Banded 5/6 will be 3 weeks this Monday... am pretty much back to solids but have noticed everything tastes off in variously different ways: ketchup or tomato sauce is almost spicy, apple juice and other light juices taste too strong, yet fried rice (yes I tested the waters; it went down fine) even with the soy sauce it had is almost bland to me. I also had one small sip of Diet Coke and could only taste the gas... it was my beloved drink of choice for years and years! I don't like this thoughts on what this could be from?

Note: all foods/drinks mentioned are not off-limits in my doctor's guidelines.

I noticed some change in the way things tasted too but it faded. I attributed it to the fact that when you are on the liquid diet you are drinking mainly sweet things so your taste buds are used to that. It will get better trust me

In the beginning, my taste buds were a bit off, too. But it passed and I'm back to normal.

Your doctor allows carbonated drinks? Wow - that is completely contrary to what 99% of us have been told.

Only diet soda is allowed.

Really hope this clears up soon... thanks for help!

I was told absolutely NO CARBONATED beverages. I'm not trying to tell you what to do but i would double check that with your Doctor.. This coming from a # 1 diet Pepsi fan. Have not had one in over two weeks

I am two weeks out, and I'm having the same thing happen to my taste buds. Things I loved just don't taste the same. But I don't mind. It kinda feels good to be turned off by food.

My tastes have changed dramatically...it is typical, plenty of people tell me this......foods I used to love I no longer have a taste for....eventually, I have developed hardly any interest (Lack of hunger) in food in general, thanks to the band...there are days food does not interest me the slightest, or you can say I have no "taste" for it...

As a characteristic of the Green Zone"....NO HUNGER.....for me, that is not between meals as some say...it is 24/7...I mean the band is there 24/7 so why would it not send signals to my brain 24/7....??

One gent at our doctor's support group has repeatedly stated that the aroma inside of a McDonalds restaurant makes him ill. I've noticed at times that I can't stand the taste of coffee; and my taste buds now prefer fish and chicken over red meats. That works for me, since it is a more healthier food choice. I'll still cheat and have an occasional carbonated beverage, but I let it out-gas a bit before sipping on it. Anything that makes you burp is probably bad news. My doctor advises to avoid carbonation.

It is not uncommon to have foods we once liked taste different. Part of that is the extra chewing.

My doctor mentioned that a soda once a week our once a month wouldn't necessarily harm anything.I haven't had any...I'm less than two weeks post op.some things taste differently to me already...but its all for the best. Good luck.

Oh good ! I miss my DP very much! Maybe someday . . Have a good long weekend.

It is not uncommon to have foods we once liked taste different. Part of that is the extra chewing.

That's what I noticed. The more I chew the less satisfying it tastes. That's a good thing.

I was told absolutely NO CARBONATED beverages. I'm not trying to tell you what to do but i would double check that with your Doctor.. This coming from a # 1 diet Pepsi fan. Have not had one in over two weeks <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

It's in my packet.

To be quite honest, when the food gets annoying to keep chewing without taste left, I spit it out in a garbage bin right next to me

Hey Mark.....call the office to double check on the soda thing. As I recall, diet soda was OK on the pre-surgical diet but I don't remember seeing soda on the post-op guidelines. I haven't had any carbonated drinks since being banded..I thought it was a no-no..but I could be wrong.

FYI, I think we're going to meet up sometime in June. just waiting for dani to be available. I'm surely going to try to make it and I hope you will as well..

Hi I'm 1.5years post surgery an since I can no longer have spice things I get terrible heart burn. BTW I used to LOVE buffalo wings. Also potato chips are a no go heart burn there too

I am like that too. I was told how to flatten a Diet Coke quickly and I tried it...too sweet. I use to drink a 12 pack in two days. Chocolate smells turn my stomach...LOVED chocolate. When I took the children's Motrin a couple of days after surgery, I could not take the cap full way too sweet. Funny how our taste buds have changed.