Taste Bud Changes

[Dobeigh 69]

Has anyone noticed any taste bud changes after surgery? I made some mashed potatoes tonight and it tasted like an ash tray to me LOL! It was GROSS! I also noticed the EAS drinks I used to drink when I was on a low carb diet taste like poop! I can't even drink them any more. It seems like a lot of the Protein Drinks, I'm having problems with. They are just Plain Gross!

[GeekyGamer 24]

i have noticed things that i used to like before, like some crystal lights and some Protein Drinks are too sweet to me now. Same with stuff that has too much salt.

[joatsaint 2,814]

Has anyone noticed any taste bud changes after surgery? I made some mashed potatoes tonight and it tasted like an ash tray to me LOL! It was GROSS! I also noticed the EAS drinks I used to drink when I was on a low carb diet taste like poop! I can't even drink them any more. It seems like a lot of the Protein Drinks, I'm having problems with. They are just Plain Gross!

I was just the opposite, for about 5 weeks, food had to have a strong flavor before I could taste it. I had to double up on my Crystal Light powder to make it taste good. Things are back to normal now.

[MrsG 329]

Yes! I'm 7 weeks out today and I'm still sensitive to things that are too sweet. It was worse right after surgery. I was drinking those bariatric crystals (vitamins) and they literally started hurting my stomach. I almost threw up the last times drank them, too sweet! I found it easier to just stick to Water then. Now I use the Dassani drops or Mio drops to flavor my Water and those you can control how sweet or not sweet you want your drink

To me tuna tasted like I just sucked on a handful of pennies! And i loved it before surgery....Weird what our bodies do!

[May Kelley 54]

I remember my taste buds being totally out of whack at first. It doesn't last very long.

[popsicle_20721 27]

There are some foods that I use to enjoy that I don't enjoy now. Primarily anything with high sugar content e.g. juices, ice cream (kills me) which are things that I shouldn't eat anyway, so in a way it's good that my sleeve doesn't like them. I usually feel bad after consuming them, so I've been able to stay away from anything with high sugar content. I still don't like the stuff that has the artificial sweetner in it like crystal light or other diet type of drinks. I hated most Protein drinks, which was really hard because I had difficult getting the amount of protein I was suppose to get in early on. I feel like it's trial and error with my sleeve. It's like learning how to eat again. Some things my sleeve likes and some things it doesn't. I also find myself enjoying a certain food one day, but when I eat again the next day I don't like it. Very finicky. I also noticed that I enjoy my food better when it is home-cooked than I do with already prepared meals from the store or a restaurant. Haven't figured that one out yet, but I have begun to cook at home more than I have been. It's hard because I live alone and don't eat a lot, so a lot of food at the end of the week is thrown away. I even have to learn how to grocery shop a little different than I use. Did I already say trial and error - eventually I will find some sort of balance.

[Heyher 581]

Yes. Things that were a little sweet pre op tasted syrupy sweet. I tried beef broth today and it tasted so odd. Didn't expect the broth to taste so odd.

[BB145 34]

My tastes have changed as well. Nothing really tastes good at all. I only eat because I know I need to. I'm hoping, in a way, that it's because I've been on liquids for so long. I make myself eat everyday. This is the first time in my life I'm eating to live and not living to eat. Weird!