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Lost Taste To Things. Everything Tastes Bland. Had Rhubarb. How To Get Rid Of This?
Question: the last few days I've lost the taste of things. every thing tastes bland...never happened before ..had rhubarb a few days before.. any conection? will it go away?
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Rhubarb is actually a fruit with a stem , red coloured , used from ancient time to treat stomach burning sensation and constipation.
If you have taken it for these symptoms, they will improve.
But the use of rhubarb for more than 3-5 days can causes same side effects for which it is used like constipation and stomach pain as it has a toxin glycoside.
The most common cause of tasteless food is either GLOSSITIS or STOMACH BURNING known as gastritis in the age of 63 years with no other important diseases.
I would recommend taking multivitamin for glossitis and omeprazol+sucralfate for burning stomach pain, constipation, and you will start to feel the taste in a week
You can go to internist for the prescription.
I hope this explains your query. Let me know if you have more queries.
Rhubarb is actually a fruit with a stem , red coloured , used from ancient time to treat stomach burning sensation and constipation.
If you have taken it for these symptoms, they will improve.
But the use of rhubarb for more than 3-5 days can causes same side effects for which it is used like constipation and stomach pain as it has a toxin glycoside.
The most common cause of tasteless food is either GLOSSITIS or STOMACH BURNING known as gastritis in the age of 63 years with no other important diseases.
I would recommend taking multivitamin for glossitis and omeprazol+sucralfate for burning stomach pain, constipation, and you will start to feel the taste in a week
You can go to internist for the prescription.
I hope this explains your query. Let me know if you have more queries.
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