Will some medications affect the tastebuds and cause a distinct change in food flavor?

I gave up nicotine, after 63 non-stop years, and am on several COPD breathing medications now. Food tastes different, even awful at times.
Answer:
If you are on medications which contain an inhaled steroid (Advair and Asmanex are examples), you can develop thrush, which is a yeast infection in your mouth and throat, if you do not gargle and rinse out your mouth after using your inhalers. You may notice a change in taste with thrush as well as burning when you eat or drink acidic things, like tomato sauce. Talk to the doctor who prescribed the meds if this sounds like it might be your problem. They will prescribe an antifungal medication to get rid of the thrush (usually either Diflucan or Nystatin Swish %26 Swallow). As long as you continue to gargle and rinse after using the inhalers, you shouldn't develop thrush again after you clear it.

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yes medications are known to do that. I would discuss this with your pharmacist or doctor to see if this is what is happening in your case and what can be done about it.

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If you are on nebulizer treatments, they can have a bitter salty taste and that will affect how food tastes. Will help to rinse out the nebulizer cup and mouthpiece after every treatment, use sterile water (not tap water) and let it air dry to inhibit bacteria growth, and at least twice a week wash it with 1/3 mix of white vinegar/sterile water.

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