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Posted 10/27/2018 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
30 days into my holistic Lyme protocol I lost my taste. It has been gone for 3 weeks now. Things taste salty and terrible. I am also diabetic and trending toward being under weight so I need this to resolve quickly. Any insight on solutions or foods that have worked for other people in this scenario. How long will this go on? My provider assures me it is a sign the “microbes” are being activated. Over my diabetes and now this journey I have experienced a lot of symptoms/side effects but this one is by far the most difficult and I just need to understand how long I might be in the predicament!
Posted 10/27/2018 5:48 PM (GMT 0)

Mgs18 said...
30 days into my holistic Lyme protocol I lost my taste. It has been gone for 3 weeks now. Things taste salty and terrible. I am also diabetic and trending toward being under weight so I need this to resolve quickly. Any insight on solutions or foods that have worked for other people in this scenario. How long will this go on? My provider assures me it is a sign the “microbes” are being activated. Over my diabetes and now this journey I have experienced a lot of symptoms/side effects but this one is by far the most difficult and I just need to understand how long I might be in the predicament!

What are you doing for treatment?

I'm wondering if it's the vagus nerve being affected.
Posted 10/27/2018 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/574032

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/harold_sandstead/publication/16434079_zinc_nutriture_in_the_elderly_in_relation_to_taste_acuity_immune_response_and_wound_healing/links/0c960519e2f4d7d49b000000/zinc-nutriture-in-the-elderly-in-relation-to-taste-acuity-immune-response-and-wound-healing.pdf
Posted 10/27/2018 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
There are some herbs that can cause this. What kind of herbs/supplements are you taking?
Hope you can get it figured out. Loss of taste is a real bummer.
Posted 10/28/2018 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
Possible zinc deficiency?
Posted 10/28/2018 5:25 AM (GMT 0)
Are you taking Andrographis or maybe Japanese Knotweed? Those have been known to cause loss of taste in some people.
Posted 10/28/2018 7:23 AM (GMT 0)
Here’s what Buhner said about it

http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/herbs/sense-of-taste/
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