If I try to smell perfume or air fresheners they have a mold-like, grass, dirt smell. If I eat certain foods, chew any sugar-free gum or eat sugar-free cough drops, they all give off a horrible mold-like taste. My sense of smell and taste have been really diminished regarding everything too. I do not have a cold, no sinus pain, or drainage. Just came on strong with a weird reaction to tasting or smelling anything sweet. Anybody else have this or hopefully have a solution in how to get rid of it? I've tried Neti Pot and it didn't change anything. I have type 2 diabetes and have been on Metformin for several years. I don't have a metallic taste from the Metformin. Any ideas what's wrong?Thursday, November 24, 2011
For The Last 3-4 Months I Have Had A Weird Reaction To Smelling Anything Sweet?
If I try to smell perfume or air fresheners they have a mold-like, grass, dirt smell. If I eat certain foods, chew any sugar-free gum or eat sugar-free cough drops, they all give off a horrible mold-like taste. My sense of smell and taste have been really diminished regarding everything too. I do not have a cold, no sinus pain, or drainage. Just came on strong with a weird reaction to tasting or smelling anything sweet. Anybody else have this or hopefully have a solution in how to get rid of it? I've tried Neti Pot and it didn't change anything. I have type 2 diabetes and have been on Metformin for several years. I don't have a metallic taste from the Metformin. Any ideas what's wrong?
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kc - I believe you are experiencing changed sense of taste or smell due to excitotoxin damage from the artificial sweeteners. Here is a link to a page that describes this in detail: http://www.sailhome.org/Concerns/Excitotoxins.html). This condition can also cause a sensitivity to corn derivatives and free glutamic acid additives like MSG. Metformin contains at least 5 corn derivatives and you are taking it daily. Add that to sugar-free products which are generally more additive-laden than regular food and you are getting large doses of corn derivatives and food additives every day.
ReplyDeleteTry moving to a whole foods diet for relief. Keep in mind that purity is the key to avoiding corn. Eat organic, pasture fed meats, brown rice (white rice contains corn and isn't good for blood sugar), quinoa, millet, vegetables (frozen with only one ingredient or fresh), extra virgin olive oil (refined oils contain citric acid), organic butter (with only two ingredients: cream and sea salt), Bragg apple cider vinegar, sea salt (iodized contains corn), herbs and spices (single ingredient - no blends), frozen fruit (single ingredient again), stevia for a sweetener (single ingredient powder), no coffee or tea (corn in both with the exception of a couple of hard-to-find brands) or diet drinks (every ingredient is corn derived except for the water), Kerrygold or Organic Valley cheeses (any variety but no other brands of cheese), whole milk Daisy sour cream or Dannon plain yogurt, unfortified organic milk (vitamin carriers are made from corn), organic eggs and whole wheat flour with no additives. You can also add dried legumes or canned organic ones with only beans, water and salt. I know this sounds like an extreme diet, but as a diabetic you should avoid refined white flour and sugars to control your blood sugar. It is quite likely if you adopt this diet permanently that you would have no need for Metformin (which almost killed me - if you can take another diabetes med, you should try) so you should watch for low blood sugar once you start the diet. You will need to speak with your doctor to cut back on the dosage of your meds as needed. I think because the Metformin contains corn alcohol, it was much worse for me than other blood sugar regulating meds were. You should avoid alcohol (almost all is made from corn) as well, but I bet you know that. You might even be sensitive to alcohol at this point.
Even if you don't wish to try to control your diabetes with a healthy diet, please consider ditching the sugar substitutes in favor of stevia and cut back on processed foods. Single ingredient stevia powder is a safe sweetener made from the leaves of plant that does not raise blood sugar. Artificial sweeteners are what caused your problem in the first place and it is likely that you will never be able to tolerate them again even if you wanted to try. If you are tempted to say that stevia has an aftertaste, just remember how Nutrasweet tasted at first.