Salty taste

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Hi all, my husband has finished week 4 of treatment and now 3 more weeks to go. He is having 35 radiotherapy and 3 chemo.  He’s rig feeding Ensures - told to have 8 a day and is doing well. He had been getting a bit of taste from sipping warm coffee but now it just tastes salty even water does now. Can anyone recommend from their experience other fluids that they could get a bit of taste from? Thank you x

  • Hi. Sadly most of us  end up with no taste or horrid taste through treatment. 
    I found diet cola and diet ginger ale the most refreshing but I couldn’t taste it. 
    Strangely I could taste the Fortisips I had simply because they smelled so awful. 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Thank you I’ll try him with some diet cola and see how that goes. He says he knows what you mean about the Ensures smelling foul! Although he’s only rig tubing them he says the smell sometimes makes him gag!

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  • I know the feeling Peter Upside down

    Its sometimes not easy but its worth it ! 

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  • Thank you I’ll get him one to try from the shops tomorrow. He can’t wait to see the back of the Ensures! But for now they’re doing their job

  • I know what you mean with the smell or after taste as i know which flavour im having despite it going through the tube, i did write to Abbott who make Ensures asking why they dont making better tasting drinks, i.e savoury.  I never got a reply Slight smile, all the best.

                                      Chris x

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  • I must admit i also have the Alchol Free Guiness along with with the normal Guiness its just nice to have something different which is not gassy. Cheers.

                                                              Chris

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  • yes he says he knows what flavour he’s having too without tasting it!  He liked your savoury idea !