Metallic Taste

Since taste buds are changing, it is important to discover what tastes you find appealing:
- Try different foods that look and smell good and fix a colorful dinner in pleasant surroundings.
- Use air freshener and fragrant candles to eliminate unpleasant odors.
- Food that is chilled may be more palatable.
- Drink lots of fluids.
- Use plastic utensils to eat and cook with.
- Try different seasonings and marinating your meat in juices, wines, salad dressings. Try barbecue sauce and sweet and sour sauces for different flavors.
- Consider drinking ginger ale or tea.
- Try chewing gum or sucking on mints or hard candies to freshen your mouth or sucking on ice chips

Tips for controlling taste changes may include:
- brush your teeth often and before and after eating
- maintain good oral hygiene
- discuss with your physician if it is ok not to eat 1-2 hours before or 3 hours after treatments
- rinse your mouth with salt water or baking soda dissolved in water to refresh your taste buds
- try to avoid cigarette smoke Since taste buds are changing, it is important to discover what tastes you find appealing:
- Try different foods that look and smell good and fix a colorful dinner in pleasant surroundings.
- Use air freshener and fragrant candles to eliminate unpleasant odors.
- Food that is chilled may be more palatable.
- Drink lots of fluids.
- Use plastic utensils to eat and cook with.
- Try different seasonings and marinating your meat in juices, wines, salad dressings. Try barbecue sauce and sweet and sour sauces for different flavors.
- Consider drinking ginger ale or tea.
- Try chewing gum or sucking on mints or hard candies to freshen your mouth or sucking on ice chips

Tips for controlling taste changes may include:
- brush your teeth often and before and after eating
- maintain good oral hygiene
- discuss with your physician if it is ok not to eat 1-2 hours before or 3 hours after treatments
- rinse your mouth with salt water or baking soda dissolved in water to refresh your taste buds
- try to avoid cigarette smoke

Here are some things to try for lack of appetite:

- Eat small meals or snacks frequently, perhaps every couple of hours.
- Eat snacks that are high in protein or calories, such as nutrient bars, ensure nutrition drinks, milk shakes, cheese, fruits, peanut butter, nuts, crackers, and juices.
- Drink dense fluids such as milk, milk shakes, and juice.
- Prepare food that is colorful and appealing to the senses.
- Try different seasonings
- Cook the food in glass containers.
- Use plastic utensils.
- Alcohol - one glass of wine or beer may help stimulate your appetite
- Try mints, candies, or gum to remove the bad taste in your mouth.
- Eat with others, make it a social event, change the time and setting, or watch tv to take your mind off of eating.
- Rinse your mouth out before you eat to cleanse your tastebuds, try the following - tea, ginger ale, salted water, baking soda in water
Here are some things to try for lack of appetite:

- Eat small meals or snacks frequently, perhaps every couple of hours.
- Eat snacks that are high in protein or calories, such as nutrient bars, ensure nutrition drinks, milk shakes, cheese, fruits, peanut butter, nuts, crackers, and juices.
- Drink dense fluids such as milk, milk shakes, and juice.
- Prepare food that is colorful and appealing to the senses.
- Try different seasonings
- Cook the food in glass containers.
- Use plastic utensils.
- Alcohol - one glass of wine or beer may help stimulate your appetite
- Try mints, candies, or gum to remove the bad taste in your mouth.
- Eat with others, make it a social event, change the time and setting, or watch tv to take your mind off of eating.
- Rinse your mouth out before you eat to cleanse your tastebuds, try the following - tea, ginger ale, salted water, baking soda in water