FECK! I've lost my taste buds :(

JohnCleary

Right, drank about 600ml of JD yesterday then pints, not too late of a session and was in bed by about 4-5am.

But today I can't taste a thing

OJ for brekkie - couldn't taste it
Greasy takeaway lunch to cure the stomach - couldn't taste it
Now i'm drinking a can of Bulmers, and can't taste a thing

WTF's going on here then?

minidazzler

Um, well, you haven't lost them, they are just dulled, how about stop drinking for a while?

Karoma

Bordering on medical advice, but as a doctor I can tell you: You're dying.

Merry Christmas.

Gillington

Thats incredible,I found some taste buds about 4-5am.

JohnCleary

minidazzler wrote: »

Um, well, you haven't lost them, they are just dulled, how about stop drinking for a while?

Stop drinking? You havin' a laugh.. it's the only time of the year you can get away with drinking at any house :pac:

Karoma wrote: »

Bordering on medical advice, but as a doctor I can tell you: You're dying.

Merry Christmas.

Karoma dearest, we're *all* dying :P

JohnCleary

Gillington wrote: »

Thats incredible,I found some taste buds about 4-5am.

Stick them up on eBay there and i'll chance me arm

biko

It's the JD, try whiskey instead.

Karoma

JohnCleary wrote: »

Karoma dearest, we're *all* dying :P

Did we go to Doctor University together?! Ah well, manners dictate that I invite you to die first (So do the voices.)

tolosenc

JohnCleary wrote: »

Karoma dearest, we're *all* dying :P

WHAT DID YOU DO?!

jumpguy

Can happen to dying people.

Sea Sharp

A similar thing happens to you when you smoke.

MarkR

Brush your teeth ya dirt mongrel.

kiad

Try looking under the sofa. I lost my watch last week and I found it under my sofa. Its worth a shot

**Timbuk2**

So basically your diet looked like this?

Alcohol-Alcohol-Acid-Grease-Alcohol

Jaysus!

weeder

JohnCleary wrote: »

Right, drank about 600ml of JD yesterday then pints, not too late of a session and was in bed by about 4-5am.

But today I can't taste a thing

OJ for brekkie - couldn't taste it
Greasy takeaway lunch to cure the stomach - couldn't taste it
Now i'm drinking a can of Bulmers, and can't taste a thing

WTF's going on here then?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA its dinner of the year tomorrow and you cant taste BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

The Saint

At least you can fill up on Brussel sprouts tomorrow without wanting to puke.

JohnCleary

MarkR wrote: »

Brush your teeth ya dirt mongrel.

I did, I even brushed my tongue!

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

So basically your diet looked like this?

Alcohol-Alcohol-Acid-Grease-Alcohol

Jaysus!

Pretty epic, eh? The folks in Beer Guts Receeding Hairlines forum would be proud

weeder wrote: »

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA its dinner of the year tomorrow and you cant taste BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

markok84

JohnCleary wrote: »

Right, drank about 600ml of JD yesterday then pints, not too late of a session and was in bed by about 4-5am.

But today I can't taste a thing

OJ for brekkie - couldn't taste it
Greasy takeaway lunch to cure the stomach - couldn't taste it
Now i'm drinking a can of Bulmers, and can't taste a thing

WTF's going on here then?

Jack Daniels, the whiskey for people who don't like whiskey

JohnCleary

markok84 wrote: »

Jack Daniels, the whiskey for people who don't like whiskey

I don't give a toss what it is or isint... it tastes nice!

markok84

JohnCleary wrote: »

I don't give a toss what it is or isint... it tastes nice!

Did you puke? just outa curiosity, sometimes that destroys the tastebuds for a few days.

kraggy

Go to an Asian store and get yourself some proper chillies.

They're as hot as your sister.

JohnCleary

markok84 wrote: »

Did you puke? just outa curiosity, sometimes that destroys the tastebuds for a few days.

Nope

AnonoBoy

Eat a chili. That'll cut through your lack of taste for a while.

uncle-mofo

600ml of whiskey and cans? That's just plain irresponsible. Pull it back a notch if you want your liver to work past 40.

AnonoBoy

uncle-mofo wrote: »

600ml of whiskey and cans? That's just plain irresponsible. Pull it back a notch if you want your liver to work past 40.

He's worried about his taste buds Dr. Buzzkill, not his liver just yet.

orourkeda

Only 600ml of whiskey.

Thats a pack of BS. It should take at least 2 bottles before your bodily functions begin to deteriorate.

reggiethefirst

JohnCleary wrote: »

I don't give a toss what it is or isint... it tastes nice!

You lost your taste buds long ago sir.

