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Can taking pepto bismol for almost a week leave a bitter taste in your mouth?
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Pepto Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) : Pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) contains Bismuth Subsalicylate and is useful as an over the counter medication for treating heartburn, indigestion, diarrhea, and other temporary discomforts of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract. Bismuth subsalicylate is a highly insoluble salt of trivalent bismuth and salicylic acid. We do not fully understand all the interactions although ‘bitter taste’ is commonly reported.
Answered 3/13/2015
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