Remember how back in February I broke out in hives from drinking a soda? Well the strange food reactions are at it again, although this time the reaction isn’t as miserable, just rather annoying.
Yesterday I hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch and so I grabbed a piece of garlic bread out of the fridge as we were headed out the door. Not the healthiest food choice, I know. Anyway, the first bite tasted awful and bitter and I wondered how bread that was only a day old, and tasted delicious the previous day could have spoiled so quickly. I downed a half bottle of water to wash away the taste which only made it worse. As the day went on, everything I tasted left the same strange bitter metallic taste. I thought maybe I was coming down with something.
When I woke up this morning and brushed my teeth, I was startled to find the taste hadn’t gone away. It wasn’t there all the time, but only when I ate or drank something. So I went on with my day, had some coffee which is bitter anyway, but sadly the taste was still there at lunch and dinner. I mentioned to Tim that I was starting to worry that there was something seriously wrong with me. I didn’t have any symptoms of a cold or sore throat or really anything but the taste. My vivid imagination started to get the better of me and I wondered if it was a brain tumor and suddenly I’d start having blackouts and hallucinations ala Izzy Stevens.
Well after trying unsuccessfully to knock out the bitterness with some sweet ice cream, I Googled “bitter taste in mouth” and the third thing I saw said “bitter taste from eating pine nuts”. Are you kidding?! I just snacked on a handful of them right after work! Turns out that spoiled pine nuts can cause a weird taste reaction that shows up 1-3 days after eating them and can last for several days to weeks. There are a TON of sites that tell you all about it… bunches of people with the exact same weird symptoms. Well I love pine nuts and had some left from a recipe, so they’ve been my little high protein snack for a few days now. Little did I know this evening when I was looking for something to get rid of the taste that I was actually making it worse. I’m hoping this weird reaction doesn’t last too long, but given my hives experience, it will probably last the better part of a week.
On the bright side, if everything I eat tastes bitter, this may be just the thing I need to lose those last 5 lbs of baby weight.
June 29, 2009
The little Henry-monster’s cute gummy smile isn’t quite as gummy these days. There are now two little teeth poking out at the bottom. They are cute and tiny and white, and SHARP, and have caused him a world of pain. Which means he has been a pain. Eating, napping, sleeping, playing are all a fussy ordeal and we’re going through teething rings at an alarming rate. I must get to the store for some teething biscuits pronto. However, watching the cuteness of his attempts at brushing his own teeth almost makes up for the fussing. Almost.
Two down, 18 to go.
June 4, 2009
