A member asked:

I am having a hard time eating because everything taste horrably salty to me. i am on pegasist and riboviran. and some other side affect meds.

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Having : Having a salty taste in your mouth can be attributed several things such as a reaction medication , gastric reflux (due to the acid released from the stomach, pain may be absent), reaction to chemotherapy, a fungal infection in your mouth or traces of blood in your mouth due to dental caries or infection. It is important to see your health care provider to determine what the causing factor.

Answered 11/6/2019

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Possible side effect: The drugs you mentioned may cause changes in taste, specifically ribavirin, not to mention affecting appetite and nausea, but the goals of treatment and the limited duration may make it worth enduring some side effects. Talk to your prescribers about your symptoms and making sure no other conditions are involved on the side.

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