Lately I don't seem to find any taste to my food, is there anything wrong with me?

Our tongues have taste buds for sweet, salty, sour and bitter. The more subtle flavors actually come from the nose – have you been having any problems with congestion?

Agnosia can sometimes be a serious symptom. I suggest you consult a physician. I wish you good luck: it could also be trivial, but it needs to be assessed.

In your place I would consult my doctor. Taste is one of our five senses. I’d treat it as seriously as if I couldn’t hear or see.

When my nose is stuffed up, I can taste nothing. One of my step-sons lost his sense of smell and hence his ability to taste most foods after sniffing cocaine for ten years.

See a doctor. its probably your nose. most taste in foods, strawberries in particular, comes from smell. If you cant smell properly, you wont taste properly.

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@2late2be Is this a sudden thing? Are you sick? Is it really no flavor, or just not as strong as it used to be? I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older that I need more spices than I used to, but I think you’re younger than I am. If it continues, follow all that advice up there ^^ and see your doctor.

@2late2be – Losing one’s sense of smell is not uncommon. Many cases resolve themselves over time, while others need medical treatment. Some of the causes include the following:

“The most common causes for loss of sense of taste and smell are the result of a nasal obstruction, such as the common cold, breathing allergies and nasal congestion from irritants like cigarette smoke and pollutants.

Nasal polyps, small non-cancerous growths in the nose and sinuses, can block the ability for aromas to reach the nerves high up in the nose which allow a sense of smell.

Previous surgery or a blow to the head can upset your sense of smell because the nerves of smell may be damaged or blocked by scar tissue.

Occupational exposure to chemicals may also lessen the sense of smell and certain medications can also affect the sense of smell.

Also, as we get older, like vision and hearing, the sense of smell becomes less accurate.

In rare instances, benign nonmalignant tumors grow on the nerves of smell and should be identified and removed.”

If you know you don’t have a cold or allergies, then I suggest visiting the doctor. It is very difficult to examine the inside of one’s own nose, so you need an expert to take a look.

This could be the result of a mild stroke, see a doctor.