Change in taste
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My husband developed a really sweet tooth as his dementia progressed.
It might be an idea to ask the GP if they have any advice re this.
You might find this of interest -
www.alzheimers.org.uk
It might be an idea to ask the GP if they have any advice re this.
You might find this of interest -
Changes in eating habits and food preference
People with dementia can experience changes in how much food they eat and when and what food they prefer.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Hello @hylyne , my OH has gone off a lot of foods, both processed and fresh , that he used to enjoy. He says they don't taste nice. His tastes fluctuate from week to week . He's at the stage where he no longer knows what the names of dishes and foods are so I can't ask him what he would like! It's trial and error I'm afraid .
This may sound like the daftest question of the day but has your husband lost his sense of smell?
Hello @hylyne - welcome to the forum.
My husband is also awaiting feedback from the memory clinic. His appetite and enjoyment of food, started to decline over the past year I would say. He has however, developed a sweet tooth and prefers yoghurts for lunch and a big bowl of ice cream after a small tea. X
Suggest that you test this perhaps by spraying a strong can of air freshener. I on the other hand, resorted to eating a large can of baked beans and Mum failed...enough information there!
Hi there , yes my Husband also has gone off a lot of things that he like. won't eat grapes etc as you say things that he used to like .🥗 likes all this 🍦🍨🍫🧁🍬☕🥛
People with dementia slowly lose their sense of taste, so things taste different and/or bland and tasteless. The sense of sweetness is the last taste to go.
I temporarily lost my sense of taste after covid and things that I normally liked tasted horrible. I think that if I had dementia and was losing my sense of taste, but I could still taste sweet things, Id just want to eat cake, biscuits, desserts and sweets too!
I temporarily lost my sense of taste after covid and things that I normally liked tasted horrible. I think that if I had dementia and was losing my sense of taste, but I could still taste sweet things, Id just want to eat cake, biscuits, desserts and sweets too!
My husband's s taste buds and sense of smell completely changed. Apparently typical of Parkinsons and dementia as taste/smell receptors in the brain change/die or due to the loss of dopamine that fires the neuron pathways.
The sweet tooth thing seems to be the brain reverting to the safety net of what we ate as a baby/child. Mother's milk (and formula and dairy) are naturally sweet and attractive. Sour and bitter flavours in the primitive wild could be indicators of poison or being inedible.
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