Tuberculosis patients have no sense of taste why

The lack of taste in patients with tuberculosis may be due to drug side effects, severe illness, and other comorbidities.

1. Reasons

1. Drug side effects: Anti-tuberculosis drugs such as isoniazid tablets and rifampicin capsules may cause some adverse reactions. One of them is gastrointestinal irritation, which includes symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, which may affect the patient's taste function.

2. Severe condition: If the condition of tuberculosis patients is more serious, with severe symptoms such as cough, sputum, fever, etc., and it is also accompanied by malnutrition, it will lead to weakness, which will affect the function of the taste nerve, and there will be no taste symptoms.

3. Combined with other diseases: If tuberculosis patients also suffer from diabetes or hypothyroidism, it will also affect the function of taste bud cells, resulting in symptoms of no sense of taste.

2. Treatment

Patients are advised to seek medical attention in a timely manner and change the medication or adjust the dosage under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the discomfort symptoms. If it is due to a comorbid condition, treatment of the primary disorder is also required.

In daily life, it is recommended that patients pay attention to a light diet, eat millet porridge, noodles and other foods appropriately, and avoid spicy and greasy foods to avoid aggravating the condition. If the patient has uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment in time.