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Desire to eat

cahalstead
cahalstead CSN Member Posts: 118
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I'm not sure what the problem is. I want to eat but most of the time food doesn't taste right, therefore, I eat less. I find myself saying I'm full & I truly am. Food is "yuck" to me.

On that note, I'm finding out their theory, secretly, is that something is going on. I feel great otherwise, I simply can't eat much, it doesn't taste, to me, like it should. Is there something going on that I'm missing!
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  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch CSN Member Posts: 1,375 Member
    #2
    Weird taste
    Are you on chemo, cahalstead? If so, chemo (and/or radiation) is known to alter the taste of foods. Not that it alters the actual taste... but alters how you perceive the tastes. In other words, it affects the taste buds... totally normal.

    Hugggggs,

    Cheryl
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  • cahalstead
    cahalstead CSN Member Posts: 118
    #3
    CherylHutch said:

    Weird taste
    Are you on chemo, cahalstead? If so, chemo (and/or radiation) is known to alter the taste of foods. Not that it alters the actual taste... but alters how you perceive the tastes. In other words, it affects the taste buds... totally normal.

    Hugggggs,

    Cheryl

    Eating
    No, been off 2 yrs. Nothing has been right since.
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Food
    When I did my first round of chemo, FOLFOX 5 years ago I remember that food didn't taste great at all. I've been off that for a long time but I'm still on chemo w/o any major break. Often for a few days after I have chemo I'm not very hungry but I have not had a long enough break to give much help. I would hope that they are not withholding information from you.
    -p
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