He says all meats taste the same. Sweet & salt are ok. He can taste seafood somewhat but says meats have no flavor. He had a colostomy a couple of months ago but the lack of taste surfaced before then. We have asked the doctors and pharmacist but no one seems to have any ideas. He has been on prednisone (steroids) for years due to breathing problems (he is on oxygen 24/7 and had 1/3 of both lungs removed). He recently started on thyroid medication, but again, the loss of taste was before that. I can't seem to find any reasons or solutions. Does anyone have any ideas? BTW I have even tried to spice up the meats and it doesn't help.
Some medicines can alter our ability to smell and taste things. Changing our medicine may improve this.
Sometimes changes in the way food is prepared, such as using different spices can help.
Completely different was my aunt with alcohol dementia. Literally overnight, she went from a person who enjoyed her food and ate a substantial amount to a person who took one bite and pushed her plate away saying nothing tasted good. In her case it turned out that she had had some little strokes in a certain area of her brain that affects the taste buds.
Just anecdotal stuff but maybe it will help.