Is losing sense of smell part of covid 19?

loss of sense of smell and taste is honestly one of the worst parts of getting covid, it's a strange kind of torture to not want to eat anything because you know it won't taste of anything

I've had covid at least twice. My sense of smell has been coming and going for a few years and is now mostly gone so I didn't notice a loss of smell.

The first time I had a headache for a few days straight. It wasn't even a bad headache so I just ignored it and never took anything. My wife had a bad case and it took her a couple of months to get back to normal. If it had not been for that I might not have even suspected I had it.

The last time my sense of taste was off but not entirely gone. Tea didn't taste right and so I drank beer or juice which I could taste at least some. This time I was sick, not bad sick but sick enough I didn't feel like doing much of anything for about a week.

I don't remember diarrhea. If you are taking any medication it could be from that rather than the covid.

Yeah…. It’s part of taste
Unfortunately

Yes, you can lose both smell and taste, and both can go a few days after the initial fever and aches etc have passed.

Yeah, my ex got covid and lost his sense of smell. When he got it back most meat tasted off/bad and he doesn't really eat it anymore. Olfactory nerve damage. Wasn't looking like it'd ever go back to normal for him.

My mother lost her sense of smell back in the summer of 2019 after having sustained a brain injury due to a fall from a flight of stairs.

Yeah

Yes, my smell isn't as good as before COVID..maybe that's a blessing!No bad smells.

Diarrhoea was one of the first symptoms my man had... he hadn't tested at that point.

Yes, it's the most characteristic symptom and can last for months. 😔

Yes, common symptom

I understand that for some it’s been a side effect. One of my sisters couldn’t smell or taste anything for awhile (the senses eventually returned). While she was not tasting, she rarely ate and lost about 30 lbs.

yes it’s normal. every body reacts differently, which is why it’s so hard to deal with.

Yes and taste also....