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Bad taste in mouth, Excessive mouth watering, Metallic taste in mouth and Strange smell or taste

WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms bad taste in mouth, excessive mouth watering, metallic taste in mouth and strange smell or taste including Medication reaction or side-effect, Teething, and Heartburn/GERD.

There are 12 conditions associated with bad taste in mouth, excessive mouth watering, metallic taste in mouth and strange smell or taste. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.

  • Medication reaction or side-effect

    Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.

  • Teething

    Teething can cause crankiness, fussing, biting on objects, swollen gums, and drooling in infants.

  • Heartburn/GERD

    Symptoms of heartburn and GERD are a burning feeling in the chest, throat, or mouth, nausea, and more.

  • Constipation (child)

    Constipation is having less than three bowel movements a week, causing hard stools, abdominal pain and more.

  • Acute stress reaction

    Acute stress reaction symptoms include shortness of breath, anxiety, nervousness, sense of doom and more.

  • Antibiotic use

    Antibiotics can cause stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, itching, rashes and dizziness.

  • Epilepsy (simple partial seizures)

    During simple partial epileptic seizures, people remain fully conscious, able to respond to external stimuli.

  • Dry mouth

    Symptoms of dry mouth include sticky mouth, dry and cracked lips and tongue, sore throat, cavities, and more.

  • Epilepsy (temporal lobe)

    Epilepsy is a condition marked by seizures.

  • Poisoning

    Poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, drooling, dry mouth, changes in pupil size, and more.

  • Epilepsy (complex partial seizures)

    During complex partial seizures, people lose consciousness briefly.

  • Constipation (adult)

    Constipation is having less than three bowel movements a week, causing hard stools, abdominal pain and more.