Sudden Sensitivity to salt

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I have noticed that for several months I just haven't been interested in overly

sweet things, which is no big deal I just haven't been been eating much desserts

(probably a good thing).

Then about a week ago I started having lots of sensitivity to salt. The

sensitivity is to the point where I can't stand to eat a single potato chip (it

might as well be a salt lick) and normal foods that just have salt in them taste

really salty (things like natural peanut-butter or pizza crust to name a few).

these new tastes are certainly forcing me to eat healthier, but just wondering

if anyone else had had this sudden change of taste buds it is it might be a sign

of any other health problem?

The only medication changes I have done recently is I am working on a prednisone

taper and have started doing two Kineret shots each day.

Thanks for any insights!

-Jojo

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Good morning Jojo,

I know at a certain point in my early years both the disease AND medications

caused my tastes to change extremely. With the onset I had lost all but a little

of my appatite. Then with certain medications my food tasted like metal, etc. so

forth.

Be sure and bring this up with your doctor to see if it's anything unusual or to

be expected with something you're taking.

Best to you,

From: jocammie@...

Subject: Sudden Sensitivity to salt

I have noticed that for several months I just haven't been interested in overly

sweet things, which is no big deal I just haven't been been eating much desserts

(probably a good thing).

Then about a week ago I started having lots of sensitivity to salt.

The only medication changes I have done recently is I am working on a prednisone

taper and have started doing two Kineret shots each day.

Thanks for any insights!

-Jojo

[Guest guest]

Hi Johanna,

I have had stills for over ten years. For about 7 of those years, the

doctors missed that I also had a thyroid/adrenal problem. Mostly because my

TSH (regular thyroid test), T3, T4 (test not always done for thyroid), and a

few other test that should be done for thyroid problems (like cortisol) and

to check if you are producing any of your own adrenaline (which when you

take steroids, produces adrenaline) and if you are on Steriods for a long

time, can suppress your ability to produce adrenaline yourself.

Anyway, Sugar cravings can be linked to hypothyroidism. You can look it up

online. For me, I had many symptoms that could have been linked to Stills

but were actually caused by hypothyroidism. (For instance, I would go in a

pool that was 90 degrees on a 98% day, get out and still freeze - literally

had to go inside and get out of my wet bathing suit I was so cold). Many

others too. There are a lot of sites that describe hypothyroidism and a lot

of checklists. I am not saying that this is your problem, but it is

something you should at least read about and see if you have multiple

symptoms of. It never hurts to check - better safe than sorry.

I have been on thyroid meds, along with my Stills meds for over a year now.

I have been much better now and have a great endocrinologist who monitors

how much steroids I should be on, along with how much thyroid med I should

be on. He is a Vanderbilt doctor and my rheumy is also. They both say it is

not uncommon to have an auto-immune disease and a problem with your

endocrine system also.

Hope this helps a bit, at least it is something to look into.

Hugs,

Alli