Can a stroke cause a metallic taste in the mouth?
Strokes rarely affect taste sensation in isolation, although it's certainly possible depending on the location of your mother's stroke. What's more likely is that one of the medications she's taking is affecting her taste. The first thing I would suggest is that you talk to her doctor about whether her medications can be adjusted so she doesn't have this side effect. That would be an easy solution.
If it actually is stroke related, it's a much tougher problem. It's actually a combination of loss of the sense of smell and the sense of taste, and it's very challenging because nothing tastes good. You may have to supplement her nutrition with very high-calorie foods so she doesn't lose too much weight. Very severe cases may require the use of a feeding tube.
my mom had an ischemic stroke a few months back and she was left with a metallic taste in her mouth ..she could not eat or drink because of this.. she was borderline malnurished when they put her on magase..shockingly to the Doctors this cured the metallic taste in her mouth...hoipefully this will help someone else..
dont really want to provide and answer just wondering what WCWSUE meant when she said they put her mother on magase.... what is that product it must be short for something. My mom is having the same problem > I was thinkinging she had Thrush mouth maybe . but would love to try something that works because she is not eating anything and loosing wieght. thanks.
