Hello everyone. I’m three months post treatment. I was fortunate in that it wasn’t such a bad ride for me. I regained my sense of taste 3 weeks post treatment and can eat anything but have lost the joy of eating. Does it return? I have zero appetite. Is there anything I can take to bring back my appetite? I am so glad for Ensure as I’d be skin and bone without it. Walked round Aldi food shopping and thought I’d sooner be in B&Q.
I eat a proper breakfast and snack on oat cakes, shortbread and dried fruit plus hard boiled eggs. I’ve cut back on my breakfast Ensure.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you
I tried sweet chilli the other day and my mouth wasn’t happy with the chili. I’m going through gallons of maple syrup atm. It goes onto everything .
I love marmite but not tried it yet. Thank you I’ll give it a go next. When I was on steroids I wanted all the food but could not taste it. Saved a ton of recipes for later. My YouTube and instagram were all food. Now off steroids I spend my time looking at them and gagging at the thought and unfollowing everyone.
Hi there. I am the same. I need big flavours! Very good way of putting it! If I have a really tasty meal I absolutely love it. However, some things do remain bland or different tasting.
all the best.
Lizzie
I like you regained taste quite quickly (immensely grateful for that). It is more muted than before but I recognise and enjoy the taste. At the moment because of my ulcers I can't eat after around mid afternoon and have to have Fortisips for my evening meal. At 9 weeks post treatment the Fortisips don't satisfy my hunger.
I do find myself craving foods - oh why does the mobile chippy park on a Saturday outside my house???!!!! However, I find myself saying "not just yet". I experiment and push my boundaries, but know what I believe is a step too far.
Work on it and it will return.
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