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Loss of taste after liver transplant

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@kaegee - I experienced the same thing after transplant. While I was in the hospital, I asked about it because I was shocked and no one had said anything. The nurses and doctors said that it was normal. They aren’t sure why, but I guess a lot of people experience it. I ended up back in the hospital one month after transplant for malnutrition. They put a feeding tube down my nose for a few days. It was awful.
It took a few months to get some appetite for me. Just be careful, you have to force yourself to get something in your stomach. I committed to 3 Boosts per day and then tried to snack a little. I know this might not be popular but I ended up taking 1/2 cbd/thc gummy a day in the evening for a month. I talked with my surgeon and they okayed it. I only weighed 99 lbs at that point and I just couldn’t gain. Everyone kept trying to shove food in my face. Anyway that turned me around. I didn’t feel different it just helped my appetite. After one month I didn’t need it anymore.
I want to stress I had approval from my transplant doctor, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone that route and I only did it until I had some appetite back.

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Yes that's very common I had the same issues after transplant. Lasted until I got some of my anti rejection meds lowered. Mine was after a Heart Transplant. I might mention that these threads can be set up rather interestingly as sometimes the person who started the post has moved on and the thread keeps going with new folks joining in. So I myself like to read the more current ones further done in the list. Something to keep in mind as your reading thru the posts. I personally will hit the last button on really long post to get caught up on recent additions, thanks for joining in to this discussion as we all have great experiences to share with others going thru similar issues. It so nice to realize we are not alone. It appears the current conversation is with someone named cherismikes if you would like to join into that conversation.
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