Sarah jane

Hi everyone am new hope everyone is ok I was in icu in November due to life threating asthma I didn't know I had asthma but I've got it and got to get on with it any one on here on fostair and does it give any one else a horrible taste thanks x

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Welcome to the forum Sarah Jane! Sorry to hear about your troubles..All those inhalers have funny taste, make sure you rinse your mouth afterwards. Take care xx

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Awwww thank u I can rest now x

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Yes I usually brush my teeth also it prevents oral thrush which is one of the side effects of these steroid inhalers..

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Yeh I've been doing that just the taste is still there probably because I can taste better now packed in smoking in November x

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Hi Sarahjane, welcome to the forum.

I used to just clean my teeth after using my steroid inhaler, and then I was told by a respiratory consultant that that was definitely not enough (which I found interesting given that the information leaflet accompanying my inhaler implied that cleaning teeth was adequate). Now I gargle and rinse out, clean my teeth and then gargle and rinse out again, a routine described by the same respiratory as "about right".

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Thank you Maggie am gonna try the gargle and rinse xx

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Sarah Anne - I notice goat air is one of the inhalers you take I guess like me it's two twice a day. I have been using it plus Alvesco and ventilin for about two years. I don't notice any taste from taking them but I think it has contributed to little appetite.

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Hi geoff am on fostair just feels so I have a horrid taste all the time unless it's my tablets montelukast