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kate
Lv 6
kate asked in Science & MathematicsMedicine · 4 years ago

Weird side effect of a stroke?

Before I start, I am seeing a doctor very soon. The only reason I haven't is because ive been in the hospital and haven't been out long. I work very hard to get better. But there are many negative side effects of what happened that require physical and occupational therapy as well as questions that cannot be answered by anyone here. I am not asking about that. And what I am asking about I will verify with a doctor, I'm just impatient. Because strokes tend to scare you a bit.

What I'm asking about is nutrition. Ever since this happened, my tastes have completely changed for the better. I used to kind of like vegetables but would gag when trying to eat them. Now I love everything. No gag reflex at all. Is there anyone here who can tell me if this can be explained by something as simple as dramatic changes to the brain after a stroke, or if it's a bit more complicated than that?

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  • O
    Lv 7
    4 years ago
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    it is a common after effect the brain area for taste and smell gets damaged and you are not the same person as before in a sense

    for some people they loose the sense of smell some loose sense of taste others change like you did

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