No, don't throw away your favorite soda! It's not that it's expired, it's just that you may have this new symptom of Covid :parosmia. Indeed, far from being pleasant, this relatively unknown effect of the disease alters our sense of smell and gives a nauseous odor to food. This is a new British study that has brought this symptom to light and the first affected by this frankly unpleasant new aspect of the disease would be none other than children.
According to the same study, many children would be affected by this new symptom of Covid-19 what is parosmia . Their "picky eater" behavior would therefore have been misinterpreted:who would not stop their noses in front of a plate that smells of rotten eggs or garbage cans? A symptom which may seem trivial, but which can have serious consequences.
Indeed, many children have refused to eat following the onset of parosmia . Doctors are even alarmed:“We have heard from parents whose children have nutritional problems and have lost weight, but doctors have attributed this to picky eating behavior . And if the Covid disappears in about a week, the effects of parosmia can last from six months to a year and sometimes longer for some patients.
