 |
Chemotherapy may cause changes in the way you taste, due to the disorder of taste bud cells and peripheral nerves, or decreased saliva secretion. The type of taste disorder you may experience varies person by person. Some find that salty tastes have become blunt or feel bitter, while others become too sensitive to sweetness, or sense no taste at all.
| E |
If you sense salty tastes in an unusual way, change the salty seasonings your use such as salt, soy sauce and miso. You can also try soup stock, adding sesame flavor, or eating vinegared foods. |
| E |
If you have become too sensitive to sweetness, make dishes saltier than usual, reduce sugar, add acidity, or use more spices, as suitable to your condition. |
| E |
If you don’t sense any tastes, season your dishes stronger than usual, or eat vinegared food, soups or fruits more frequently. It may also help to wait until your dishes become cold. |
| E |
If you find food bitter, eat a drop or caramel to kill the bitterness. You can also use a lot of soup stock or spices. Use a way that suits your condition. |
| E |
ISuck on an umeboshi (pickled Japanese plum),
Suck some candy,
Chew some sugarless gum,
Drink fluids,
Gargle with lemon water or boric acid-added water,
Have artificial saliva prescribed, and use it, or
Eat juicy foods that are easy to swallow. |
|
|
