Everything tastes so bad! I can't explain the taste, but it is maybe acidic. Even water tastes weird/bad. Banana popsicles are all I can tolerate w/o getting sick. Is this a forever side effect, or an effect while you are healing?

Do your taste buds go back to normal? Yes, and no. There are a few things I just don't like anymore but for the most part, I can eat everything, just in small portions.

Smells and tastes are intense until you start eating normally. Taste buds will definitely be different but more tolerable in time. I've been having the same problem, except I lived off freeze pops the 1st week, and that's what my dr said. Water still tastes gross and sf gives me bad gas and bloating so I flavor my water with packets and mio, low cal diluted g2 Gatorade, bai5, and 1/2 h2o 1/2 apple juice no sugar added from concentrate. Watermelon and baby fruit purée sippee things are my new addiction, a nice change since I hassle a hard time with everything else!

There are things I don't like anymore. Can no longer eat ice cream. But is it worth it YES! I love my body now even the saggy skin. Just go with it.

I can and do eat everything I did before surgery and enjoy every bite. It took about a month for things to fall back into place. Also, you are losing weight so fast that your body produces ketones which give you bad breath and make things taste funny and not the good kind of funny. Once the weight loss slows down everything falls into place.

Nothing changed for me post op. I still get hungry although not as intensely & I still have cravings. I can eat anything & I unfortunately did not lose my sweet tooth. I also have not experienced "dumping" as people were talking about. I wish I did dump. It would help with the sweet tooth!!!

DD

It goes kinda to a new normal. But it's an adventure to see what ur sleeve can handle

I was so glad to find this!! I thought I was just overreacting. Lol my taste buds have changed ALOT since having surgery. Orange Gatorade and mango madness snapple are the only thing that keep me hydrated. It's nice to know there is hope and I am looking forward to some type of normal.

My taste buds have also changed. Anything that used to taste sweet now tastes sickly sweet. But frankly, isn't that a good thing? My sweet tooth is what got me into this mess.

I have an issue with fake sweet. Other foods all taste the same..and good to me now 2 months out. At first, everything was gross. Now protein bars and shakes are hard...but due to the fake sweeteners.