Eli5 Why does saliva taste like blood when you exhaust yourself?

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Why does your saliva start to taste like blood if you ride your bike up a hill or run fast for a while?

Edit: Thanks for the Awards and the nice Comments.
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I have exercise induced asthma and I get this sensation right before I get an asthma attack after cardio exercise. It’s such a strong blood taste I used to think I was going to spit out blood but when I spit it was always just saliva. So learning the science now helps it all make sense.

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