Some of you may remember my question a while ago about the taste of food. I was worried that I would never be able to enjoy the taste of food again. Some of you reported your taste coming back which helped me so much. Well, yesterday I had a cherry yogurt which tasted delicous. A little while later, I had some black bean soup and it also tasted great. Went for a walk and I was so hungry. Had a blueberry yogurt.... UMMMMM!!1 So my taste and appetite are coming back which makes me so happy.

great your taste buds are returning. i still remember when i ate my first plain hotdog. it was so spicey. never knew they had any spice in regular hot dogs.

however, some food i have eaten my whole life doesn't taste good anymore. used to accuse my wife of changing the receipe. but the eating establishments i used to frequent also changed their receipes on me. finally figured out it was rads which changed the food for me. not a bad thing, since it is much easier for me to maintain my weight. don't forage for food as often. it was a year ago i started my radiation.

good luck with you taste & appetite.

Hi Laurel,

Fantastic news about enjoying food again!

May I ask how long ago you finished radiation. It's been a little over a month since I finished my radiation, but I still don't have my taste buds back yet. I'm still totally on my feeding tube, but did try a tiny (really tiny) piece of cheese today. Nope, didn't like it at all and I love cheese!

Great going, Cricket

Excellent news Laurel. I am now eating noodles, pasta and porridge. I have started taking Manuka honey in hot water as well - for it's beinficial anti something or others - I found some in Tesco for £4.47! (Tesco is one of our supermarkets)

I can taste everything fine - the mian problem I suffer from is acidity on my tounge due to mouth ulcers (still!). Tried melon yesterday and it relly burned I am now washing out my muth with TCP (which also burns ) untill I see my consultant tomorrow!

Keep on trying

Love Chloex

Hello and thanks for your replies. Cricket, I finished up my radiation in Feb 08. I've been on the peg tube the whole time and I quess I started eating a tiny bit about March, but like you, Purplekitten, everything burned my tongue. I tried yogurt which stuck to my tongue like paba and burned, Even water burned. Most things tasted really crappy too. I would try to swollow, but food would just feel all sticky and icky in my throat. Ice cream was the first thing I cxould eat easily and enjoy. It's been a couple mounths since I could eat that. So I made some pretty good shakes out of frozen bananas, vanilla soy milk, protien powder, and ice cream. I loved the taste of adding berries, but they burn my throat. But now I can add blueberries and cherries to the list of foods I can eat. It's slow, Purple kitten. But I now have quite a few foods I can eat that taste pretty good. Good luck to all of your taste buds!

There you go laurel, what did i tell you?
Slowly but surely!
I know how much it means to make these steps towards getting your life back.
Today it's a blueberry yoghurt - next it will be a whole meal

That's Right Chelle! Thanks for shooting some more positive energy my way!

Hi Laurel, I'm glad you can eat again. It wont be long before you can munch on all your favourites again. Hagg.