I’ve been out of surgery for a little over 7 weeks now. Ever since I was cleared to have mushy food, everything just tastes so bad.. my mother used to make these AMAZING turkey meatballs, and now they taste repulsive, as do MANY things I enjoyed before. When will everything taste and smell normal again?

Maybe ..... never. I'm about 10 months out and some things that I loved before I still have no desire to eat.

Because they just don't taste like they used too.

^This. I used to love Egg McMuffins and Chili Cheese dogs. Both taste different to me now. Dozens of old favorites don't taste the same, don't satisfy, taste flat and crappy.

Try new things. I've found new favorites. I used to hate fish. I love fish now. I used to feel meh about melons. Melon is my comfort food now. I don't think I like any treat as much as a chilled seedless watermellon stick.

Used to love cheese and eggs. I like them ok now. Somtimes. Ish. Depending. LOL.

I hated beans. Love them now. Black beans, chickpeas, white beans...green beans, soybeans, etc.

Hated potato skin. Love it now.

You'll find things you like.

Some things become less repulsive with time.

But for a lot of things, you might feel a little sad because they won't ever be the same.

yea - there are some things I used to love (like bananas) that I can't stomach anymore. Bananas taste absolutely cloying to me now (there are other foods, too - but bananas immediately came to mind...)

some things I couldn't tolerate early out, though, I can eat now. Like a lot of sweet or spicy things. They tasted really intense to me at first. Not sure if I just got used to it or what, but I can tolerate a lot of them now...

On 03/22/2021 at 07:37, Creekimp13 said:

^This. I used to love Egg McMuffins and Chili cheese dogs. Both taste different to me now. Dozens of old favorites don't taste the same, don't satisfy, taste flat and crappy.

Try new things. I've found new favorites. I used to hate fish. I love fish now. I used to feel meh about melons. Melon is my comfort food now. I don't think I like any treat as much as a chilled seedless watermellon stick.

Used to love cheese and eggs. I like them ok now. Somtimes. Ish. Depending. LOL.

I hated Beans. Love them now. Black beans, chickpeas, white beans...green beans, soybeans, etc.

Hated potato skin. Love it now.

You'll find things you like.

Some things become less repulsive with time.

But for a lot of things, you might feel a little sad because they won't ever be the same.

Eggs and I don’t mix anymore, they taste like crap and make me feel like it too. I always liked watermelons even pre op but now I LOVE them. Same with beans. Surprisingly I’m having a pretty solid reaction to bread (toast) and low salt cold cut turkey. Do you have a sensitivity to onions and garlic?

Nope, not bothered by onions or garlic, but I think I went through a phase early on where I couldn't do Thai food because the spice was just too much. Couple years later, Thai food and I friends again.

I understand, I'm 4 months after surgery and I can't stand ranch dressing, shredded cheese, sour cream, and coffee. I can't stand the way they smell and they taste the same way.

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I am a year out, and everything tastes the same to me.