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Help! Persistent oily, greasy, waxy feel in mouth!

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  • Posts: 812 Member
    It sounds like your mouth is burned or perhaps you have oral thrush - that can make things taste bitter and metallic and feel kinda weird.

    There's no way to truly assert whether the meat you ate has actually caused this as it could be from something else or multiple factors, so I wouldn't be so quick to blame it.
  • Posts: 24 Member
    edited August 2017
    scarlett_k wrote: »
    It sounds like your mouth is burned or perhaps you have oral thrush - that can make things taste bitter and metallic and feel kinda weird.

    There's no way to truly assert whether the meat you ate has actually caused this as it could be from something else or multiple factors, so I wouldn't be so quick to blame it.

    Well, I burn my mouth a bunch, and this is way, way different feeling ;) I am the person that attacks the hot pizza right out of the oven and cauterizes my mouth to the point of peeling skin... and it never takes more than a day or two to heal. This is peculiar in that the waxy feeling never goes away, but it changes in intensity when I eat different foods. Here at day-11, there is really not much improvement--no healing if it was a burn or acute injury.

    I had more beef this weekend, and it was just the same baseline "waxy, greasy, I am eating something" feel.

    As to thrush or something else infecting my mouth, I have no discoloration or itch. I did feel like my tongue was swollen yesterday, but this morning (Monday) it was fine. My throat is not sore. Mouth is not sore. I am back to the dentist again tomorrow (he wanted to see me in a week) but I have no idea what he can do. There seems to be no change :(

    It's the "No one else on the internet has ever reported this symptom" that truly has me scared. I can only find a few other similar posts and they all die out after 1-3 threads, with no resolution.

    Thanks again for your reply! It has to get better, or we have to find a solution, right?
    J
  • Posts: 149 Member
    Do you drink enough water? It might be dehydration.

    that was my thought. If I haven't had enough water my mouth gets all pasty feeling and tastes weird.
  • Posts: 14,464 Member
    I am thinking loss of sensation in the tongue, which could be in the nerves or any way along the pathway. Stroke?
  • Posts: 2,113 Member
    I read "sirloin" and "allergy" in the previous posts and this is what popped into my mind:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600073/
  • Posts: 54 Member
    I listened to a podcast recently about a person developing a meat allergy suddenly and it being caused by a tick bite. Have you eaten red meat again since the initial reaction?
  • Posts: 1,193 Member
    edited August 2017
    I saw that you take supplements. I found one supplement that can cause teeth to feel "smooth and silky". Maybe that's the waxy feel? Vitamin K2. Possible answer? http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/has-vitamin-k-2-mk-4-or-mk7-helped-you.15605/page-2 You should list in detail what supplements you take.
  • Posts: 25,902 Member
    "jshabatu wrote: »
    I am back to the dentist again tomorrow (he wanted to see me in a week) but I have no idea what he can do. There seems to be no change :(

    Have you gone to the Dr to get a complete physical with full bloodwork yet?

    Have you got that referral to an allergy specialist yet? And made the appointment?

  • Posts: 10,143 Member
    edited August 2017
    melbmeg wrote: »
    You haven't eaten with pine nuts in it have you? I once got pine mouth from that and it was horrible. Wasn't a waxy feel though - just a bitter taste.

    Hope it goes soon!

    That reminds me: I'm slightly allergic to certain foods that have a slightly bitter taste. They include fresh tomatoes, walnuts, bananas that are not yellowish brown yet, sometimes pineapple or avocado, peeling potatoes and a few other things. The same thing happens with some soft rubber and latex, especially (don't ask) window seals in cars and a few other rubbers with a strong smell. It's a common cross allergy, and the allergens in those are very similar. I don't get a waxy feel as such but a somewhat fluffy feel. Ugh.. how do you describe fluffy? Might be as imprecise as waxy :D Yes, it tastes bitter, and fluffy and might last up to two hours. Sometimes I get the mouth fluffiness even if I just touch rubber and can smell it.

