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Long runs = funny taste in mouth...what is that? (Read 2739 times)

poose


    posted: 10/24/2006 at 5:41 PM
    modified: 10/24/2006 at 5:42 PM
    I vote for blood -- I taste it usually when the weather gets colder. The main component of hemoglobin is iron = metalic taste. Hard efforts or cold air can burst small capillaries in your throat (cold = capillaries in your throat expand to warm air, much like in the nasal passages). Heavy breathing in and out brings some of it onto your tongue. Edited to say: it seems to go away after a while -- maybe my body adjusts? ...or I learn to start breathing through my nose again when the air is cold?
    htkf


      posted: 10/25/2006 at 6:33 PM
      i ran the mile in gym today, wasnt trying or anything, but on the 3rd lap i tasted that metallicy taste, then in my next period class i had a nose bleed, so im definately thinking you are getting a backup of blood coming from somewhere -Holland

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      subs


        posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:09 PM
        Ok- here's a question for your question on this old thread. WHERE do you run? When I run along highways/near traffic I get a terrible taste in my mouth from the traffic. You running in the woods or along a busy road?
        subs


          posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:09 PM
          modified: 4/14/2008 at 4:10 PM
          also- if your pee is dark and you have terrible aches- then you could have a rare metabolic disorder in which you can't process carbs, but that is very, very unlikely the issue.
          Trent


          Good Bad & The Monkey

            posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:22 PM
            Gastroesophageal Reflux.
            jEfFgObLuE


            I've got a fever...

              posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:25 PM
              modified: 4/14/2008 at 4:25 PM
              Years ago, I experienced this. I asked someone who had a lot of training knowledge what he thought, and he suggested I not carry my keys in my mouth.

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              Mile Collector


              Abs of Flabs

                posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:31 PM
                Quote from Trent on 10/23/2006 at 9:08 PM:
                Folks, to develop ketones, your body has got to have no ability to metabolize sugars / carbs or have no carbs left in your body. This is very very hard to do with a normal diet and while taking gatorade or other carb-containing food & drink while running. Unless you have diabetes. But ketosis from diabetes does not get better when you stop running. Unless you have diabetes or are on a strict Adkins diet, this is not likely ketosis.
                Dr. Trent, are you saying I have diabetes?? At the end of some of my runs, I would smell acetone if I exhale through my nose. It happened more frequently when I first started running. The odor came back recently as I try to ramp back up after my injuries. Thoughts?
                IamDenise


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                  posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:38 PM
                  I sometimes smell ammonia after a hard run.. Clowning around I thought it was just me and one of my oddities.

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                  Trent


                  Good Bad & The Monkey

                    posted: 4/14/2008 at 4:55 PM
                    Quote from Mile Collector on 4/14/2008 at 4:31 PM:
                    Dr. Trent, are you saying I have diabetes?? At the end of some of my runs, I would smell acetone if I exhale through my nose. It happened more frequently when I first started running. The odor came back recently as I try to ramp back up after my injuries. Thoughts?
                    Check your urine for ketones. They sell ketone testers at most drug stores. If you have them, you need to take in more carbs and possibly check your blood sugar. If you don't, then what smells to you as acetone may not actually be.
                    Mile Collector


                    Abs of Flabs

                      posted: 4/14/2008 at 5:06 PM
                      Quote from Trent on 4/14/2008 at 4:55 PM:
                      Check your urine for ketones. They sell ketone testers at most drug stores. If you have them, you need to take in more carbs and possibly check your blood sugar. If you don't, then what smells to you as acetone may not actually be.
                      I brought this up with my doctor back in 2003 (when I started training for my first marathon). I was somewhat concerned about the smell because I know the metabolic pathways that produced ketones. He did a glucose check, along with cholesterol and all that wholesome goodness. Everything came back normal except for an elevated CO2 count. No idea what that was about because the blood was drawn some 12 hours after my last run.
                      Hannibal Granite


                        posted: 4/14/2008 at 5:31 PM
                        Quote from JakeKnight on 10/24/2006 at 12:15 AM:
                        On a semi-serious note - have you considered that the chewing gum might be the problem? After sixteen miles, I'd guess the gum wouldn't be tasting too fresh. Tight lipped
                        I chew gum when I run and the taste goes away, but it isn't replaced with a new taste. On very long runs (2 1/2 hrs +) the gum sometimes starts to dissentegrate, which is a bit disgusting, but still doesn't produce any new tastes.

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                        Figbash


                          posted: 4/14/2008 at 11:42 PM
                          modified: 4/14/2008 at 11:44 PM
                          That taste in your mouth is caused by something called post exercise ketosis. Whenever you run low on carbohydrates, like near the end of a long run, your liver is forced to produce glucose from lactic acid and proteins instead of from carbohydrates. To produce energy for this process called gluconeogenesis, the liver burns fat and a byproduct of that process is ketones. These ketones are used throughout the body and are excreted in the urine and in the breath. It is a completely normal occurrence and will disappear as soon as you replenish your carbohydrates. That is the reason for the popular 4:1 carb to protein ratio recovery foods that you hear about all the time like chocolate milk and yogurt. Tom
                          IamDenise


                          Double IPA Please!

                            posted: 4/15/2008 at 9:13 AM
                            what about the smell of ammonia Clowning around?

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                            scubagrrl


                              posted: 4/15/2008 at 10:03 AM
                              Quote from IamDenise on 4/15/2008 at 9:13 AM:
                              what about the smell of ammonia Clowning around?
                              I have that too, although I always thought it smelled more like chlorine. But ammonia would describe it.
                              Ginny 'Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there' Will Rogers
                              Figbash


                                posted: 4/15/2008 at 10:34 AM
                                An ammonia smell in your sweat is a normal occurrence and comes from the breakdown of amino acids. This produces nitrogen as a byproduct which when excreted in your sweat combines with hydrogen to produce ammonia. It will be more pronounced if you are dehydrated or have a lot of protein in your diet. The following link explains it pretty well even though it's from Runner's World. Wink Why this strong smell of ammonia? Tom
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