink orange juice before/after you taking a sip, or in my case a swig of 1-4 oz.
Good Luck!
I've developed an extremely bitter taste in my mouth. It's made it impossible for me to eat anything.
Do you know what it might be?
I take phrilosec for ulcers i get pain in my stomach unless i injest them.I get bad pain in my stomach and I have treated this problem with no adverse problems for 3 years till lately i have a bad taste in my mouth all day every day.I am assuming that either I am getting used to the phrilosec or for some unknown reason my stomach is making more acid than regular but i dont no why?Its kinda like an acidy taste, aftertaste like i barfed and afterwards i get that taste and it tastes horrible lately i have been snacking on tums to try to keep the taste at bay but that chalky taste of tums is`ent much better lol.And worse i am currently unemployed with no health insurance so yuck time to pop another tums lol.
Hi all, I think apple cider vinegar is good, I stopped it last time, but my reflux is coming back, its gives a bitter taste in mouth and cause me bad headaches. The doctor gave me caffox for the headache though i tried to avoid painkiller as much as possible. I think apple cider vinegar is good for the long run.
David, Singapore
I've had acid reflux for years, and it's sometime accompanied by a bad , usually metallic taste. I've found several things that really help. First, discontinue mint! It may not seem like a big deal, but for me it was huge. Having been a smoker in the past, I developed the habit of chewing gum, using breath spray, and sucking on mints, almost 24/7. I quit smoking years ago, but hadn't given up the mint habit until someone pointed out to me that I was probably aggravating the acid reflex problem. Quitting mint alone improved my condition substantially. The next thing I'd recommend is "Heartburn Relief", by Enzymatic Therapies. It's an orange peel extract, and it works better than anything else I've tried therapeutically. The final one is chewable licorice root tablets but make sure you get the deglycrrhizinated variety, so you don't increase blood pressure levels or retain water.
Hey All,
The best product for reflux that I have found is Zegerid (powder form). It tastes bad, but it is phenomenal. That said I have been having some trouble with sour mouth the last 10 days or so, but I think my bite guard is giving me trouble...
it all started with vasamotor rhinitus. Now i have thick mouth saliva. PND or acid reflux. does acid reflux give thick saliva and dry tongue - i have been suffering for 8 weeks - what should i do to resolve this.
Martin
I had the worst taste in my mouth. After reading some of the replies I tried the apple cider vinegar and honey. It didn't taste too good but one dose last night and another this morning and it seems to be gone. Thank you.
apple cider vinegar and honey- it works
I am right there with you. Meds not working anymore and no insurance till Aug. Horrible taste. Don't know what to do. Doc prescribed me zantac 600 mg still nothing:(
You may wish to get rid of the Bluemint Orbit Gum. From what I've been told by my physician and from what I've read from other people who suffer from acid mouth, mint creates more acid. The mint is defeating your purpose.
Also, try adding honey to the vinegar.
I hope that this helps.
Good Luck.
hey y'all every time i burp i have a nasty taste in my thoat and it makes me want to throw up and its done this befor
a sip of dill pickle juice or a sip of white vinegar
COULD I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WEBSITE AND FOR EVERYONES COMMENTS.IT IS SO NICE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS CONDITION WHICH IS NOW DRIVING ME MAD! I will try the cider vinegar first.(I must buy some more as threw my last lot out that was standing doing nothing in my cupboard before I had acid reflux but now it looks like I will need it as nothing else works!)Thank you all so much!I will also try the charcoal and Milk Thistle that I have in my cupboard from when I had mercury poisoning. SODIUM BICARBONATE helps to make your body more Alkaline. I get mine from my chemist which is recognised by the pharmacy for relief of indigestion.(I am not sure if it is any different from the bicarbonate of soda that you can buy cheeper from food shops to put in cakes or not?) Pam.
