Unfortunately your body needs lots of water to get thru this. Drinking juice is NOT the same as drinking water. I would have to say 99% of OC patients will experience some mouth sores making drinking juice impossible.

The mix-ins like Mio or grocery store brands would probably be the best solution to covering up the taste. With those flavor additives (hey are sold near the water bottles), you control how much to put in a little or alot which will change the taste to something you hopefully can tolerate.

David is right your sense of taste can change by the day. To me everything tasted like burnt charcoal and over salty, even water. I was lucky to have to peg tube so would put alot of extra water thru there so I didnt have to drink so much.

Please monitor your water intake very closely. OC patients can quickly become dehydrated which is a horrible experience to go thru. I spent several hospitalizations due to dehydration and malnutrition (and that was with a peg tube). I dont want to see anyone go down that same path as it can quickly get out of hand and you can become very ill.

Ask your doc for a prescription to get hydrated a few times per week in the chemo lab so you wont have to stress so much over your water intake. Its a good idea to have this as a standing order so its there if you need it down the line.

Good luck!!!