Why bitter taste in mouth during pregnancy?

Question

Since last few days theres this constant bitter metallic kind of taste in my mouth and even water tastes weird. Im in my first tri. Is this a normal pregnancy thing or should i worry?

Rekha Panda · Answer

Hormones cause it, very common in early months. Mine faded after 14 weeks.

Chithra Chaudhuri · Answer

It's hormonal, happens to most of us. Brush tongue properly, stay hydrated and keep mouth fresh. It usually settles after first trimester.

Yamini Hegde · Answer

Along with my nausea this bitter taste made eating a nightmare. I sipped lemon water and kept tulsi or elaichi handy. If it comes with bad acidity or burning though, mention to ur gynac.

Indira Oberoi · Answer

Babe this is so normal don't stress, pregnancy does weird stuff to ur taste. Some sour candy or nimbu pani worked for me to wash it off.

Suchitra Rawal · Answer

Oh i felt this so badly in my first trimester, everything tasted bitter and metallic. They told me it's the hormones changing, dysgeusia they call it. It went away by 2nd trimester for me.

Smriti Ghosh · Answer

My doc explained it's because of the rise in estrogen and progesterone, it messes with taste buds. She said it's super common and harmless. Chewing on a bit of lemon or having something tangy helped me.

Harshita Talwar · Answer

Actually it's that weird metallic bitter feeling na, so annoying yaar. I used to keep saunf or a mint and it helped a little. Totally normal, blame the hormones.