Taste buds gone numb

[gabe0521 4]

I had been dealing with a bad stricture and just got my opening dilation today 3 months post op. I hope I’m on the road to recovery cause I still don’t feel great.

One of my major issues is that my tongue feels disgusting. Like the taste buds feel like they’re dead or numb. They still taste go back immediately to a nasty nothing bland taste. Has anyone experienced stuff like this or have recommendations to fix it? I’ve tried brushing the heck out of my tongue and also using a tongue scraper.

[BigSue 1,364]

Do you have a white/yellow/orange coating on your tongue? If so, you may have oral thrush (a fungal infection). I had that after my surgery, I suspect because I was using a lot of Listerine breath strips. If you use breath strips or mouthwash too much, you can kill all of the good bacteria in your mouth that keep the fungus at bay, and end up with a fungal infection. If that's what it is, using a salt Water rinse several times per day can get rid of it, and if that doesn't work, there are prescription mouthwashes.

[Guest]

I think it's thrush. There's a mouthwash you can buy, fixes it up immediately. It's common on a liquid diet when you have carbohydrates infusing your mouth constantly.

[summerseeker 2,129]

I had this and it wasn't thrush with me. It was the diet I was able to eat and being in Ketosis. I struggled to keep anything down in the beginning. They thought I had a stricture but I didn't, just swelling. I went through so much toothpaste and mouth wash, trying to get rid of the filthy taste, it didn't help. As I started to eat a little more, things got better and one day - poof and it was gone. Its horrid, I feel your pain

[gabe0521 4]

I may have to try eating more now that my structure was stretched out. I don’t have a yellow or pinkish tint. Maybe a little white but not a whole lot. Will try to bring it down with eating then a mouthwash