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Have your taste buds changed?

I am two weeks out and starting the mushies/soft food.

I have found that even my protin shakes taste different.

I had some chooped eggs and tuna last night and some chopped chicken and mashed potatoes today and it just didn't taste like I thought and remembered that it would.

I tasted some of my son's egg foo young gravy also and it tasted weird. I used to love that stuff.

Anybody else note a change in your taste buds?

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I would say about 75-80% of WLS patients experience change in tastes. If you've been low carbing it, especially through the liquid phase, ketosis is typically the culprit. You might also experience a metallic/copper taste in your mouth along with a "fuzziness" that you can't brush/floss away. Ketosis also causes funky body odor, and breath. Tongue scraper was the best thing for me to use during that stage.

It took about 4-5 months for my tastes to return to normal. It changed back when I started adding in a few more carbs here and there to get my weight loss to slow down.

It's pretty common for sweet things to become totally disgusting, and you may experience a heightened sense of smell as well.

Yep, same thing here. A lot of things are really disgusting now. It really "helps" me NOT want to eat so I don't complain too much.

My tastes have definitely changed. Things I used to love like chocolate and chicken disgust me now. Things I thought I'd never enjoy like tea and veggies, I love now.

The only thing I have noticed since my surgery is that I can't stand the smell of hamburger cooking anymore. Shortly after my surgery, my mom was frying herself a hamburger, and the smell of it cooking totally turned my stomach, and I used to LOVE cheeseburgers! They were my weakness! Now, no can do!! Which is probably a good thing! smile.gif

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