How Your Sense Of Taste Is Affected By Pregnancy
Many women complain that they have a bitter taste or even a metallic taste in their mouth during pregnancy.My site: www.getpregnantover40.com for more on foods for pregnancy and fertility
I don't recall having an odd taste in my mouth, but I was so nauseated the entire first trimester, I probably wouldn't have been able to tell anyway!
This article talks about the possible reasons and what you can do to deal with it:
Dysguesia is not to be confused with cravings that occur in pregnancy, commonly to foods like ice-cream, pickles or chocolate, or aversions which are new repulsions to previously liked foods. Sometimes a pregnant woman may sense a funny taste in her mouth even when not eating. Again different presentations with a related root cause -- elevated hormone levels and/or increased body edema and water retention. Some researchers feel a concomitant increase in the sense of smell may play a role. Others state that there is an evolutionary protection built into these changes: that is, they help a pregnant mother balance and replace needed nutrients in the body, such as sodium and calcium.
Suggestions for dealing with these changes include:
* Alter your diet to accommodate these new likes and dislikes
* Start your meal with dry crackers to attenuate strong tastes
* Chew a flavored gum, sugarless mint or ice chips
* Try spicy foods because the numbing effect they can have sometimes helps
from: www.pregnancy.org
