Guys
This is definitely a bit trivial in the context of the crap we are going through, but this is really pissing me off.
Have you lost your sense of taste and how are you dealing with it?
All of my food tastes crap and metallic. It’s so frustrating. I’m ordering a meal out, having one mouthful then having to leave it. What a bloody waste.
i’m trying to use high calorie food supplements to keep my weight on.
I suspect it’s a side effect of my steroids as this happened before when I was diagnosed with Colitis.
There is no consistency to what foods are affected.
Anyone else having this issue?
My treatments lasted for over two years then a good 2 years recovery and my taste buds were all over the place.
My Specialist Cancer Nurse (CNS) was brutally honest in the beginning saying warning that this would happen. But was more to the point when talking about dealing with it “Mike…. even although you will often feel that your food has not taste in the big picture it’s all about getting fuel into your body….. food is the delivery method to do this so you have to eat…… enjoy the moments when you do taste something but also be content when you are not tasting food that your body and mind is being feed and supported”