    It might very well be a similar food allergy. Why not try the 'raw' ingredients instead of readymade meals and figure out which ones of those cause the reaction. the reaction to pizza might very well be related to the reactions you get from tomatoes or tomato paste.
  • Posts: 24 Member
    Wow! Thanks, everyone again. You give me lots to think about which is very helpful when I feel like I am running out of ends to chase down. Here are my answers.

    Q: Dehydration?
    A: I am drinking +2L of filtered water per day. Over the weekend I really pushed it up to 4L to see if it would make a difference, and there was no change in the waxy feel.

    Q: Have you eaten more red meat?
    A: Yes. This weekend I had a large burger and the feel was about the same as when I eat anything.

    Q: List of supplements?
    A: I thought it could be a reaction too, so went off all of my supplements the day after this started, so I have not taken anything supplemental for 10 days now. I have gotten that slick tooth feel before (drinking cola does it with the acid) but this is my whole pallet.

    Q: Tick bite?
    A: Ha! Yes, I listened to that podcast too. It was good to hear what "meat allergy symptoms" were, and I don't have any of those.

    Q: Loss of sensation in tongue?
    A: Nope, as stated before I pricked my tongue gently all over and I can feel the slightest pressure. Also, if I lick other things (we are searching for answers here, right?) glass, plastic, paper---they all feel and "taste" normal.

    Q: Doctor and allergest?
    A: No, back to the dentist over lunch and we will see what he has to say. I don't have a lot of money to toss at this, but I do need to find some answers.

    Q: Foods with a bitter taste and rubber with a strong odor?
    A: WOW! That sounds terrible. What a large list of foods. I will pay attention to "fluffy," but this is certainly waxy, slick, slimy.

    Thanks again for your support and curiosity. I will keep you posted!
  • Posts: 10,143 Member
    Anyone else just check in here every today to see what the latest and greatest is on @jshabatu ? It's like watching a mysterious drama unfold.

    Haha, absolutely!
  • Posts: 36 Member
    edited August 2017
    AFAIK it's a side effect of certain antibiotics. You mentioned you had a course of antibiotics? Would be helpful to know what antibiotics. Macrolides can cause the symptoms you describe, however they are not commonly prescribed for garden variety UTIs, only tissue specific.
  • Posts: 10,143 Member
    That IS interesting! Thanks for the update. I've never had this problem with anesthetics, but had a few instances where my mouth stayed numb for a few more hours than it should have. Oddly, I'd describe this feeling as fluffy (like the food I'm allergic against). I guess we all have our own ways to describe things we don't understand.

    If the injection did damage a nerve then it will heal in due time. It might take a few days but you'll get there. :)
  • Posts: 136 Member
    This whole thread fascinates me! I hope you heal up soon!
  • Posts: 1,212 Member
    Ummm, are you pregnant? I've had a nasty taste in my mouth for a few months, and found it was not uncommon in pregnant women . Its called dysgeusia.
  • Posts: 3,452 Member
    Glad to hear you've sensed some improvement. Keep us updated!
  • Posts: 2,113 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    That IS interesting! Thanks for the update. I've never had this problem with anesthetics, but had a few instances where my mouth stayed numb for a few more hours than it should have. Oddly, I'd describe this feeling as fluffy (like the food I'm allergic against). I guess we all have our own ways to describe things we don't understand.

    If the injection did damage a nerve then it will heal in due time. It might take a few days but you'll get there. :)

    I agree that the nerve damage is an interesting take... I've not experienced that in my mouth, but after knee surgery last year I had a similar issue all down my shin below the surgery site, so much so that I mentioned it to my surgeon with concern. Thinking back--and of course, not my mouth--but the feeling could be described as either fluffy or waxy, depending on the interpretation. I'm happy to say that the human body is a pretty wondrous thing--the sensation is back to normal through the healing process!
  • Posts: 10,143 Member
    mitch16 wrote: »

    I agree that the nerve damage is an interesting take... I've not experienced that in my mouth, but after knee surgery last year I had a similar issue all down my shin below the surgery site, so much so that I mentioned it to my surgeon with concern. Thinking back--and of course, not my mouth--but the feeling could be described as either fluffy or waxy, depending on the interpretation. I'm happy to say that the human body is a pretty wondrous thing--the sensation is back to normal through the healing process!

