constant sweet taste in mouth

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I have had the same problem until I found out what was causing my mouth to be sickening sweet all day. I noticed that on the days that I had three cups of coffee with Equal(Aspartame) I would have a continual taste of sweetness in my mouth that would not go away no matter what I ate. However it would be gone the next morning. Then I noticed that if I only had two cups of coffee with Equal I would not have the problem. So from then on, If I wanted a third cup of coffee, I would use real sugar and not equal and the problem was solved. I hope this helps the rest of you.

I got sweet taste in mouth, sometimes whole day, sometimes 2 day's nothing. I'm same weight for 15 years, 74kg, height 175cm, 35 years old.
That show up just like that in last month or little more.
No matter how much I eat or what I eat, how much water I drink.. nothing matter. I didn't loose or get anything in weight, I don't drink more water then usual, I don't have any stomach pain.
Only thing I noticed when I eat too much that sweet taste gone for day or something and come back when I'm very hungry. There is no matter which part of day sweet taste can show up.
I'm eating one meal every day in restaurants, can be that problem? some bad or old food or something? I have 1 bad tooth, can be that problem? Sometimes food keep staying there overnight or may be longer until I brush my teeth...

Anyone got similar symptoms?

thank you in advance for help!

I went on google to figure out why i keep tasting this sweetness in my mouth even though i have not eaten anything sweet. I guessed that it might be an early sign of diabetes since my grandmother has it. I didnt want to conclude that this is the problem but it may be..... :'(

I went on google to figure out why i keep tasting this sweetness in my mouth even though i have not eaten anything sweet. I guessed that it might be an early sign of diabetes since my grandmother has it. I didnt want to conclude that this is the problem but it may be..... :'( I get plenty of exercise, i have a healthy metabolism, almost too healthy. I dont usually eat a lot of sweets but sometimes I might go overboard. i always follow up with something healthy. But when this sweetness in my mouth occurs, I never have had any sweets at that time.

I went on google to see why i sometimes have a sweet taste in my mouth. I guessed that it was an early sign of diabetes since my grandmother has it but i did not want to accept it although it may be the case. I want to learn more about it before I conclude that diabetes is the case. I get a lot of exercise everyday, i eat healthy for the most part and my metabolism is almost too good. I do have my share of sweets sometimes but i never go over board with them. i dont even liek extremely sweet things, they make me sick. :$

my husband also has the sweet taste in his mouth after eating and drinking. but he says waterr tastes very bitter he was just diagnosed with diabetes

The symptoms that are being described point to a condition called ketoacidosis. The condition is typically benign, but it is important to pay attention to it if you are a diabetic. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a condition caused by untreated hyperglycemia. If you have diabetes, it can present as a life-threatening condition for obvious reasons.

It is not terribly uncommon in individuals who don’t have diabetes. It often manifests when one is particularly dehydrated while still consuming a good deal of sugar in the diet. It is often accompanied by foamy saliva or rope-like saliva. It is generally accompanied by dry-mouth as well.

When talking about the presence of ketones (any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH3COCH3 or CH3COC2H5) in the body, it is important to think about a few things. Sometimes there is not enough insulin in your blood to deal with the sugar that is also in your blood. This condition is known as diabetes and is easily tested for by processing a clinical blood exam called an A1-C.

For those people who are not diabetic and still experiencing these symptoms, there are answers. When we deprive ourselves of nourishment and hydration, our body basically switches to starvation mode. At this point, a person’s fat supplies become the primary energy source utilized to keep things up and running. Instead of deriving energy from the nutrients we take in from food and water, the body turns the fat into the energy boost. As certain fats are released and used by the cells in the body, they are converted into ketones, which are utilized far slower than they are made. Consequently, ketones become increasingly concentrated in the blood and the levels begin to rise. At this point, because the system is not doing what it is supposed to be doing with food and water, the kidneys activate a mechanism to rid the excessive ketones through the urine. In cases where diabetes is an issue, one will find that glucose begins leaking into the urine as well. This is called renal glycosuria. When this happens, the kidneys are going to begin filtering the fluid you have in your body with a greater efficiency in an effort to expel the ketones in an attempt to regain homeostasis in the body. The problem with this situation is that there is no fluid coming in, so you add to the vicious cycle and further dehydrate yourself.

Ketoacidosis can develop very suddenly over the course of a few hours, depending on the condition of your body. It could take up to several days for it to manifest. While it is not life threatening for those people who don’t have diabetes, it can be a bad sign if you are insulin dependent. You need to look out for the signs:

Dehydration
Excessive thirst
Frequent urination
Occasional vomiting
Nausea
Drowsiness
**Sweet saliva**

Treatment of ketoacidosis in people who are not diabetic is fairly simple. Your body is telling you that you are eating or have been eating a lot of sugar (carbohydrates), but have not been taking in other nutrients in an effort to give the pancreas time to secrete enough insulin to offset the glucose intake. The best thing you can do for yourself is to drink lots of water. This may sound very trite, but we are organisms that are comprised of nearly 90% water. If we do not take in what we put out, the balance in the body is set off significantly. Don’t drink soda, juice, or any of these power drinks on the market. Drink water. Some of the sport drinks are okay, but your body doesn’t have to do anything with water as it is consumed. The more you mess around with liquid, the more tasks you give your body during a time when it needs simple tasks to complete.

The other part of remedying the issue is eating a good balanced meal. Take in some vegetables, meats (or equivalent proteins if you are a vegetarian), and some complex starches. Try to avoid sugary foods, particularly if the sugar is coming from sweeteners. There is sugar and then there is stuff like high-fructose corn syrup, which is going to the extreme.

