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Members widely confirmed experiencing altered taste or difficulty tasting food since their RA diagnosis, with many attributing the changes to... Read more

Members widely confirmed experiencing altered taste or difficulty tasting food since their RA diagnosis, with many attributing the changes to medications like methotrexate and prednisone rather than the food itself. Several members described foods tasting different, bland, or even bitter, with dry mouth from medications identified as a contributing factor that can further dull taste perception. A recurring theme was finding unexpected silver linings in decreased appetite and altered taste, while reassuring one another that these frustrating sensory changes are a common shared experience in the RA community.