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Bitter taste on my lips

I don't know why...

I don't wear makeup so it's not from that.

I'm not on any meds and don't take any OTC stuff.

My diet hasn't changed.

But I have this horrible bitter taste on my lips that just won't go away. Like when you use nail polish remover and then stick your finger in your mouth by accident... only I don't wear nail polish and haven't used any polish remover. No household cleaners either...

It's just a really horrible bitter taste on my lips.

Any clues???
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I wonder if it is the Covid shot I received!  I got the Johnson and Johnson one-dose vaccine.   Did you get a Covid Vaccine?  If you did, what vaccine did you receive? Did you get the J&J vaccine?
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You are responding to a post that is 14 years old, blissfully way pre-covid.  If you research reported side effects of that vax you might see if that's a reported side effect of it.  By the way, the J&J was never a one-shot vax, that was marketing.  It is now a two-shot vax and probably as with the others will be a three or four or five shot vax before we're done if we ever do get done with covid, so what they're calling a booster isn't really, it's just the second shot.  That's why J&J didn't work nearly as well as it might have.  I haven't heard that as a reported symptom.  Did it happen right after getting the vax?  That would make it more likely.  If it was a while after getting the vax, then that isn't it.  Hope it goes away!
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I have also been having this awful bitter taste on my lips and skin . My husband licked my arm and tasted the horrible taste too .  Does anyone know what it is?
I haven’t cleaned or used a keyboard. I have fasted , I’ve taken antibiotics and I’ve had Covid.
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I've been concerned about the bitter taste to my hands and lips now and then. I've read that it may be cancer or diabetes or other life threatening afflictions. I then realized that the balls I use for juggling didn't smell right. Sure enough, about 10 minutes after using them, I tasted the bitterness on my lips. These balls are made in china. They are called "Funtastic Spongeballs." I hope this helps.
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The bitter taste can be due to carcinomas started to grow either in lungs if you smell anything rotten or the e bile. Go to check that up. M y husband and my mother in law both died by cancer, my husband by lung cancer. Those symptoms started about 5 years before he was diagnosed.  If he had paid more attention and have monitoring the disease, he'd probably still alive.
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Maybe we are super tasters and can taste things on ourselves and in our foods that others can't! Super tasters can taste bitter things. Watch it on youtube!
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I've had the same symptom of bitterness on my lips and fingers too. I am glad I am not the only one with these strange symptoms.
But I am on two medications and have been drinking Ensure lately. So mine could be from too many vitamins. I also go outside a lot. Someone mentioned that could be a cause. I also have stomach problems I have never used a canned air spray for my keyboard.
But a lot of you have none of these causes. It might be a variety of causes which means we might all have something different. It's very frustrating. I can admit to licking myself.
Since it seems to be certain areas of skin in our bodies maybe it has to do with the way our body gets rid of excess minerals/vitamins. Maybe those areas are the places most excreted from?
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I think it may be from the bottled water. Do you get water from Sam's Club.  I realized the bitterness on my mouth and skin after the third day after drinking bottled water member's mark.
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I totally agree about the chem trails and they are getting worse!  Just look up in the skies!!  I do not use those compressed cans to clean my keyboard (don't have a keyboard any more since the iPad); I don't use Clorox; but I do see more and more chem trails!  But I don't believe there is a male/female issue with the chem trails as my grandson has the same taste on his lips and on his fingers.  I just try not to lick my lips or fingers anymore and as others have said....at least it's not just me!  But it sure is disgusting.
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Wow, I can't believe that this has been happening to people for so long... I have the same thing, but it's only showed up in the past few months and it's been off and on. I thought maybe it was because I work as a caregiver and with kids and so some of the cleaning agents were getting on me, etc. But no matter how many times I wash my hands, it never seems to help. It's not a metallic taste but someone said it earlier, it's like bitter ink.

