How have your taste buds changed?

[kimini 175]

I am just over 1 month post op, and I used to be a coffee freak. I loved the taste of it and couldn't do without it in the morning. Now, I drink about 4 oz. in the morning (that's literally all I can stomach), and I mix the rest with my Protein shake for a little iced mocha action. It thins down the Protein Shake (I used to like them nice and thick, but not anymore) and makes both more palatable.

Spicy foods. I have always loved them, but now they sometimes seem overly spicy. I think that's just my belly telling me I'm not ready for them, though, because they give me bad acid reflux!

And beef. I'm a true Texas girl, and I have always enjoyed brisket. Now, I can't stomach it anymore, but that's probably because my stomach is not ready yet. I'll give it time and try again later.

I used to love sweets - nothing was too sweet for me. I wouldn't eat them a lot, but when I did, I wanted the sweetest thing I could get my hands on. Since surgery, I have not had a single craving for sweets. I thought about indulging myself in chocolate one night, but I changed my mind. I really just didn't want it.

[AnA92212 577]

Your taste buds do change. I hated onions and peppers before surgery. Now I love them. I hated fruit now I love it. I try a new food every couple of weeks.

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[juviepo 7]

I am 7 weeks post op today. Doing great. Never had pain or the gas pains...so lucky.

I will say my tastebuds have changed. Post surgery I liked Unsweet tea, now does not really have any taste. I wanted to try coffee last week, does not taste good now. Loved lemonade before surgery, now Crystal Light taste different. Before surgery I drank at least two glasses a day. About 529 weeks after surgery I finally was able to drink orange gatorade and it tasted so good. Have switched to the G2. It's better for me (does not taste as good). I drink about half a one a day. Diet Cranberry juice is good.

My doctor told me that this was a possibility.

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[rubia72 200]

I can't eat chicken anymore [emoji22]

[theantichick 2,204]

I'm finding a lot of sweet things aren't as yummy as they used to be, which is good. The oddest thing has been a shift in my Condiments. I used to be all about the ketchup and sweet sweet BBQ Sauce. Now they make me a bit nauseated by themselves. I am now preferring mustard type condiments mixed in.

[Sai 785]

I didn't care for sweets before the surgery, and now even the thought of biting into a cookie, for example, makes me nauseous. Is it because the surgery, not sure. It could've been from 4 weeks of nothing but "sweet" Protein shakes.

[agnesjoan 0]

Me. I'm 10 days post surgery. Yesterday I have a glucerna strawberry drink it was fine. This morning the strawberry was so sweet I couldn't drink it. I actually feel sick. I'm a chocolate addict but I have had no interest in the chocolate glucerna.

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[ladyslim2015 74]

Mine sure did. I stop enjoying

cheese or ground beef oh the texture, dryness. Loved eggs b4 now it's a chore to eat. Salt was too salty and sugars was too sweet but I got over that and now having to many sweets again.

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[fancypants67 162]

I no longer like things that are super sweet...and some things that were NOT that sweet to me in the past, now are. really weird. Protein shakes in particular. I've become very sensitive to the sweetness level of those...one brand (Lean Body Salted Caramel), i absolutely LOVED during my pre-op diet. Now, i can't even choke one down...too sweet...yuck.

[LowBMISleever 381]

I'm about 3 months post op. I just want all the salt. Sweet grosses me out now.

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[lizardqueen 56]

I have always preferred sweets, shoot that was one of the reasons I couldn't lose weight. Now, i crave salty spicy things. It's so weird.

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[Leather'nLace 187]

My husband makes the most amazing homemade chicken Soup. He made some when I was in Clear liquids and it tasted so gross. It was like pure liquid chicken fat. He made it a few weeks later (at my request) and it still tasted awful.

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[Leather'nLace 187]

I was also a Diet Coke addict for decades. If I could have the stuff fed to me intravenously, I would have been in heaven. Now I'm not even remotely interested or tempted.

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[Browneyedgirl41 176]

Not really at all for me except Protein Shakes gross me out- but that's probably because I am sick to the death of them.