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Has Anyone Else Gone Off of Food?

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BlueBelle Tue 05-Sept-17 19:53:13

No I haven't noticed anything different except my taste buds seem weaker so I need more seasoning or spices than normal
Have you stopped smoking that can change your taste buds considerably or are you on any new medications otherwise I can't help

NudeJude Tue 05-Sept-17 18:27:47

This might seem a strange question, but over the last 18 months, I seem to have gone off of all the foods that I've loved and eaten for years, making it VERY difficult for my husband, who does all the cooking, to think of meals for me. My taste buds seem shot, for example a few weeks ago, we had salad with cheese coleslaw, something that I've loved for ages, when I tried the coleslaw I asked my DH if it was past it's sell by date as it tasted strange. He checked and said no, it had some time to go. He also had it, but couldn't detect anything wrong with it. Then last night, we again had a salad, the same sort that he serves up on a regular basis, and which I normally thoroughly enjoy, and all of a sudden the whole thing tasted wrong, and unpleasant to the degree that I couldn't eat it. I've gone off fried foods for the most part. Gone off fish. In fact, the only meal that I still seem to enjoy is a roast, and I'm not even that fussed about that. Is there something wrong with me, or is this something that other people have experienced? Any thoughts would be appreciated.