Who reinstalled my sense of taste backward?

[elbales]

So for the last few days, half of everything I eat tastes wrong. Sometimes subtly, sometimes OH DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT, IT LOOKS CORRECT BUT CLEARLY SOMEONE HAS PUT BIZARRO WORLD SUSHI ON MY PLATE. No changes to meds, either. I have no clue, people, but it is seriously harshing my squee.


(p.s. Non-DW LJ peeps, I have made this a public entry. Could you try commenting here with OpenID? Thankee.)

Comments

[akk]

Changes in olfactory (and taste) perceptions occur sometimes after full system issues (as your rash seems to have been). While a change in meds is usually the first suspect for that, it can be as easy as an aftereffect or a hormonal change (probably due to illness strain?) that caused it.
My doctors once told me that "taste perception" is one way for us to notice that we require something out of the ordinary. For example, I hate dairy products, except when I'm low on calcium, then I start craving them. Maybe if you make a list and compare, you can narrow down what the "foods that taste funny" have in common regarding ingredients. :-)

[elbales]

Salt. They were all salty. Maybe my body just doesn't want salt right now. Raw almonds, brown rice, frozen raspberries, white tea, plain crackers, and milk all taste normal.

Oh, and Japanese cooking uses a lot of fermented things. That may also be an issue. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

[akk]

That's what "blog whining" is for.
Getting suggestions. :-)