Question:
will my taste ever get back to normal??

I am almost 10 weeks post op. I seem to be able to tolerate everything I have eaten so far. My problem is that my tastes have changed so much that I literally don't like much of anything anymore. All my favorite foods taste like crap to me. I am getting sick of eating the same old things because I just don't like anything anymore. Is this temporary or a forever type thing???    — Kim B. (posted on March 15, 2002)

March 14, 2002
Hi Kim, I know just what you mean. Many of the foods I loved pre-op, I don't like now. It goes the other way too, though. I have tried many of the Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, etc. small meals that I wouldn't have eaten before and they really taste good now. I just eat the protein and a little bit of the veggies but they have added variety to my meals. Like you, I was getting really sick of the same foods over and over. This whole new life is a learning experience and we have to make it fun.
   — grammie5

March 15, 2002
It's temporary....unfortunately! Enjoy it while it lasts, as this is when you'll lose the most weight.
   — ZZ S.

March 15, 2002
Enjoy it whle it lasts, ketosis causes this and it goes away too fast.
   — bob-haller

March 15, 2002
I thought it was horrible, but I sure wish I had that problem again. You will lose weight easy now. When your taste buds come back into enjoying food, watch out!
   — Danmark

March 15, 2002
yes, your taste will come back. I had the same "problem" only everything also smelled sooooooo bad. Tap water smelled like it had just been freshly dipped out of a dirty fish bowel! It tasted that way too. Everything was soooooo YUK! Up till about 3 months.............then, as Celine Dion said "It's All Coming Back to me now....." LOL
   — Phiddy B.