I'm on my soft foods now for 4 weeks but nothing tastes the same. What happened to my taste buds? Any suggestions?

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I found that things I loved, I don't care for anymore. This is the time when we discover food all over again. Have fun experiencing new flavors and trying different things.

Yeah I'm feeling the same way! I guess I need to try new things now....

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I was just about to ask the same question. One month post op. I am on soft foods and nothing tastes the same. I have simply lost interest. Is this because of the lower levels of ghrelin? But at the same time I want food. I guess this is the head hunger people talk about. There definitely seems to be a disconnect.

I did the same thing, they recycle and there are some things that returned to normal and others did not.

The pre-op and fou stage post-op phases are as effective as a detox. You have flushed a lot of sugar, salt, and grease out of your system. Meds may be affecting your taste buds, too.

The first time I ate a french fry, at about five weeks, I gagged. Clearly, it wasn't the potato I went for, it was the salt and the grease. At the processing plant, McDonald's fries are dipped in a corn-based sugar solution before packaging. Same goes for Long John Silver's Battered Fish. I ate the fish so that I could have the greasy, salty batter.

No wonder our food tastes differently post-op. We are eating in a purer and more natural form, closer to the way food is supposed to taste without all of the additives and condiments that we add to it. Seriously, I had to learn to eat all over again so that food is for nutrition and not entertainment and comfort.

Agree with the other posters. After all those shakes I craved veggies so I got some divine green juice that was very expensive and only 50 calories. When I saw a hamburger and fries on a fast food commercial it made me nauseous. I love my sleeve. My sleeve was very "picky" in the beginning and would only tolerate very healthy food. Now I can eat just about anything just not too much of it. I'm 7.5 months out and still have not been to a single fast food joint and don't plan to ingest those nasty chemicals again ever. I definitely have picked a French fry or two off of a friends plate at a restaurant tho. And I do eat "paleo" which includes potatoes. I have even had some Amy's organic pizza, but opted last night to make my own with cauliflower crust instead. I drink vitamin water zero every day and accidentally got a sugary one instead. I took one sip and spit it out because it tastes DISGUSTING. Like for real I thought holy crap what's the expiration date on this thing it tastes horrible. Then after I parting the bottle looking for an expiration date I realized my mistake and was like wow. That being said I can tolerate small amounts of dark chocolate now and the occasional treat. Just enjoy this time and your new taste buds. I make nearly everything I eat now from scratch, because that's what my sleeve wants and the sleeve gets what she wants. I take very good care of her and she takes good care of me;-)

Wow thanks for these replies everyone it really helps. So I guess I have to get use to eating differently now. And that's ok with me!

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I'm 12 weeks out & I remember thinking so many things either tasted weird, bad or were just unsatisfying to my taste buds during the first 2months. At 3 months now, I will say many things taste quite good! My tastes have changed & I find myself craving healthier foods. What a gift in itself!!! I do make sure to have a small bite or 2 of things that look delicious, so I'm not depriving myself--I used to either indulge or deprive. I've found so much balance since the sleeve. Good luck!

Yep...window of opportunity to change relationship with food. Everything tasted awful and it was a chore to eat. It's temporary.

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