Change in taste...your experience

[Horehound]

My taste has gone really weird. I can't put my finger on it but nothing tastes nice or right.

If you had a change in taste can you describe it?

Everything has been reduced to just texture. And it sucks

Literally no taste atall, nor smell.
Food and drink all boring and couldn't really be bothered to eat without being able to even identify flavour- felt crap anyway so wasn't bothered by not eating.
But this lasted nearly a month.

Jeez ok. I can definitely vaguely taste something. Like just there I brushed my teeth and I have a hint of toothpaste bit absolutely nothing like what normal would be.
I had a glass of wine and stopped after two mouthfuls as it was just so weird tasting.
I can still smell though maybe not as strong.
Slice of carrot cake o stopped after two mouthfuls as it just wasn't right. Hmm maybe I'll do a test.
I do see though one tonsil looks bigger than the other. I was wondering if maybe food had stuck in a part of it or something but got husband to look and he didn't see anything.

Now I say this with the disclaimer that I'm not 100% sure I had the virus as it was late December to early January but do know others ill the same time who had antibody tests which were +ve. I also had all the symptoms and my GP is convinced I had it.
I cook Christmas dinner every year, I love it. I spend two days making the gravy. Literally 2 days, from scratch.
Last year I knew I felt rough as a very rough thing but carried on when really I wanted to curl up under a duvet and shiver and sweat all day.
This gravy tasted like water. I was so unwell I got really stupid upset over it (you know how it is when you're ill) because I couldn't understand why the whole lot tasted of nothing at all. DP kept laughing saying I was being ridiculous as it was lovely, it didn't taste of nothing and was tasty as always but I thought he was being polite as I was so tearful and overwhelmed.
Now I think, I could've bitten a chilli and had no worries of my mouth burning off.
Took about a fortnight before I started to taste strong flavours again then about another fortnight to come back completely
Was bloody vile.

Since having Covid a month ago my taste is definitely muted. However it's the constant smell of burning or dirty ashtrays that's really getting me down. Haven't smelt anything nice for ages!

Aw @MillieVanilla I'm sure your gravy was just lovely. Such a shame you never tasted it. You'll have to make up for it this year hehe.

Hmm ok i have booked a test. Taste is definitely muted and the guide does say "loss or change".
Uft I'm already fed up and its only been two days

@Horehound

Aw *@MillieVanilla* I'm sure your gravy was just lovely. Such a shame you never tasted it. You'll have to make up for it this year hehe.

Hmm ok i have booked a test. Taste is definitely muted and the guide does say "loss or change".
Uft I'm already fed up and its only been two days

Ah the plans for Christmas dinner are already in the pipeline. Im just glad I hadn't forgotten how to cook 😂

Similar to some experiences above - could smell strong burnt toast most of the time (this also happened to me in early pregnancy). Not everything changed its taste hugely but I wasn't eating much and didn't want anything. Coffee had no taste. Fancied a hot cross bun, chewed it and it was just horrible. Mostly pappy nothing, with a very metallic and non-food overtone.

This, though, came a week after being theatrically ill with something that made me sick after anything, even tiny sips of water, bad abdominal issues, and racing heart for days.

I've deffo had the metallic taste.

I did my test this morning at a drive through centre so let's see! Hope I don't have to wait long!

Negative.

And now I have stuffy nose and sore throat so guess it's a cold but I've never had taste loss before!