InkSlinger67

I was expecting the OP to have a (Red Dwarf in Dublin) Cat-like fashion crisis

[Dublin Accent]....I've lost my taste, Buds!!!!!! [/Dublin Accent]

JohnCleary

uncle-mofo wrote: »

600ml of whiskey and cans? That's just plain irresponsible. Pull it back a notch if you want your liver to work past 40.

Thanks clownface, but i'm not looking for advise about my internal organs.... just my taste buds

AnonoBoy wrote: »

He's worried about his taste buds Dr. Buzzkill, not his liver just yet.

Thank you

orourkeda wrote: »

Only 600ml of whiskey.

Thats a pack of BS. It should take at least 2 bottles before your bodily functions begin to deteriorate.

Oh yes!

reggiethefirst wrote: »

You lost your taste buds long ago sir.

Meh

Ross_Mahon

Your not drinking enough JD

Astrogeek

Down a load of water, see if you sleep it off, you could be getting a head cold.

JohnCleary

Astrogeek wrote: »

Down a load of water, see if you sleep it off, you could be getting a head cold.

Oh I think I already have that. Blocked/sniffley nose, but not feeling sh1tty yet.

To make things worse, i'm going swimming in the sea tomorrow - shorts only! :eek:

Tellox

This is actually a well guarded secret amongst teenage and early-twenties drinkers. 600ml of JD and exactly a couple of cans is scientifically proven to temporarily disable your taste buds, thus allowing you to head down the park and swig back a sixer of dutch without the fear of projectile vomiting all over one of the lads, or young wans' you're tryin to be scorin into'.

Thephantomsmask

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

So basically your diet looked like this?

Alcohol-Alcohol-Acid-Grease-Alcohol

Jaysus!

Basically all of the things a pair of doc marten's soles guarantee to be resistant to

Jako8

Did you check between the cushions on the couch?

Buceph

For all the joking in this thread it's a fairly serious concern. One of the things excessive alcohol can cause is a killing of the nerves and pathways of the tastebuds to the brain.

OP, it's most likely just an interrupt of the pathways and only a temporary thing, but it could be a permanent severing of them.

Best of luck.

Edit: Also, don't drink for a few days because it's most likely a reaction to the alcohol, and any more could trigger more serious effects like blindness.

JohnCleary

Buceph wrote: »

Edit: Also, don't drink for a few days because it's most likely a reaction to the alcohol

Heh, i've been sipping on cans all afternoon watching Home Alone. In fairness though I went for a walk through town (tradition on XMas eve with me) but I had a cheeky bottle of coke and JD for that

and any more could trigger more serious effects like blindness.

hiudiO hiflkwqjur33i5 nklnklasi nsdalisna :eek:

Dyr

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

So basically your diet looked like this?

Alcohol-Alcohol-Acid-Grease-Alcohol

Jaysus!

I concur, OP you need to elimiate that acid from your diet

JohnCleary

Bambi wrote: »

I concur, OP you need to elimiate that acid from your diet

Feck, that must be it

PS. Which bit is the acid? :pac:

JohnCleary

ALL SORTED!

I was able to taste my can of Bulmers this morining :pac:

phlegms

JohnCleary wrote: »

ALL SORTED!

I was able to taste my can of Bulmers this morining :pac:

I thinking you have a drinking problem tbh..

opinion guy

To be honest if you drank that much and your only symptom was not being able to taste something I think you are getting off lightly:D

triple-M

try cutting off your tongue,that should help

JohnCleary

phlegms wrote: »

I thinking you have a drinking problem tbh..

I prefer to call it student at Christmas :pac:

blah

phlegms wrote: »

I thinking you have a drinking problem tbh..

JohnCleary wrote: »

I prefer to call it student at Christmas :pac:

Sounds like a drinking problem. Think about taking a look at the non-drinkers' forum before your body decides to warn you with something more serious.

JohnCleary

phlegms wrote: »

I thinking you have a drinking problem tbh..

blah wrote: »

Sounds like a drinking problem. Think about taking a look at the non-drinkers' forum before your body decides to warn you with something more serious.

Wow, you're some fcuking bundle of fun... off to the 'Bah Humbug' forum with you :pac:

Buceph

JohnCleary wrote: »

Wow, you're some fcuking bundle of fun... off to the 'Bah Humbug' forum with you :pac:

Is there a Bah Humbug forum? Because if there's not there's not one should definitely be made. It's horrendous watching people hating something for all the wrong reasons. Hate it if you have no family, or can't feed yourself, but if you're like most of the population, who celebrate the only time where people are told to stop and enjoy themselves, their family and friends, then there is something seriously wrong with you.

Or you're a teenager.

One or the other.

JohnCleary

I'm a student. Not *quite* still a teenager though, but not that long gone.

To the "Christmas Drinking" thread with me ....

Buceph

That wasn't directed at you, I was just quoting the Bah Humbug forum suggestion. I was saying the people who hate Christmas must be teenagers or have come from ****e families.