Food aversions and taste changes can be surprisingly specific. A food may smell stronger than usual, taste metallic or unpleasant, feel too rich, or simply stop appealing to you. A calm record can show whether this is occasional, spreading across foods, or affecting what you can manage.
Describe the change in your own words. Separate smell, taste, nausea, fullness, and appetite where you can. For example: "coffee tasted bitter," "meat smell triggered nausea," "sweet foods too intense," or "not hungry, but taste was normal."
Record what happened next without turning it into a rule. Did you leave the meal, choose something else, skip food, or drink less? Did the aversion happen at a certain time of day, near your injection day, after a dose change, during illness, or alongside reflux, bloating, constipation, vomiting, headache, or fatigue?
A weekly summary is often easier than a detailed food diary. List the foods or smells that became difficult, the foods that still felt manageable if you want to note them, and whether your overall intake changed. Avoid using one week of taste notes to redesign your diet on your own.
Speak to your prescriber, pharmacist, dietitian, or another qualified healthcare professional if aversions or taste changes persist, worsen, distress you, or make it hard to eat, drink, take medicines, or meet an existing clinical plan. Do not change your dose, schedule, or medicine because of taste notes alone.