Taste symptoms
Taste symptoms: Introduction
Further information about Taste symptoms is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Taste symptoms:
metallic taste, acidic tastes, bitter tastes, foul tastes, loss of taste, Olfactory dysfunction, Taste abnormalities, Bad taste
or other types.
Changes in taste sensations can result from various medical conditions.
One reasonably common cause is acid reflux where stomach acid is
regurgitated into the mouth giving a bad taste that can be
described as an acid taste or metallic taste; refer to the symptoms of
refux or heartburn.
Another possibility is an infectious oral virus that may damage
the tongue's sensory cells and result in changes to taste.
Other mouth or tongue disorders, including mouth ulcers, are a possibility.
Taste changes can also accompany other general types of illness,
such as a fever, and these other symptoms need to be investigated
for their cause.
Various other causes of taste changes are possible;
always seek prompt professional medical diagnosis for these symptoms.
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Causes of Taste symptoms:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Taste symptoms.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Taste symptoms
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Causes of Types of Taste symptoms:
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Taste symptoms
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Taste symptoms: Medical Mistakes
Taste symptoms: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Taste symptoms
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas other
causes that are less...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect).
One of the most common...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some...read more »
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Taste symptoms: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Taste symptoms
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Medications or substances causing Taste symptoms:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Taste symptoms as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Organs affected by Taste symptoms:
The list of organs typically affected by Taste symptoms may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Taste symptoms
The list below shows some of the causes of Taste symptoms mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Taste symptoms
How Common are these Causes of Taste symptoms?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Taste symptoms.
Of the 84
causes of Taste symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 4
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 82
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 84
causes of Taste symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Taste symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Taste symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acute mercury inhalation
... metallic taste in mouthAcute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
... bad taste in mouthAnchovy poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteB
Bell's Palsy
... impairment of tasteBonefish poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteC
Chemical poisoning - 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
... bad taste in mouthChemical poisoning - Cadmium
... metallic taste in mouthChemical poisoning - Disulfiram
... metallic tasteChemical poisoning - Glaze
... metallic taste in mouthChemical poisoning - Selenium
... metallic tasteChemical poisoning - Solder
... metallic taste in mouthChemical poisoning - Thallium Sulfate
... metallic tasteChemical poisoning - Vanadium
... metallic tasteCiguatera poisoning
... reversal of temperature sensation in their mouth, unusual taste sensationsCopper toxicity
... metallic tasteCyclosporine toxicity
... change in tasteD
Dental caries
... Foul tasteDental conditions
... Bad tasteF
Focal sensory seizure
... altered sense of tasteG
Gastritis
... foul taste in mouthGastroesophageal Reflux Disease
... bitter taste in mouthH
Hallucination
... taste hallucinationsHeartburn
... acid taste in mouthHereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3
... abnormal sense of tasteHerpes zoster oticus
... tongue taste lossHerring poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteHunter glossitis
... altered sense of tasteI
Insect bite allergy
... metallic taste in mouthInsect sting allergy
... metallic taste in mouthJ
Jaundice
... bitter taste in mouthL
Lead poisoning
... metallic taste in mouthM
Mercury poisoning
... Metallic tasteMetal fume fever
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Aluminium
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Antimony
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Cadmium
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Chromium
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Copper
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Iron
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Magnesium
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Manganese
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Nickel
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Selenium
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Silver
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Tin
... metallic taste in mouthMetal Fume Fever - Zinc
... metallic taste in mouthN
Non-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Ant
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Black fire ant
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Bumblebee
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - honey bee
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Hornet
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Red fire ant
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - scorpion
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - wasp
... metallic taste in mouthNon-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp
... metallic taste in mouthP
Partial sensory seizure
... altered sense of tastePlant poisoning - Protoanemonin
... bitter taste in mouthPostnasal drip
... foul taste in mouthPyrosis
... acidic taste in mouthR
Rattle snake poisoning
... metallic tasteS
Sardine poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteScombrotoxic fish poisoning
... metallic tasteSelenium - overuse
... metallic tasteSensory seizure
... altered sense of tasteSjogren's Syndrome
... tasting difficultySlickhead poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteT
Tarpon poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... metallic tasteTongue Conditions
... Loss of tasteTonsil cancer
... Loss of tasteTonsil disorders
... Loss of tasteTooth abscess
... foul taste in mouthW
Wallenberg's Syndrome
... loss of taste
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Causes of Taste symptoms Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Taste symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Taste symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Taste symptoms:
Subtypes of Taste symptoms:
Metallic taste (57 causes), Acidic tastes (57 causes), Bitter tastes (57 causes), Foul tastes (57 causes), Loss of taste (7 causes), Olfactory dysfunction, Taste abnormalities, Bad taste (59 causes), Bad taste in mouth (2 causes), Foul taste (57 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Taste symptoms:
Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Taste symptoms:
Bitter taste, Loss of taste (7 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Tongue symptoms (351 causes), Sensory symptoms, Metallic taste (57 causes), Acidic tastes (57 causes), Bitter tastes (57 causes), Foul tastes (57 causes), Olfactory dysfunction, Taste abnormalities, Bad taste (59 causes)
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