There are so many different things that can make our sense of taste go away. Some of them include:

Poor oral hygiene 

Having the common cold or flu 

Sinusitis 

An infection in the mouth 

Reduced saliva production 

Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD 

Cigarette smoking

Doctors say that there are many others that can cause loss of taste, and they can range anywhere from nutritional deficiencies, Sjorgen’s syndrome, a brain tumor to oral cancer.

At times loss of taste can be due to an emergency situation, such as a head injury or stroke.

Everyone knows that certain medications can cause side effects. Did you know that there are some medications that can cause loss of taste as one of its side effects?

As you can see, there are many different things that can make you lose your sense of taste!

Quite certainly, it is your sense of taste that makes it pleasurable for you to eat and drink. But did you know that it’s also very helpful in you dodging anything that you should not be consuming, like rotten food or poisons?

Here are some of the things that may happen if you don’t have your sense of taste:

Malnutrition

With your sense of taste out of the window, you may easily lose your appetite. It’s exactly for this reason why you may end up with malnutrition if you don’t have a sense of taste.

There are so many different things that can happen if you are not getting all the nutrients that your body needs, such as fiber, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals — there are too many of them to include in this article!

Excessive Weight Loss

It’s not just malnutrition that may strike if you have no sense of taste, but also weight loss. Again, it’s due to the fact that not having the ability to taste food and drinks can cause you to lose your appetite.

Shedding off a lot of pounds due to loss of appetite is not a good idea. Are you aware that it’s something that can cause your vital organs to shut down?

But do take note that it’s also possible for you to gain lots of weight. Without a sense of taste, you may wind up eating more than you should just to find satisfaction.

Dehydration

According to doctors, losing a lot of weight can also cause dehydration, which is another thing that can easily cause your vital organs to stop working properly.

One more reason why you may end up dehydrated if you don’t have a sense of taste and thus no appetite is you fail to get fluids from foods. Yes, foods like fruits and veggies are sources of water, too.

Poisoning

As mentioned earlier, we also rely on our sense of taste to make sure that we do not ingest anything that can harm our bodies, in particular something poisonous.

Without a sense of taste, there is nothing that can save you from consuming anything that can potentially put your health or even your life in grave danger.