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.
Also blew up bigger than I thought!
In: Biology
Basically why you exert yourself you blood cells “pop”.
Working out hard means the red blood cells are working hard too, the harder they work the more *heme* they release which is what gives that taste of metal. They can also leak into your lungs which can persist the taste as you breathe heavier during a workout.
It will go away after the body adapts though!
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