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Extreme sour taste for 4 years; desperate for ideas

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phrex
phrex

Hi,

I'm a 40 year old male, originally from Armenia but have been living in Scandinavia for the past 3 years. For about 4 years I've been suffering from a horrible, extremely sour taste in my mouth. The taste is similar to that of an unripened, green banana. It comes and goes seemingly randomly but has a tendency to appear after exercising for a while, when I'm very hungry or after some meals. When it appears, my mouth also feels very dry, even though I have the normal amount of saliva that I've always had. Most days it's so strong at night that it wakes me up and because of this I'm often sleep deprived.

I've been to many doctors and none of them were able to help. Acid reflux has been ruled out. Two different dentists said my teeth and gum appear healthy, and I don't have bad breath. I've had various blood tests to check my liver, kidney, vitamins and other stats and all came back within their normal ranges. I wasn't on any medication since the sour taste started but the last few months I've been on anti-herpes medication.

The sour taste started shortly after I got a poor quality dental crown in Armenia, which later got infected, but the tooth was removed more than a year ago and replaced with a good quality implant. I also had amalgam fillings and, having heard about the amalgam controversy, I had them replaced with plastic fillings in desperation.

My GP is tired of me visiting him about this sour taste and basically said that some health problems are undiagnosable and that I need to accept this. But this is making my life devoid of joy and I'm desperate for any ideas to pursue. Anyone has any experiences with this? Thanks in advance for any input.

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  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 phrex

    Posted

    This usually happens with infections or kidney disease. But unripened banana taste is not that bad. 
  • amkoffee
    amkoffee phrex

    Posted

    I am really in doubt that this is it, but I've heard of this thing that can cause bad breath and it's worth a look see. Assuming you still have your tonsils take a good look at them. Do they have little pockets of white of yellowish spots? If so they may be the culprit. These can be removed will a Q-tip followed by a swish of warm salt water. You will find instruction of this online. When someone first mentioned this to me I was very doubtful but saw the information on a reputable website and was convinced. I personally have not had the problem.

  • phrex
    phrex

    Posted

    Thanks for the suggestions. I had something similar on my tonsils quite some time ago but it was resolved.
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