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What Causes Metallic Taste In Mouth?

quitting smoking. I quit smoking 12 days ago and have had a metallic taste in my mouth for a week. Is this from quitting smoking? If so, why? If not, what else might it be?
Female, Age 31, Height 5ft4inch, weight 11 stone. No medical history, healthy, overweight but dieting and exercising, have lost 16kg since Sept last year
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
Various causes are:-
Medications:
-Allergies
-Metal overload
-Excess marine food consumption
-Exposure to inhaled environmental chemicals
-Infections in the oral cavity
-Inflammation in the oral cavity
-Sinus infections
-Hormonal fluctuations
-Nervous system abnormalities (eg. brain, blood vessels, etc.)
-Autoimmune diseases
-Sjogren's syndrome
-Diabetes
-Hyperparathyroidism
-Renal abnormalities
-Nutritional deficiencies
-Systemic diseases
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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What Causes Metallic Taste In Mouth?

Hello, Thanks for your query. Various causes are:- Medications: -Allergies -Metal overload -Excess marine food consumption -Exposure to inhaled environmental chemicals -Infections in the oral cavity -Inflammation in the oral cavity -Sinus infections -Hormonal fluctuations -Nervous system abnormalities (eg. brain, blood vessels, etc.) -Autoimmune diseases -Sjogren s syndrome -Diabetes -Hyperparathyroidism -Renal abnormalities -Nutritional deficiencies -Systemic diseases I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care