This strange phenomena occurred this week. I started getting a really bitter taste in my mouth. The first time I noticed it was early Tuesday morning. My first thought was, "Wow! Morning breath just gets worse with age!" But brushing didn't make the bitter taste disappear. Throughout the day, I would feel like I had been sucking on metal. There was just a tinge or something so bitter in my mouth.
After a couple of days I decided to google "bitter taste in my mouth." A lot of things come up under that pertaining to health related issues. The number one thing was dental hygiene. I did not believe this was the case for me--I visit the dentist every six months; brush with a Sonicare; use a tongue scraper daily; and carry dental floss in my purse. (Are you proud of me, Ron!)I remember seeing something about Pine Nuts, but it never occurred to me that would be what was causing the bitter taste.
After a few more days of this, I couldn't stand to eat anything because the food would taste bitter too. I went back to Google trying to solve this mystery. I saw the Pine Nuts again, and since I had exhausted every other option I read what people were saying. Then remembered, I had eaten Pine Nuts on Sunday.
Apparently, two people can eat from the same batch of pine nuts and only one person can have the reaction that has been dubbed, "Pine Mouth." Fortunately, I think I am on the end of my bout with bitter mouth. Finally, I'll be able to enjoy food again! Wikipedia is so good at succinctly summarizing I've included their description of it:
Risks of eating pine nuts
A small minority of pine nuts can cause taste disturbances, developing 1–3 days after consumption and lasting for days or weeks. A bitter, metallic taste is described. Though very unpleasant, there are no lasting effects. This phenomenon was first described in a scientific paper in 2001.[8] Some publications have made reference to this phenomenon as "pine mouth"
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That is so bizarre
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