Guest guest Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Thank you Misty, that was so kind of you to look up that information. I will pass this information on to my friend, and hopefully it will help. She just loves her mother so much, and I know she will be thrilled to have something new to try. Thank you again. Sincerely, Karri n a message dated 12/5/2003 1:59:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, mistytrepke writes: > Hi Karri... > > It sounded to me like chemotherapy was the cause, so I researched > chemotherapy and metallic taste on the web... > > Here is the site I went to: > http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_sys_chemo_taste.html > > It seems like it is a side effect of the chemo, and will last as > long as the chemo- and should hopefully stop when the chemo stops... > > There are some homeopathic remedies that mention metallic taste, you > might want to investigate them. If you are interested, I will help > you research them. You could also chomp down on parsley, or mint, > or other better tasting substances to see if you can overpower the > taste... But that is dependent on if it is truly the chemo that is > causing confusion in the taste buds, and if it is, that may not > work... > > Good luck, let us know how she does... > > Be Well, > Misty L. Trepke > http://www..com > > > > , Peneilope@a... wrote: > > > > Hello, > > Does anyone have a suggestion for getting rid of a metallic taste > in > > someone's mouth? This has been happening to a friend of mine's > mother ever > > since she start chemotherapy about a month ago. > > Sincerely, > > Karri > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Karri, You didn't say what type of cancer she has, but information from research from 1994 mentions CoQ10 at 300 to 400 mg. a day - not that this would eliminate the metallic taste, but just that it helps with some types of cancer. I've heard that that happens to many people on chemo, the metallic taste, and the only way to eliminate the taste is to eliminate the chemo. The name of the research is " Apparent partial remission of breast cancer in 'high risk' patients supplemented with nutritional antioxidants, essential fatty acids and coenzyme Q10 " - K. Lockwood, S. Moesgaard, T. Hanioka, and K. Folkers - Molec. Aspects Med. Vol. 15 (supplement), pp. s231-s240, 1994. Carol Peneilope wrote: Hello, Does anyone have a suggestion for getting rid of a metallic taste in someone's mouth? This has been happening to a friend of mine's mother ever since she start chemotherapy about a month ago. Sincerely, Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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