Foul Bitter taste in mouth, worse on an evening, what is it?

[Nononoandno]

For about four days I’ve had a really bitter taste in my mouth on an evening, it starts about 6pm, everything including water tastes like it’s got washing up liquid in it, no soapy taste just bitter, I pinched a sun dried tomato off my sons pizza earlier and it tasted like sour and bitter not sweet. It’s driving me mad, I’ve looked on line,I’m 47 and might be a menopause symptom ... is this the start? ☹️ Has anyone else experienced the same ? X

Acid reflux? Google GERD and see if it sounds familiar

Hi thanks for your reply, it doesn’t feel like acid,so no heart burn or indigestion sensations, I can’t notice it when I’m not drinking or eating anything. I’ve been waking up with a dry and slightly sore throat in a morning, I will buy some antiseptic mouth wash and see if that helps, it’s actually helping me diet, even my favourite ice cream tastes foul 😎

Have you eaten pine nuts recently?

I get this with foliate deficiency.

I was going to ask if you had a sore throat...

I’ve not eaten pinenuts that I recall, tbh my diet hasnt been great recently so I will get back into healthy eating starting tomorrow morning, I’m also feeling run down like I’m fighting an infection too, keep needing to swallow due to dry throat.

Could be a sinus issue? I find it’s worse as the day goes on.

Or it could be reflux - you can have the acid taste without heartburn.

Thrush?

I’d just see the GP if possible or even a pharmacist and get them to check.

Are you on a low carb diet? Going into ketosis can cause dry mouth / bad breath / change in taste and smell of food and loss of appetite.

I’ve not been on a ketosis diet, what is weird I’ve not had it today then I remembered up to yesterday I was taking a different thyroid medication as I had run out of the regular one (scratched around in a drawer and found some a different brand that were prescribed in error once) from today I’m back on regular tablet and bingo no bitter taste, thanks everyone xx

Are you on metronidazole?

Sorry cross post!! Glad it's gone!