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Essential Information about…Sour Taste
What Causes a Sour Taste?
When acid passes back into your oesophagus and up into your throat, it can cause an unpleasant, sour taste in your mouth. It is difficult to describe the taste as it varies from person to person.
Symptoms
As well as experiencing a sour taste, you may also have the following symptoms:
- A sensation of food sticking or a feeling of a lump in the throat
- Frequent throat clearing
- Difficulty swallowing (especially tablets or solid foods)
- A sore, dry and sensitive throat
- Occasional unpleasant “acid” or “bilious” taste at the back of the mouth
- A feeling that too much mucus/phlegm is collecting in the throat
- Sudden coughing or choking spasms at night
- Chronic cough
- Excessive burping, particularly during the day
- Heartburn/Acid reflux
Diagnosis
Your GP refer you to a gastroenterologist who will examine your oesophagus via an endoscopy procedure.
Treatment
Your GP is likely to prescribe you a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) to suppress the acid which should help your taste return to normal.
