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A 25-year-old female asked:
What causes bad taste in mouth after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Blood: May give you a bad taste for a few days.
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Dr. Samuel Burchfieldanswered
Family Medicine 29 years experience
Drainage from wound.: As you heal from your surgery there will be a minor amount of normal discharge from the wound that has a characteristic bad taste and odor.
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Last updated Oct 22, 2020
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