    Good to hear!
    I have a lot of experience with damanged nerves unfortunately, but even thoroughly damaged ones regenerate! Those damaged from a tiny injection should not be a problem.

    My experiences: cut down to the bone while opening a tin of tuna *winzes thinking of it!* Took about three years until the numb spot on my finger vanished. Wisdomtooth removal, ended up with most of my upper right jaw and tong numb. Tongue was completely fine again after a few days, a small spot around one tooth remained numb for 3 years. B12 deficiency induced nerve damage. Healing took about one year after treatment started properly. But those were big things. Like I said, yours will heal much, much quicker if this is really what happened.
  • Posts: 24 Member
    Perhaps the tip of your tongue got burnt from hot/spicy/acidic food?

    Thanks, but I don't think this is related to a temperature burn or spices. I eat lots of super spicy Thai food and also burn my mouth all the time on hot foods to the point of peeling--but I have never had this type of reaction--let alone a condition that would last for 3 weeks.
  • Posts: 812 Member
    Honestly it just sounds like you had an infection. Glad to hear it feels better.
  • Posts: 1,450 Member
    It sounds very well like the oral surgery damaged a nerve and it's slowly healing.
    Good luck!
  • Posts: 1 Member
    Hi! I found your post after searching for "waxy mouth" because this AM I awoke with the same symptoms you describe. I see this happened in September. How are you now, and did you ever figure out what is happening? I did search online and found several non-answers, but there are definitely others who experience this. they, too, have no explanation.
    Yesterday evening my lips seemed as if they were burned. This was after eating a cranberry sauce. I also drank hot coffee during the day. But I have eaten cranberry sauce and drank hot coffee many other times! I also am feeling a slight sore throat.
    Thank you for any light you can shed on this! J
  • Posts: 8,488 Member
    @janetstaub unfortunately @jshabatu hasn't logged in to MFP since her last post on September 13 2017 so I don't think you will get a reply.

    Cheers, h.
  • Posts: 865 Member
    @janetstaub unfortunately @jshabatu hasn't logged in to MFP since her last post on September 13 2017 so I don't think you will get a reply.

    Cheers, h.

    @janetstaub try sending him/her a DM, they logged in their diary 4 days ago. But middlehaitch is right, they haven’t been on the forums.
  • Posts: 2 Member
    edited December 2017
    OMGoodness! I have been searching for a week about this and have found no information either. I too have a waxy, oily, greazy feeling on my tongue and roof of my mouth. I am 41 y.o. and had surgery 10 days ago. Abdominal hysterectomy and cystocele (bladder prolapse repair). I was in the hospital for two days to recover and have been home since discharge. I am off from work for the next four weeks. The first couple of days I had a very dry mouth and "unfamiliar" taste in my mouth. I assumed it was from being under anesthesia for 3 hours. My first full day home from surgery (3 days following surgery) my tongue became very sore and white. I called surgeon who then prescribed Diflucan for 7 days for a diagnosis of oral candidiasis (thrush). Two-three days following taking the medication the soreness was relieved. This is when the oily, waxy, greazy feeling became very noticeable. It has been 7 days now with no relief or signs of getting better! It is 5 am and I have not been able to sleep. It should be the pain from the surgery that is keeping me up but no, it is this feeling in mouth keeping me awake. I was given two different IV antibiotics immediately following the surgery (I do not know what they were but you bet I will be finding out). I have not called the MD regarding this because I assumed it was due to the medication given for thrush. So I figured I would give it a few days to get out of my system to see if this would begin to change. Two days after last Diflucan pill and no relief as of yet. This is driving me crazy! Difficult to eat. Not because it is painful but the constant waxy feel is non-changing and irritating. Also, my tongue is mostly smooth. Very few taste buds are noticed or felt. Please, original postee or anyone else with helpful information reach out to me. Please and thank you.

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