HEY GUYS ,
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ! H-PYLORI IS A FUNGUS THAT GROWS IN THE STOMACH . IT CAN CAUSE GINGIVITIS , GERDS , GAS REFLUX , LEAKY GUT , BAD BREATH , SOUR TASTE IN THE MOUTH , AND SYMPTOMS OF FIBROMIALGIA . I HAVE RECOMENDED TO MANY OF MY CLIENTS , MANUKA HONEY AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIABETES TO TAKE IT WITH CINAMON . MANUKA HONEY COMES FROM
NEW ZEALAND , IT IS MADE FROM THE TEA TREE PLANT . HONEY IS ANTI BACTERIAL WHERE THE TEA TREE OIL THAT IS USED MOST COMMONLY FOR ATHLETES FOOT FUNGUS CAN KILL THE H-PYLORIW WHEN THE TWO ARE ONE PRODUCT . HALF AN HR . BEFORE MEALS YOU TAKE ONE TSP. AND IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10 WEEKS TO GET IT IN CHECK . NO MORE ULCERS , BAD BREATH AND YOU GET A FLATTER STOMACH AS WELL !
I have had gerd for several years. I also have the bad taste. I a constantly gargling with mouthwash. It goes away for a few minutes and then comes. back. I think I will try the honey and apple cider vinegar. Do you actually swallow it? I need to do something, this is driving me nuts.
Hi to all,
Iam very pleasant to give you a verrry good natural medicine to stop acid reflux. I have tried and whole milk and grade A hunny. Please try it every day in the morning before eating anything.
I hope you find your cure with this super tip.
Thanks,
Dina
How do you know that it si the H-pylori bacteria?
How do you know that it si the H-pylori bacteria?
H. pylori is not a fungus, it is a bacterium.
You need to make sure your on a daily dose of some kind ..like prolosec or something that will stop this. if not working try 1 twice a day. If you dont like your doctor or he is not listening, go to one who will listen. I have it and im up to 40mg twice a day and its still not working. I have an endoscopy this week and hoping its not prolasped esphegas . Take care of it fast. It will destroy your esphegas, throat and your stomache. For me its been my taste buds and throat. Everything tastes bitter. Its sickening.
Hi, It's been more than a month that I have this bad taste in my mouth, it's like sour bitter taste. This goes one for the entire day even after I brush my teeth.
hi to everyone i have tried YANG WEI SHI for my acid reflux,and its the only thing that has helped me i have suffered over 20 years you have to take 3 tablets of a morning and 3 of a night please try them..
Hi J,
are you saying that all we have to purchase is Manuka Honey? And for those with diabetes to take it with Cinnamon.. I don't have Diabetes so I would just need the Manuka Honey, is that correct? Sorry, I just want to clarify because it sounds so simple :)
Thanks!
Hey guys has anyone tried (flax seeds). For me it never got to the point where I tasted the HCl acid in my mouth but I had to take medication (tums a prilosec) all the time until my father-in-law suggested taking some flax seeds. It did wonders for me, I can even drink coffee again. I grind them up in a coffee grinder and drink a teaspoon with a cup of water three times a day. Flax seeds have been found to heal the intestine besides a whole lot of other awesome benifits. Just google (benifits of flax seeds) and find out for yourself. At first you may have loose stools (not diarea) because of fiber in the flax seed but after a while your body will adjust. I hope this hepls someone out there.
Flax seeds are available in local Cub Foods or most major food stores.
I woke up this morning with the most bitter taste in my mouth its scary.I take aciphex and pepcid I hope this goes away. Everything i eat is bitter.
I just started getting this salty taste in my mouth recently. I have GERD,and the beginning of Barretts esophagus. I take an antacid daily prescribed by my doctor. My stomache feels a little sick too! I think it's the result of reflux not controlled well enough with antacids. I noticed I started drinking regular coffee again. I am going back to drinkin Folgers smooth. It has less acid in it. i'll let you know if that helps.
I too have a very bad taste in my mouth. I find that if I eat ginger snaps, tomatoes, chocolate, caffeine coffee or tea, lemonade and pineapple I get the worst taste. I have been staying away from these foods and nothing has happened. I do take imeprozole and it is not working. The honey and applecider vinegar and water is supposedly very healthy for your hepatic system, esohpagus and stomach. Also, if you have bad sinuses the drip from that can cause a bad taste too. Licorice root or even the licorice candy has helped my taste, but it has calories. I do find sometimes that when I lie down and in the middle of the night when I try to swallow, I can't. It is very scarry. I am going for an endoscopy.
Hey Malimom,
Did you ever figure out how to stop the taste? My story sounds identical to yours. Doctors and dentists say I am fine, they want me to get an MRI, but no insurance. Have had this taste for 2 months +. Nothing seems to work and I think I am going crazy. Started Prilosec OTC 3 days ago, so we will see if this takes it away after the 14 day regimine. If you have any advice, please help because this is a very depressing thing to go through. Thank you for your help!
