{"id":4026,"date":"2022-05-14T20:01:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncoalicia.com\/nutrition-during-lung-cancer-treatment\/alteration-of-taste\/distortion-of-taste\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:51:59","slug":"distortion-of-taste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oncoalicia.com\/en\/types-of-cancer\/lung\/change-in-taste\/distortion-of-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Recommendations for Distortion of Taste in Lung Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is called dysgeusia and refers to the perception of unpleasant, metallic, or bitter tastes in food.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Maintain good oral hygiene. Wash your mouth before eating with water and thyme or bicarbonate of soda.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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To minimise off-flavours, rinse your mouth with thyme or chamomile infusions during cancer treatment. After treatment, try having herbal teas (with mint or lemon), other herbal infusions, fruit juices, or small portions of jellies or homemade ice lollies, before, during and after meals. <\/i>
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Ginger infusion\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ginger and mint jelly\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eat sugar-free sweets or chewing gum in between meals. <\/i>
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It can help to avoid bad flavours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Use non-metallic utensils and cutlery to serve and eat food (plastic, silicone, porcelain, bamboo, wood\u2026).<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Eat acid fruit (oranges, lemon, strawberries, kiwi, pineapple\u2026) to help the metallic taste disappear. Avoid if sores appear.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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If you find unpleasant tastes in the water, add a few drops of lemon juice. Dilute the juice of one lemon in a litre of water or put citrus cubes in the water (see recipe). <\/i>
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Eating tapas-style (small amounts of different dishes and not too much of a single dish): the metallic taste usually appears after a while of eating. <\/i>
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To make sure that by eating tapas, the necessary nutrients are incorporated, it is recommended to start from the ratio of the plate method.<\/a> Follow the next recipe as an example<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Protein-rich foods can lead to increased off-tastes. Prepare meat, fish, seafood, and eggs in a way that hides the unpleasant tastes they may cause. <\/i>
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