Another note of interest, my husband doesn't seem to notice it. If he does he never says anything.... I wish there was an answer for this...
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I've been having this problem for months now...to the point I've lost over 20 lbs and was just sick all the time with no energy what so ever. I narrowed it down to a few things and after completely cleaning my home from top to bottom and slowly removing the items 1 at a time I have narrowed it down to Clorox Disinfecting Wipes....after having them out of my home for almost 2 weeks the taste finally went away and I was eating again and regaining my energy! Went to a friends for dinner and was helping her clean up when I noticed what she was using...those darn Clorox cleaning wipes and the next day the taste was back! I now stay clear of all Clorox products. I've always had chemical sensitivities but I honestly thought this stuff was going to kill me. I'm fine as long as I stay away from those awful things!
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Wow!!! I've been really scared about this bitter taste. It is great to at least know it isn't cancer. Geeeezzzz   And, yes, as someone said above, it says it right on the can that bitter taste is added to ward off druggies. Get real. A druggie will do his thing, taste bar none.  Too bad we all have to suffer. Oh, and what is really stupid is how this bitter taste is probably a kind of high in and of its self. grrrrrrrrrrrr.....
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If its the keyboard spray I would say you can use the small bristle paint brushes that are 2" and cost less than a dollar. Flick the dust off and occasionally dry blow on the key cracks a puff or two. That will do the trick as I have done that for more than a decade.
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It sounds like you have a good handle on it. The DW chemical sounds like it lines up time wise. I am here because I have the same thing. It comes from my lips and gum line. (transferred from the former I'm sure) Lips and the skin directly around them. I do not use the spray although I am on my laptop 4 plus hours a day for business. Oh well.
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Wow, I just bought a can and used it! I could not figure what it was! Tastes like nail polish remover!  I just used Dawn detergent but it didn't remove it! Hope someone gets it off and posts here. This never happened before with can spray. I'll be tying various ways to clean the keys.
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There are too many chemicals in our air, our food or in the environment to determine the cause.  However,  taking Zinc will sometimes take care of the problem.  Not only is Zinc good for you immune system it has healing properties for your skin. (has healed some from acne)  Hope Zinc helps some of you with this "bitter" problem.  The only time I had this bitter lip problem was when I was taking antibiotics or corticosteroids prescribed by a Dr.
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I too read all these posts but no one has told us how to get rid of the taste .  I have washed off my  face and hands with different soaps (in case it was one particular  soap causing the problem) but I still have the bitter/disinfectant type of taste on my fingers and mouth. Have you been successful with finding a soap that removes the taste?
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I just finished reading all the comments.. I too discovered this hard metallicy bitter taste. The prduct i sed just minutes earlier was the CVS brand of Rubbing Alchohol 70% and Denatonium Benzoate & acetone... yuck, never using that again....
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I have been getting a horrible bitter taste on my lips for a few months now, but it always comes on at 11am and lasts for about an hour to an hour and 30 mins.  I haven't started using any new perfumes or cleansers, etc.  I have just been on holiday for a few weeks and still got the taste at 11am, but wasn't at a computer at all while I was away.  I thought for a while it could be my contraceptive pill as it was occurring at the same time every day.  Any ideas?
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My daughter just checked he canned air cleaner. It says right on there bitter taste added
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I would worry about allergy with tingly lips.I have gone into ani shock twice and both times started with tingely lips. Just saying. Have no ans for taste
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I have had the same problem. How does one get the taste of the canned air spray out of their mouth and off their lips? How do you get the canned air off of my laptop keyboard??
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I have been experiencing a bitter taste on my lips and fingers also! And I came across a page via google, that said it could be from pine nuts, cleaners, and hand sanitizer! In my case I believe it is from daily use of hand sanitizer! :) I was so happy to find this out... It has a chemical in it that is also used in antifreeze, so that is where the bitter taste comes from.

Stop using those products and see if you see a difference. (I hope I do) :)
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I am very excitedthat im not going crazy for having this horrible bitter taste in my mouth.  After reading these post I realize that it is probably the Endust spray and wipes i have been using on my keyboard and mouse for the last couple of days.  The fact that is was happening at work is why even washing my hands was not getting rid of the taste.
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so funny...I just had my husband taste the keyboard to see if it tasted like my fingers and the taste was so strong he ran to the bathroom and washed his mouth out for several minutes.....and is still tasting metal.  I guess I will stop using canned air to clean the keyboard.  Thanks
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This is very interesting.  I have the same problem and I also take Synthroid for my Thyroid and I have been for years
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