This topic is about dealing with a persistent metallic or coppery taste that some people experience after having an ostomy or undergoing cancer-related treatments. This taste can make even simple things like drinking water unpleasant. Here are some tips and insights that might help:

1. Acidic foods can help neutralize the metallic taste. For example, using a vinegar-based Italian dressing on foods like chicken salad can completely block the metallic flavor and restore normal taste. Other vinegar-forward foods like salt-and-vinegar potato chips or dishes like pad thai can also make meals more enjoyable.

2. Biotene products, such as toothpaste, mouthwash, and moisturizing spray, are recommended by several people for easing the metallic taste. Using these products twice daily can be effective. They are easy to find in most drugstores and supermarket oral-care aisles.