What Causes Abnormal Taste Sensation?

Abnormal taste sensation can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'worrying' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose abnormal taste sensation, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "abnormal taste sensation" as a symptom. Here are four possibilities:

Mercury Toxicity
Kidney Disease
Zinc Need
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

extreme moodiness

heart racing/palpitations

moderate alcohol consumption

non-human estrogen use

hot flashes between period

darker/redder skin color

copper supplementation

weak sexual desire

poorly-removed amalgams

diuretic use

history of tender muscles

past H2-blocker antacid use

... and more than 110 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of abnormal taste sensation:

Cause	Probability	Status
Mercury Toxicity	96%	Confirm
Kidney Disease	25%	Unlikely
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia	4%	Ruled out
Zinc Need	1%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate mouth problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you ever have unexplained bad or abnormal taste sensations?

Possible responses:

→ No / rarely / don't know
→ Yes, sometimes a slight abnormal taste
→ Yes, often a slight / sometimes a strong taste
→ Yes, often a strong abnormal taste

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate abnormal taste in mouth, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Kidney Disease

An unpleasant taste in the mouth is a possible symptom of kidney disease.

Mercury Toxicity (Amalgam Illness)

Zinc Requirement

Sensations of unpleasant tastes are one symptom of zinc deficiency.

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