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Pacitaxol and taste loss
hi all i am wondering if anyone experienced a loss of taste/ dry mouth on Taxol, how long after finishing were you able to taste food, I have three weeks left on chemo, and can’t really taste anythin...
Hi @Spillsy,
Chemo mouth sux. Even chocolate tasted awful much to my disgust. Gargle with bi carb or soda water is good. Think I ate my body weight in fruit tingles and peppermints! Adding salt or soy sauce to everything is the only way I could taste it. Only took about two weeks for it to start coming back though so that was good. Tooth paste still tastes weird after a year, or maybe my brain has created an odd connection between toothpaste and chemo. I think I brushed my teeth every hour throughout :)
Blah!
Chemo mouth sux. Even chocolate tasted awful much to my disgust. Gargle with bi carb or soda water is good. Think I ate my body weight in fruit tingles and peppermints! Adding salt or soy sauce to everything is the only way I could taste it. Only took about two weeks for it to start coming back though so that was good. Tooth paste still tastes weird after a year, or maybe my brain has created an odd connection between toothpaste and chemo. I think I brushed my teeth every hour throughout :)
Blah!