![]() ![]() "If you have a post-nasal drip, mucus is dripping from the back of your nose to your throat, mixing with your saliva and making everything taste salty." "Having a cold or bad allergies can change your sense of taste," Niket Sonpal, an NYC-based internist and gastroenterologist, and adjunct assistant professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, tells Bustle. Rose followed her tweet up by saying water tastes "sweet and soapy" to her when she's sick, so we tried to figure out why this happens. For people whose sense of taste is impaired when they're sick, water can do the opposite of alleviate this gross mouthfeel. You probably know how when you're sick, your mouth can feel dry, stale, and all around gross. Rose took to Twitter to ask a very legitimate question: Why does water taste bad when you're sick? And that got us thinking about it - seriously, why is this a thing? We know that we're supposed to rest and drink water when we get sick, but it's often easier said than done - and if you're like actor and model Ruby Rose, water might even taste off to you when you're feeling under the weather.
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