Everything tastes metallic?

[bloreorbust 286]

Seafood especially, but more and more foods are tasting metallic to me lately. I turnes my nose up at my cottage cheese this morning because it tasted metallic/soapy. Anyone else dealt with this post-op?

[MrsS 2]

I am having an issue with food too. Everything starts to taste weird to me and then I get nauseous. I just don't want to eat anything!

[Jeana1383840066 4]

I am also having problems with food tasting funny leaving me with little appetite. I found info on the web that a lack of minerals, specifically zinc can cause loss of appetite and loss of taste buds. I ordered some mineral drops to put in my drink. I'm hoping this helps.

[terry1118 1,274]

I had those issues w/food for about a month post-op. Nothing smelled or tasted 'right'. Eventually it went away. But even now, five months later, I'm picky about food. My likes and dislikes have changed. I'll think I want something but when I have it it's just 'eh'. I see it as a good thing - food no longer controls me. :-)

[bb00024 21]

I am not sure how accurate this information is but I was having the same issue and anther person on this forum told me I was experiencing something called Ketosis. This is when your body is burning 100% fat to fuel your body during this time. Apparently it is really a good thing because you are losing weight/fat.

I pre-cursor this information with the advice to always talk to your nutritionist, but this is what I was told. It only latest 2/3-days for me and tomorrow, 10/28th I will be 6-weeks post-op.

Hope it helps.

[terry1118 1,274]

In my personal experience, ketosis doesn't cause food to taste funny. I did Atkins for a year and used test strips daily to check for ketosis, so I know my body was in it. I had no changes in taste whatsoever. Everything tasted fine. The smallest bit of carb rich food bumps you out of ketosis so most of us aren't experiencing it - if we are it's for very short periods of time. Bad food tastes are a side-effect of the surgery but ketosis doesn't explain it. :-)