Sweet tooth

[Pudsey123]

Hi I'm new to this group, my mum has a potential diagnosis of CBD which she started with just after the pandemic. She now is no longer mobile, her speech is deteriorating, she needs assistance with feeding due to her tremors. All of a sudden she has developed a sweet tooth which is not my mum! I think I've read somewhere that this can happen, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

[_BlueMoon]

Like you, I'm new here too but have already been reading peoples' comments on various issues. Talking about having a sweet tooth, I've noticed that with my husband too. He's been diagnosed with PSP a few months ago, although he's been known to have a pot of yogurt/Müllerrice afterwards, he's now opted for the 'sweeter' ones.

[CJFreckles]

Hi there. So sorry to read about your mom. This was the case with my dad. He went through a period where it actually became quite difficult to get him to eat anything else so we resorted to fruits and yoghurts so there was some nutritional value. We also found prunes and apricots were helpful with the incontinence issues he had as well xxx

[rg13rg]

Hi. My mum (PSP diagnosis) has also developed a sweet tooth and has been eating (and sometimes hiding whilst she was mobile ) lots of chocolate in particular.

It seems to be related to the impulsive/addictive behaviour but also I think her tastes have changed significantly and she doesn’t taste things the same as before. She’s also gone off hot food and loves ice in all drinks.

Whilst we try to manage it to avoid complications, she is eating (and enjoying) something at least.

[Husbandof in reply to rg13rg]

My wife too wants chocolate all the time

[SunriseLegend]

Yes - my husband became addicted to Maltesers. He would eat them one after the other. He was never a sweet person so that was rather unexpected

[PineEater]

Hi, Pudsey123 and allPSP people, particularly those whose condition unfortunately starts declining earlier, start feeling life as a hell when unexpected and unimagined physical sufferings happen. Inability to do activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, feeding, sitting, standing or walking on their own, losing speech, developing swallowing difficulties, urinary tract infections (UTI), constipation etc.etc. leave them broken-down. Consequently, these troubles and the medicines they take change their perception of taste. Most medicines not only cause a bitter taste in mouth, these also cause their mouth dry, further modifying the taste buds. Consequently, developing a sweet tooth all of a sudden under such unfavorable mental and physical sufferings is not unexpected at any point in time.

I am sorry if this real description of PSP makes a sad reading. Best wishes

[Cucumberpanda1]

Hello. My mum's exactly the same. She loves all things sweet now after a lifetime of healthy eating. All the very best to you and your mum.

[bichonbear1]

Hi, yes! My mum was very health conscious before falling ill with CBD. In the early stages of deteriorating (when she could feed herself by hand but was immobile) mum developed an incredibly sweet tooth. She just wanted to eat chocolate, cake and ice cream all the time. It was an almost childlike behaviour, like all Christmases had come at once. This stopped about 9 months ago when food started to become a bit of a chore and not a pleasure, I think mums taste buds started changing and her cognition was worsening.

[Kelmisty]

So my Mum went from savoury to sweet taste, I have to buy 8 boxes of ferreo rochers every week - she’s would eat more of them. She is now in a care home and is eating a lot but still eats these like she never got fed.