Suddenly Lost my Taste for Pipe Tobacco

[fishmansf]

Title edited. See Rule 9 for title guidance.

Not sure what happened. Im a regular pipe smoker and smoke about 6 blends exclusively. Nothing has changed in my smoking routine/patterns, same amount of dry time, same char light, same smoking pace, everything yet about a month ago, I just lost my taste. All my blends taste acidic, ashy, and frankly, disgusting. I’ve pulled a few other tins out that I rarely smoke just to do some taste test and they have the same flavor profile as the rest. Any idea what could have happened?

 

[woodsroad]

Stroke.
Maybe COVID.
Or your pipes need to be cleaned.

 

[fishmansf]

Stroke.
Or your pipes need to be cleaned.

I do have hereditary high blood pressure despite me being young and quite fit so it wouldn’t surprise me haha. I think the latter is more likely though

 

[Hillcrest]

Any idea what could have happened?

Have your medications or diet changed in any way recently ?
Check with your Doctor ... have a full blood panel ... could be something going on.
Or maybe you're just sick and tired of those six blends and need to go shopping.

 

[woodsroad]

Deal with that blood pressure ASAP.
And clean those pipes!
My nurse will check your prostate.

-Dr. Dan

 

[fishmansf]

Have your medications or diet changed in any way recently ?
Check with your Doctor ... have a full blood panel ... could be something going on.
Or maybe you're just sick and tired of those six blends and need to go shopping.

Medications: I’m not on any so no. Diet: sort of, I switched from Carnivore to an animal based diet. Probably not a bad idea to see the doc and get a physical.

 

[fishmansf]

Deal with that blood pressure ASAP.
And clean those pipes!
My nurse will check your prostate.

-Dr. Dan

Thanks Doc, not looking forward to the prostate exam

 

[Sigmund]

Have you deep cleaned your pipes?
Covid?

 

[fishmansf]

Have you deep cleaned your pipes?
Covid?

Not really. I’ve done some gentle bowl scraping on my meers but that’s about it.

 

[woodsroad]

The

Not really. I’ve done some gentle bowel scraping...

Please leave that to the professionals.

 

[BingBong]

Viral infection, flu, covid, sepsis and antibiotics have all demolished my taste for tobacco at various points in the last 4 years. It might be good if you had a check up.

The other side of this is recovery and rehab into tobacco - that takes time and patience; the nuanced flavours which are the reason for pipe tobaccos take quite a while to return. The question is, what blends are best for this? It was usually straight Va for me, although last time it was a Balkan which brought me back.

 

[Hillcrest]

I switched from Carnivore to an animal based diet

I don't know what that means ... you went from steak to roadkill ?? That might be a factor ...

 

[fishmansf]

I don't know what that means ... you went from steak to roadkill ?? That might be a factor ...

. Animal based is basically majority of nutrition comes from animal products like meat, eggs, milk, butter, etc. supplemented with smaller amounts of fruits

 

[Hillcrest]

The

Please leave that to the professionals.

Alternatively,

 

[woodsroad]

Oh, that plump, round shape.

 

[Hillcrest]

Oh, that plump, round shape.

Dole's slogan: "It feels good to feel good"

 

[johnnyflake]

I would urge you to see your family doctor and get a blood test. Something has changed within you, and you need to know what. Covid could be the culprit. Many people find themselves with issues popping up and found it to be from Covid and they never even knew they had it. It certainly cannot hurt to get it done!

 

[Hillcrest]

Can't say it enough ... get a check up and talk to your Doctor. Hopefully, it is as simple as your taste buds are changing because you've changed your diet and something is altering your body (saliva) chemistry.

 

[kcghost]

Yep, time to go to the doctor and get checked out. You could have asymptomatic Covid.

 

[sablebrush52]

Assuming that you don’t die of any of the maladies others are suggesting, you might benefit from:
1. Scrubbing out your pipes and giving them a rest.
2. Changing what you smoke.
3. Taking a break from smoking to give your mouth and sinuses a vacation.
4. Quitting and chucking the whole business because you’re actually kind of done with it.