Hey guys, I really hope you can help me.

I recently got over a really bad cold and for the past few days I've noticed food smells and tastes really rancid to me. At first I thought it was just the cold, and I tried to ignore it, but the cold is basically gone and I still can't eat anything. It seems like it's even worse with starchy foods. Any type of bread smells like rotten vinegar, and leaves the same taste in my mouth if I try to eat it. I looked up the problem on google. I'm not the only one with this issue, however the other people with this condition say they have had it for YEARS, and their doctors can't figure out what's wrong with them! Other sites say that phantom smells could be an indication of a brain tumor! I'm really scared.

It's bad enough that I can't eat the foods I love because they seem disgusting to me, but now I'm also worried that this will never go away! Thinking about not being able to eat bread or cookies, or pop tarts ever again makes me want to cry. Can someone please tell me what's going on with my nose?