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I had flu back in October, felt like shit for about a week.
I did a test which was negative for C-19 but doesn't it wasn't.
Since then I have lost some sense of taste.
A strong mug of tea tastes like tepid water.
The worst is any meat is almost completely flavourless, chicken, beef and pork, taste completely bland and the worst is the texture just feels like chewing string.
Not enjoying my food at all.
Anyone else had this?
How long before it came back?
Could it be something else rather than flu/C-19?
How is your smell? Much of taste is driven by smell. I lost smell in 2020 and taste has been modest since. When I had COVID or a cold, taste goes for about two to four weeks.
Probably was Covid. Can take ages to get taste back with it. Not heard of Flu causing taste loss. I lost taste for a couple of weeks at most when I had covid last winter.
Not heard of Flu causing taste loss.<br /><br />
I’ve had loss of smell / taste after flu back in 2018 - not as acutely as when I had covid later but it very much affected appetite and enjoyment of food
it’s hard to say how prolonged it is because you sort or get used to it after a while so you don’t really notice it coming back - I’d say about 4-6 weeks, my partner has the sane symptoms from the same flu and her taste was affected for about 3 months
and the worst is the texture just feels like chewing string.
Losing your sense of taste won't change how you perceive texture.
It can happen with any virus, but was more common with Covid.
It's the sense of smell that's gone, not taste.
I totally lost my sense of smell and therefore most taste apart from salt, sweet and bitter when I had COVID. It was awful and I realised how much my life revolved around food and smelling things at work. I was really worried as had read about people losing it long term so I did some research and found that smell training was used to help get it back. I started this immediately and after about a week it came back. Get a thing that has a strong smell that is very distinctive that you know the smell of well such as coffee granules or an orange (scratch the skin) then smell deeply and think of the smell as a memory of the smell. Repeat 3 times in a row and repeat daily.
With Covid the loss of smell was not because of having a blocked nose but the virus actually destroyed the cells in the nose that send the smell signals to the brain and the smell training could help stimulate the cells to regrow. That's the theory as I remember it.
Losing your sense of taste won’t change how you perceive texture.
Oh it does though. Meat is the worst when there's no flavour to cover the mushy, rubbery, stringiness.
My sense of smell and taste is hammered since Covid. It's there but everything is faint. The Mrs is always complaining about smells that I'm totally unaware of.
Get a thing that has a strong smell that is very distinctive that you know the smell of well such as coffee granules or an orange (scratch the skin) then smell deeply and think of the smell as a memory of the smell. Repeat 3 times in a row and repeat daily.
Been doing that with tubular glue last week. Doesn't work for me. Regrowth is a theory, but it hasn't happened here. Anosmia has some benefits (washing load down), but taste is definitely hugely diminished. Salty, sweet, and some spices. Red wine is almost tasteless.
I totally lost my sense of smell and therefore most taste apart from salt, sweet and bitter when I had COVID.
Same here. I knew a curry was hot from tingling lips but I couldn't actually taste anything. So weird. I'm not convinced it came back fully, which has at least saved a few quid as I no longer have the inclination to buy expensive wine.
Doesn't apply to you op but just in case it ends jogs someones memory years from now...
I lost most of my sense of smell/taste years back. Still no idea why and it's still like it.
First thing my doctor did was send me for an MRI as it can be caused by a brain tumour if the loss isn't explained by a virus/bang to head. Dont think it applies to anyone in this thread whatsoever but it might be useful for someone to know years from now!
I totally lost my sense of smell and therefore most taste apart from salt, sweet and bitter when I had COVID. It was awful and I realised how much my life revolved around food and smelling things at work. I was really worried as had read about people losing it long term so I did some research and found that smell training was used to help get it back. I started this immediately and after about a week it came back. Get a thing that has a strong smell that is very distinctive that you know the smell of well such as coffee granules or an orange (scratch the skin) then smell deeply and think of the smell as a memory of the smell. Repeat 3 times in a row and repeat daily.
With Covid the loss of smell was not because of having a blocked nose but the virus actually destroyed the cells in the nose that send the smell signals to the brain and the smell training could help stimulate the cells to regrow. That’s the theory as I remember it.
Word for word I totally agree with all of that and my experience was identical, spooky!
When I lost my sense of smell and taste due to covid I too was shocked to realise just how important it was to me. Aware that some people don't totally recover it for a very long time I also did research on the issue and started smell training straight away.
It actually came back after about 5 days, I will never forget the excitement of when I first started to pick up the tiniest hints of smell. My sense of smell now seems to be at times more acute than it was before COVID, although it is presumably unconnected.
I certainly now feel sympathy for anyone without any sense of smell and taste, but it wasn't until I lost it that I recognised the value of those senses.