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Why Do My Tongue Tastes Food Differently Than Normal?
i have a metal taste on my tongue. When i lip my lips it tastes like metal, when i run my tongue around my upper gums it tastes like metal. I taste foods but they taste differently than normal. it feels like the problem is more toward the front of my tongue.
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
hello thanks for consulting hcm..u r having taste alterations,, did u have recent bout of fever or any change of drug?? it also can be due to atrophy of papilla in cases of anemia,, so consult ur nearest dentist or ur general physcian for a check up,, in the mean time u could take multivitamin tablets....hope it helps..
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