POST SURGERY CHANGES ?

[selmaS]

Hi All....so fellow Zipperheads, did  or do ne of u notice a change in the way some foods smell or taste to u?I have noticed a drastic change in the way I even crave foods...things I loved...I have no desire, in fact eating is a chore to me......even all the cakes and cookies...don't thrill me like they used to.....

Just wondering has neone else noticed a change...some sweet things taste too sweet......my DH makes dinner and I just don't like it...lol....he is a good cook...I just not interested in the food and I think it is the taste.

neone??

[selmaS]

Yeah, I wouldn't think the electric toothbrush is a good idea...all the vibration......

hmmmmmmmmm wonder what else u might try???
I found the following on line.....................
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The symptom of oral thrush that many sufferers describe is a feeling of not being able to swallow or of something being stuck at the top of the throat. This is cause by lesions in the mouth. Very gentle wiping of this area with cotton wool, a flannel or a specially made toothbrush for cleaning the tongue can gain superficial relief from this oral thrush symptom.
A mouthwash made up of warm water, cider vinegar and a pinch of salt can have an anti-fungal effect that can be swished around all corners of the mouth and gargled in the throat. Not the tastiest of mouthwashes but a reliable home remedy for oral thrush.
Garlic and onions (but particularly garlic) are powerful antifungal agents. Increasing these ingredients in your diet will help to kill candida in the mouth and down the digestive tract. the garlic kills the yeast infection whilst the onions help to heal the white patches (lesions) in the mouth.
Eating live yogurt, swishing it around in the mouth a bit then not eating or drinking anything for a short while afterwards will help to replace the “healthy bacteria” acidophillus in the mouth and gut. Adequate acidophillus levels are your first line of defence against yeast infection as it helps to hold the candida overgrowth at bay.

[northernstarmn]

thats the odd thing Selma, I dont have the white pasty tongue anymore and when i did it was just the very back,  I was treated for thrush for 5 weeks then they wouldnt treat it anymore said it couldnt last that long esp with the meds i was taking

i had that oral stuff for thrush god that was NASTY everytime i took it, it made me vomit-then i talked them into giving me pills for it and when i was in hosp in nov for 2 weeks because of the shunt when i left they stopped  me from taking it because all i had was the burning mouth.,

ive changed my tooth paste, my mouth wash and every 2 weeks i change my toothbrush, speaking of toothbrushs i noticed that when i use my mechanical brush it makes my head feel like its spinning. so now i use a manual one with the gum cleaner thingy on it...
~Lisa

[selmaS]

I wonder if we all may have a tad bit of thrush......

Lisa........I wonder if u may need a bit more antibiotic for that....and if u r like me.....u may also get a yeast infection from the antibiotics...if so ask for Diflucan to take after /with the antibiotic...I also found using a mouthwash helps get rid of this as well.

If ur tounge is white and pasty looking call ur dr.

I know sugar breaks down into yeast......or vise versa.....

[*Stormy*]

Oh...the wet ears...I don't know how many years I went to my GP telling her that I had fluid in my ears. I could feel it squish in there and there would be moisture coming out, I also got constant pain in my ears like an infection or something. She kept telling me that my ears looked fine but that's what sparked the whole headache thing being allergies and sinus issue and I went on rounds of different allergy meds..Once again, so amazing that this is something else that we all have!!

I have to remark on coffee..I am a self proclaimed caffeine addict..and sadly it seems lately that it doesn't taste the same (Selma I thought of this after the original discussion). Of course, I'm still addicted so I down it anyway but I have noticed the change..I do like it very sweet though so that could be why, maybe need to cut down on the sugar.

Lately, my tongue has had this weird taste on it too, sort of burning and dry making me want to drink something to relieve it so that could be contributing. I always would get that from time to time and it drives me nuts b/c it just tastes so gross!!

[Spaceystac]

Just a thought, you could be allergic to the preserves in the candy. Maybe kit kats have less on them then m&ms.  My mom gets this with anything with these preservatives in them. You could experiment by trying something natural or organic to see if you still have this same reaction.

As for eating, I couldnt imagine It getting much worse. Let alone having surgery. I have had IBS for a long time, also gastritis.

The other day I was lying in bed, a I could have sworn that I smelt a huge breakfast cooking. With bacon, sausage, eggs, I could smell it all. I thought our roomate was making breakfast. I want up stairs to check it out, and there was nothing. Not sure what happened there but sometimes I think there is just smell coffee brewing, and there isnt.

[northernstarmn]

forgot to add this

my ENT always says my ears look good too when i see her except for the large amt of scar tissue ( I was born clinically deaf and had MANY MANY ear operations as a child) but i can stick a Q tip in there and get out some wax and wetness...i even took them too her once and she had them tested or something i dunno what she really did with them never heard anything from it..now that i think about it.