I could see that water being “neutral” on taste for most people is probably evolutionary. But I’m just speculating.
My friend is going through chemo treatment, which is wrecking their tastebuds in various ways, and they told me after each infusion they can’t stand the “texture” of water for a few days. Thankfully, it’s also wrecking their cancer!
Are they pissing lots of the cancer out?
Yes!
Water does have flavor, depending on the mineral content. I’ve always had to get used to the taste of the water when I start in a new area.
Could be the other way, our brains nerfing the incredible flavour so we don’t all die of hyperhydration
True. Nothing has innate taste. So the taste of water is whatever we needed it to be.
I had surgery in my mouth and for months I’ve had problems with my sense of taste. Water has sometimes tasted bad. FML
Get yourself some sugar free cordial or something, it helps. Get a water filter maybe? They’re expensive though
I’m really sensitive to tastes and smells, lots of treated drinking water tastes foul to me
I appreciate the thought and comment.
Every single piece of candy tastes awful, sugar free or regular. Water tasting bad seems to come and go, but whenever it happens all water tastes bad. Tap, softened, filtered, bottled, iced, boiled, everything. Even my own spit can taste bad.
Some things are getting better though, very few things taste metallic anymore. Maybe just honey. But honestly this has been going on for so long that I don’t even enjoy eating and as of a month or so ago I’ve quit looking for foods that taste good. I’ve just been sticking with what tastes the least bad. 😮💨
Thanks though.
I’m curious what foods taste least bad to you? Also, did the surgery involve your tongue in some way?
Yogurt, but only with granola mixed in, which is something I used to never do before.
Yes, they used some kind of guard that pressed down on my tongue to keep it out of the way. It was fine right after the first surgery, but I had to go back in a couple of days later because of some bleeding and it’s been messed up since then.
Rabies is a condition that lets you taste water for it’s real flavor
The reason we’ve evolved to tune out whatever taste water may have, is because we need to be able to detect when there’s shit in it. Literally. But also anything else non-suitable.
Which is why waters taste slightly different as we never drink distilled water really. Not that it’s somehow toxic, but drinking only distilled water when there’s no food and then sweating a lot would dehydrate you eventually.
Your lungs have a smell
How do I smell my lungs
You’re doing it right now but your brain filters it out.
Flavor --> Can’t taste it.
Contradiction of definitions
Oh you said CO? I misread that as CO2. Yeah I don’t know about monoxide
