It seemed I was among the unfortunate majority of Covid-19 sufferers who experience this symptom – one they now call post-infectious olfactory dysfunction (PIOD) – and I was not at all happy about it. I ate that piece of pizza in silence feeling increasingly distressed, before admitting to the table (in a very sad voice, I might add) that I had absolutely zero taste and smell.
I couldn’t detect even the faintest morsel of barbecuey goodness, nor the vegan cheese that (usually) has a very distinct flavour. It finally hit me that evening when the first bite of gourmet pizza smothered in barbecue jackfruit passed my lips, and my taste buds were greeted with a whole load of nothing. Others seemed to be enjoying it but (in true British fashion) I assumed they were just being polite. A few hours and several cups of tasteless tea later, it still hadn’t clicked not even when I dipped a piece of carrot into hummus I’d just whipped up using a tried and tested recipe and was frustrated to find it bland and insipid. I remarked flippantly over breakfast that it didn’t taste at all coconutty, but no-one else was eating it so couldn’t comment, and I soon forgot about it. It started with me being unimpressed with a new brand of coconut yoghurt. The realisation that the two most delicious of senses had vanished from my consciousness happened over the course of a day. Here, I and a few experts aim to share some answers to these questions, and some top tips to help with smell loss and taste loss. The first two things I Googled after realising I had lost my sense of taste and smell due to Covid-19 were: ‘How to get taste and smell back after Covid’ and ‘What to eat when you can’t taste or smell.’ If you, like me, are among the unlucky 60% who experience anosmia thanks to the dreaded corona, I hope this article will provide a little hope and respite.
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