# Eating after brushing your teeth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-after-brushing-your-teeth/7454>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-after-brushing-your-teeth/7454 "2000-02-18T01:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Konrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-after-brushing-your-teeth/7454/1 "2000-02-18T01:02:00Z")

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How come everything tastes bitter after you’ve just brushed your teeth? Even if it’s something really sweet like Coke.

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**Author:** ![mr\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@mr\_john](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_john)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-after-brushing-your-teeth/7454/2 "2000-02-18T01:47:00Z")

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Acause toothpaste is loaded with sugar. It overloads your tastebuds.

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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-after-brushing-your-teeth/7454/3 "2000-02-18T02:36:00Z")

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This was discussed somewhat in [this](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002775.html) thread a while back.

I gave [this](http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/answers/lwa96house.html) link in it, which you find find helpful.

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