1, which drugs can cause
There may be bad taste symptoms for several days to several months, and the severity varies according to personal feelings; Common drugs that cause taste disorder or affect appetite include gout drugs, antibiotics and anti-tuberculosis drugs. And drugs that cause taste loss or disorder, such as antihypertensive drugs, cardiovascular drugs, Parkinson's disease drugs and diuretics that feel bitter.
2. How to prevent drugs.
How should patients prevent drug-induced taste disorder? Patients with anorexia risk and history can ask doctors to give drugs that will not cause anorexia as much as possible.
3. What should I do to affect the taste after taking the medicine?
If you can't avoid using it, you can adopt the principle of "small amount and more meals", avoid eating too cold or too hot drinks or foods, and avoid eating spicy foods to prevent or alleviate anorexia symptoms.
We should also maintain adequate water intake and regular outpatient follow-up, and try not to bite or swallow bitter drugs; Besides the drug itself, there are other factors that can aggravate anorexia, such as acute or long-term illness, head trauma, radiotherapy, mental or emotional stress, drug abuse, allergic rhinitis, viral infection, chewing or swallowing disorders, etc. At this time, it is necessary to ask a doctor for diagnosis, and to inform the medication history and medical history in detail, which will help to find the cause.
4. the reason for the decline in taste.
1, aging leads to decreased taste.
Taste, like our other senses, changes with age. As the function of taste buds declines, the sensitivity of taste will naturally change, which is a normal phenomenon of aging.
2. Malnutrition
If the human body lacks vitamin A or vitamin B, or zinc and other trace elements, it may lead to a decline in taste.
3. Oral diseases
If people have oral ulcers, dentures irritate the mouth, or suffer from Sjogren's syndrome, it may lead to taste disorders.
4. Systemic diseases
If the patient has liver disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis or cancer, AIDS, etc. There will also be taste disorders.
5. Other diseases
If the taste buds are burned or destroyed, the taste nerve is damaged, or you suffer from mental illness such as depression, there will be taste disorder and even facial nerve damage. Head injury, etc. May cause taste failure. In addition, smoking or drinking, lack of sleep, etc. It can also lead to abnormal taste.