Fussy eater

[Madge]

Hubby asked me what I would like for lunch. I could hear myself saying no I don’t like that or that. I can’t believe it I was never a fussy eater and enjoyed my food 🥘 now I’m fussy 😩

[Ellie]

... now I’m fussy 😩

Not fussy, Madge, discerning... 😉😍

I have my few favourite and very tasty dishes, i.e., worth the effort of eating, and tend to stick to them, with the odd variation.

Mind you, I can afford to be discerning as I get most of my calories through the feeding tube. 😘

[Heather R]

With MND I too have definitely gone off the thought of eating some things I previously enjoyed, strange x

[JamesW]

I’ve managed to go off beer 🍺😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[LindaB]

I seem to of lost my sweet tooth😒

[Deb]

I seem to of lost my sweet tooth😒

How strange ! Me too.. I used to love chocolate but now I seem to crave salty things. it's ironic that now I need the calories i don't want chocolate!🤷♀️🍫

My appetite is small so I try to eat food I really enjoy . Xx😘🤗

[TinyLady]

My appetite has improved recently. I think the month in the hospice with so much food constantly appearing has helped. Plus all the nagging about how much weight I lost and how it was better to consider food as medicine.

I think mostly it was permission to eat ice-cream as often as I like....it is easy to eat 🙂

[DeeH]

I’ve managed to go off beer 🍺😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

So has my husband and I am dry since January 2022

Someone has to be sober to use the hoist

[JamesW]

So has my husband and I am dry since January 2022

Someone has to be sober to use the hoist

Lol yes…. although I’m the one in the hoist 😂😂😂

[Tony]

I did wonder if it was just me but it seems a lot of you similarly effected by the food thing. Even though my appetite is still there and I have no trouble swallowing I’ve definitely become fussier. The effort of getting the food to my mouth means the reward has to be high for me to enjoy it. High calorie high taste food and definitely not anything that requires to much chewing. Glad to say I still enjoy a beer 🍺 but lots of things ( chocolate for one) definitely taste different and are less appealing. Cream cakes and donuts are good though 😋

[denise]

But I think chocolate tastes different anyway. It's just not the same. I thought it was my age but I really think they've changed the recipe.

Stephen's weight is stable at 12 1/2 stone, not sure what that is in the other stuff. So I'm supposed to keep him well fed, which is fine he will eat anything but on the other hand because of his ftd diagnosis hes not supposed to have lots of sweet stuff. Cant say hes that fussed but not sure why this is an issue unless of course some with ftd only want sweet stuff. I'm overloaded with information but not necessarily understanding why I need to be aware of things. It's all a big learning curve.

Have to say I've stopped Stephen drinking because I really don't think I'd be able to keep him upright so we basically share a can of Guinness now and again. Had a can the other day. I had a tray with 2 glasses and a can of Guinness. Stephen pushed the door shut as I was coming through. Can and glasses fell to the floor and the can exploded. It split along the seem and went everywhere. I was soaked, carpet,doors, wallpaper my glasses dripping. 🤔

[Rosemary6NT]

Interesting thread. I’ve become a bit fussy too. I use way more salt than I used to, lost interest in wine, and binge eat certain things for a few weeks then move onto some else. Prawns one week, frankfurters the next!

[John D]

Not so much fussy but I have lost the taste for certain foods and alcohol inc beer and wine sadly. I have moved to non-alcohol beer and even then I turn it into shandy with lemonade although problems with swallow means waiting until it becomes less fizzy.