Suddenly about two days ago I started to get what I call a metallic taste in my mouth, just out of the blue. I have had acid reflux for years, but it's been in check. Also, I have IBS. The taste increases when I drink red wine or eat things that are acidic. I've also come off a bad sinus infection and cold this past winter and ear problems. I just wonder if it's all related.
I've cut back on red wine, coffee, and anything that creates the taste. It goes away, but comes back when I eat something like that. I also have a pain in my left side under my ribs, and my stomach is a bit more distended than normal...kind of goes up and down.
The taste has to go, but I want to do the right thing. It helps when I take antacids and drink water, too. May try the honey, but any REAL suggestions as to the cause?? Could this be this H-Pylori??
Where can you get Manuka Honey?
Thanks.
N.
i have also been diagnosed with acid reflux and now taking prilosec... i have also just had a very bad intestinal virus which has now left me with a terrible taste in my mouth .. nothing tastes good and i have been trying different mouth washes to no avail.. but then thought of rinsing my mouth out with a mixture of baking soda and water... it cut the acidity and feels so much better ..... i'll do this a couple times a day to cut this acid !!!
I know what you mean. I want to slit my neck. Gum helps and for some reason it gets better when I lay down. I have had a scope and a Bravo inserted to test for acid. They told me my acid is no worse then anyone else who has it. Then why does it hurt my head so bad?
are you sure its not gallbladder ? im going threw that right know and do you use white strips they could do it also bad teeth can do that to
I had that and still do sometimes. My dr. checked my gall bladder and I had no stones, just sludge, so they didnt take it out. But, I still get that taste in my mouth and the burping and side pain. I went to our Merchantile store and got something that is supposed to help with gallbladder. A little relief, but not enough. Best of luck with yours.
hey even i was dignosed as having low stomach acid because of which i had acid reflux..thn i had 4 glasses of lime water ..and with in one day my reflux was cured..but still i have low stomach acid and i trying my best to cure it.
I had food poisoning 18 months ago and have had low level but chronic acid reflux since. I too get that metalic taste in my mouth with what I call acid fumes. When I get this I feel generally under the weather too. Some days I'm comfortable and some days anything and everything causes it. I too have an urge to drink it away with water but it doesn't go till I rest and go back to very plain foods.
I used to very much enjoy a glass of wine but now it all tastes like a glass of vinigar.
Only had Omeperazole for a 4 week stint and get some relief but is this just masking and not sorting the problem. Over the counter ant-acids just make my gut feel sluggish and windy. Nightmare all round
Good luck everyone who also suffers this killjoy disease
Cathy R
Hi my people,
I also got to this site because of the bitter taste in my mounth. What I realize is aslong that I eat animal protein the taste get worst. when I used fruit in the evening it not as bad I had chicken last night and today and its there all day long usually I dont have animal protein Im not a vegetarian but I dont eat meat eggs or cheese or butter after doing the chip program . But tje bitter mounth is there still. Is it a problem from the liver or gallbladder, kidneys?
Hi,
I have had a similar problem with acidity in stomach and bad/salty taste in mouth. I attribute some of it to smoking and the rest to stress. As I generally eat nutritious food, I don't see why else I would have the problem.
However, I find that plain cooked rice will temporarily aleviate the acidity. It absorbs the fluids in the stomach and flushes them out. Again, temporary.
Hope it helps,
Will advise re: my own case.
Much love,
nana
See your Doctor for an H.Pylorii test and get treatment if positive. ( read about H.pylorii on www.helico.com )
Take care
where can the digene and cardamom be bought, Thank you
I have had a horible bad taste in my mouth for weeks, and after the doctor told me it was the effects from my sleeping pill, i believed her. But I am now getting bile, acid indigestions.,full up feeling all the time. Its not the sleeper. what is it/
I have had an horrible taste in my mouth for months.( I lost my husband after 48 years)17 months ago, and now I am in the middle of starting to move house. Is it stress, My hair is also going dead ends and thinner,with no life.. I am sick some mornings, and I am the first half hour of every day spitting into tissues to see if I can shift that horrible gungy tase.I eat little but I know its all wrong, I've turned to chocolate *through the Night* poached eggs every morning,and chips and chinese every night, the odd pears and bananas now and again. Please help