As the body is rehydrated and has some fuel to use (besides fat), these symptoms are going to resolve on their own. You can test the efficacy of your endeavors by going to the pharmacy and asking for urine analysis strips, or more specifically, urine test strips designed to test for ketones in the urine. They can be purchased over the counter. If you are spilling ketones into the urine, you have an issue and if you cannot resolve it on your own, you need to see your doctor. There should not be any ketones in your urine, as a rule. You can also test your blood glucose levels. Most pharmacies around the country offer free glucose testing. It is always good to go in after having fasted for at least 12 hours so you can get a trough level of glucose in the blood. This number will tell you what your body is doing when it has gone 12 hours without food. With that information, you can better formulate how it is you can change your diet and your fluid intake. The condition will pass if you are vigilant and thorough.

For those individuals who have diabetes, either Type I or II, you need to seek out the care of a doctor should you experience this sweet spit situation.

When in doubt, always keep yourself well hydrated, whether symptoms are present or not. People are amazed at the medical trouble they keep themselves out of by staying well hydrated. Your target range should be no less than ten glasses of eight fluid ounces of water a day.

Note: If you are dieting and are losing more than three pounds per week, you are likely going to be spilling ketones in your urine. This happens when we lose weight, but especially so if we are losing weight because we are not eating. People with eating disorders like anorexia nervosa will have high ketone levels in both the blood and urine. Endeavor not to starve yourself.

Mine is the tast of cinnamon no mater what i eat, on the firts 3 to 5 bites. any one else here can identify the taste?

01/07/10 I just visited my doctor for the same reason. I have a sugar/cinnamon taste in my mouth. I've had it for about 4 days.
It's driving me crazy. The only thing I have eaten that tastes half decent, is oranges, grapefruits, and dill pickles, because they taste
sweet when they are not. My glucose level is fine. I am not diabetic and have never been. I was concerned about kidney, and liver
function, because metallic taste can be kidney and liver disease. I just wondered if my taster was confused. It is spicey/cinnamon
when I am not eating anything. and then when I try to eat it tastes like someone put 3 or 4 spoonfuls of sugar in my mouth.
I dont drink or eat anything much with sugar. I drink coffee (black) , water, and some diet coke. I eat generally meat, potatoes,
vegetables. We never have deserts. My doctor has not idea. Basically put me on a different vitamin regimine and said " Don't
know it this will help, but it can hurt" Ha, Ha, This is driving me crazy. You can also answer me at my e-mail

I too have recently noticed this sweet taste in my mouth. I am an athlete how is very health conscious and nutrition oriented, and work out daily. The only thing I can attribute this to is the recent dental work I had done...had a crown put on. I found out the materials that make up a porcelain crown: nickel, gold, and other metals in an alloy. These crowns are placed over an amalgam filling (mercury, silver, tin, copper, zinc). I am an engineer by trade, and know that differing conductive metals create a current when in a conductive solution (saliva). Looking into this a bit more, I found out these metallic and sometimes sweet tastes are actually your taste senses detecting the small electrical current in your mouth. This is the EXACT principle behind thermocouples. Have you ever licked a 9-volt battery and had that nasty taste?

In short, I have attributed this and other health maladies to my dental work. I plan to have my dental work replaced with composite materials after I save some money.

I had a sickly sweet taste in my mouth since Jan '09, it was horrid and made everything sweet taste disgusting. I also had a burning feeling in my chest, difficulty swallowing, extremely dry mouth and when it first started also nausea and headaches. By August '09 my hair started falling out and after visits with several ENT's and other specialists, CT scans, dentists (to have an amalgam filling removed) and various medications to rule out ulcers, reflux and sinus problems my doctors were at a loss as to what was wrong. I went to see a natropath in October '09 and in a shockign discovery I found out I had very high levels of arsenic in my body. If someone had of told me 12 months ago that arsenic was the cause of my taste problem I never would have believed them but now that I am on my way to recovery I thought I would share this with you. I have been doing chelation therapy now for 4 months and all but my taste symptoms are gone, with my taste problem about 85% improved. I searched the internet for answers for hours and hours looking for answers that no one else could help me with - I found some interesting stuff on zinc definciencies and other toxic heavy metals but never in my wildest dreams did I for one minute thing this was my issue. Even before I started the chelation therapy - zinc helped if anyone wants to try it. Anyways I hope someone reading my find this of interest or help to them.

I'v had the symptoms that most of you posted seems to come more often when it is himmid or raining. Last for one week or more then goes away, Waking up it not noticble , but sometimes mouth taste very acidy then becomes sweet. body feel tyerd and breathing is affected, so is vision and concentration. tried avoiding coffee , chicken, minced meat, seems to reduce symptomps or relaps of symtopms.
read ont he internet this fungus called candida,seems to me it could be this, look it up , but I would also not rule out diabities and or liver and kidney deseies and that kaotine thingy story very intersesting.


So any conclution to this mad sick thing I like to call the mouth thing that no one can solve....I'v had my mouth checked mir for tumers did not have thiroid check diabites negative

I also have a constant sweet taste in my mouth, even when I wake up in the am. I have experienced this for over three months. I plan to get a check-up next week, including another glucose test. There is diabetes in my family, but my tests have always been negative.

Any other ideas?

I also have a constant sweet taste in my mouth, I know exactly when it started, during a particularly intense kundalini yoga session. I thought that all the breathing excercises altered some chemistry process, and that it would go away. When after many days it did not disappear it started to worry me. I went through numerous checkups, after months of every imaginable test nothing was found. So I decided to stop worrying and wait for an additional symptom before continuing in a clueless medical search. It has been a year since then, and now I'am actually kind of enjoying it, I don't feel the urge to eat sweets anymore, lost weight and now I'm starting to worry about loosing that sweet taste. AFTER YOU CHECKED THAT NOTHING MEDICALLY KNOWN IS CAUSING IT, ENJOY THE SWEETNES!