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Any tips for getting rid of DREADFUL taste in mouth at 11 weeks?

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ZakuroFujiwara · 19/12/2008 18:22

I have really bad morning sickness which I'm sure this is related to but I have the most awful taste in my mouth ALL the time. It is now beginning to really get me down.

Has anyone else had this and found anything that provides any kind of relief from it?

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jingleallnewjinglebells · 19/12/2008 18:26

Poor you - I remember this well
For me unfortunately the answer was to keep eating the limited foods I liked (chocolate ), which is probably why I put on 4 stone

Really strong boiled sweets helped me - ordered some off the internet called brandy balls

EbeneezerSlouch · 19/12/2008 18:27

Opal Fruits (Starbursts) helped me a bit.

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ZakuroFujiwara · 19/12/2008 18:29

Oooh yes - I can immediately tell just by thinking about it that boiled sweets might work. I'm thinking along the lines of Murray Mints - although maybe they won't be strong enough. Definitely worth a try tomorrow though! Thank you.

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ZakuroFujiwara · 19/12/2008 18:30

On the other hand Opal Fruits make my morning sickness radar go mental. So I might give those a miss . Thanks for the tip though - it's appreciated.

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jingleallnewjinglebells · 19/12/2008 18:37

Hopefully your sickness won't last much longer, it really is awful and I sympathise

SnowMuchToBits · 19/12/2008 18:39

What sort of taste is it? I had a disgusting salty taste, which unfortunately lasted the entire pregnancy. I just kept eating to get rid of it (which is why I also put on loads of weight!) I found mint things kind of clashed with it though. Sweet things, or cheesy things seemed best (and I'm not normally a sweet foods person).

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ZakuroFujiwara · 19/12/2008 18:44

The only thing I can liken it to is when you have a septic throat and your mouth "tastes" kind of poisonous. Does that make any sense?

I know exactly what you mean about things clashing with it though....but instinctively boiled sweets seem to strike a chord of "might just make it a bit better"

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sjcmum · 19/12/2008 19:09

I used to get a really metallic taste sometimes. Ginger is good - and if you don't want to eat too many biscuits you could always go for Lemon and Ginger tea or something.

rachels103 · 22/12/2008 09:40

Extra strong mints / chewing gum has helped me a bit. Hope it ends for you soon!

Newb · 22/12/2008 09:47

Chupa Chupps and gummi bears seem to do the trick here....

ceciliaaherne · 22/12/2008 10:00

I had this- constant eating seemed to help but I gelt awful afterwards. No suggestions other than what everyone else has said. Had to post though as this was the most awful part of my pregnancy and you have my sympathy.

littleboyblue · 22/12/2008 10:04

OMG, it's awful isn't it? I tried to use chewing gum for a while but made me feel sick, then tried trebor mints but was going through packets nd packets and it was making everything I ate and drink have that minty taste to it. Nasty.
I agree to the boiled sweets. Even the cheapo ones in Tescos helped me. I use lots of mouthwash and sprays too.

joyfuleyes · 22/12/2008 10:06

sipping tonic water helps me a little.

littleboyblue · 22/12/2008 10:28

Tonic water, gonna try that today, never thought of it but can see how it'd work....

Ginni · 22/12/2008 11:05

I had a rotting type of taste in my mouth for about the first 4 months, I didn't find out I was pregnant until 3 months in and was most disturbed by this! My dentist couldn't find anything wrong but I couldn't shake it. If you have ever caught a bit of old food from between your teeth in your dental floss and smelt it, it was like that. I couldn't find anything to help unfortunately though, just wanted to extend some sympathy. BTW my loved ones insisted that they couldn't smell anything and I know they would have been honest if they could, so I think it was my senses going haywire. My sense of smell and taste was also skewed, I tried spatone for the first time and it tasted like I had a mouth full of blood I had to spit it out, now I have it all the time and can barely taste the iron. Pregnancy certainly does funny things to you!

countrylover · 22/12/2008 14:42

Nothing to suggest but I can extend my sympathy - I had that rotting food/off milk taste in my mouth for weeks and weeks. Even hardcore mouthwash didn't make any difference. It's like the taste is just seeping from the pores of your mouth (do you even have pores in your mouth?!)

I found once the all day nausea subsided, the taste went a few weeks after. Ewwww, just thinking ahout that taste makes me feel ill again.

BLomas · 13/08/2012 20:08

I've read on other forums that Bicarbonate of Soda/Baking powder in water to swill or gargle is helpful. Tried it myself, and it was miraculous, but quite temporarily. Reassuring that my mouth might still be normal though!

FiveMonths · 13/08/2012 20:20

I don't have the taste but I have the smell instead - it is appalling, and I know it isn't real though certain things exacerbate it like washing hanging up in the house, or the bathroom, or the car.

I know how bad it can make you feel. I'm 19 weeks and it is still here but it did disappear for a week or two and I'm hoping it will again soon - it's not as full on as it was a couple of months ago. Just comes and goes.

Sucking sweets, or mints or anything at all that takes it away for a while should help, I think it must be hormonal, but it's definitely the worst bit of being pregnant for me (so far at least!)

Good luck xxx

FiveMonths · 13/08/2012 20:21

Sorry that was confusing - I don't mean I have washing in the car. Just the smell of the car!

milk · 13/08/2012 20:38

For both pregnancies, I'm afraid it was a matter of trial and error :(

Go to a family/friend's house with loads in their kitchen, then you can try out lots of different drink/food until you find something that makes the taste not so bad.

With my first pregnancy, apple juice and apple sauce were king

With my second, I was totally addicted to dairy.

milk · 13/08/2012 20:38

Hope it improves soon x

redandyellowbits · 13/08/2012 20:42

Sharp lemon sweets or chewing gum worked for me in the early days. Now I go with chocolate (which is why I am huge and not looking forward to the post-birth diet)

Scroobius · 16/08/2012 20:55

I've been going with fresh orange juice; I think the sharpness of it really works. Having said that you can't drink too much without ending up on the toilet all day...

Leftwingharpie · 18/08/2012 08:27

Definitely flush out your mouth with bicarbonate of soda in water. Tastes rank at first but I've quickly got used to the taste - and it's a damn sight better than the horrible pregnancy mouth taste!

Separately I've found sparkling water or tonic quite good to drink and raw carrots seem ok to eat. You have my sympathy it's awful.

Leftwingharpie · 18/08/2012 08:47

Oh and bizarrely Gaviscon seems to cover the taste quite well for me!

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