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script appetite stimulants?

ABETHM
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Joined: Feb 2004

Hi Y'all (I'm from Georgia - what do you expect?)
Mom is doing okay, but still somewhat nauseated and little appetite. Have a visit scheduled to the DR this week with the old lady - can anyone recommend presciption appetite stimulants they have tried or heard of (or argue against?)

Tks
Beth

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bryancarson
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Joined: Jan 2004

I don't know, but when I was on chemo. Nothing sounded good. They just made me eat. Plain and simple. Try juicing. Be sure she is taking some vitamin supplements and maybe yous should try some broth, if she loses to much weight or goes more than 7 days without eating anything, then get the Dr. involved. Until then...she has enough dr.s and stuff to think about. I loved Mac and Cheese when I was on chemo, anything soft and easy to chew...
Good luck
Bryan

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spongebob
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Joined: Apr 2003

Bryan -

My favorite was mac & cheese with hotdogs cut up into it - you ever try that? The perfect bachelor food, mostly all the food groups (I exclude vegetables as a food group), 10 minutes to cook, portable (1 bowl in front of the TV), and, since the cat likes it too, no need to do dishes. Just put the nearly-empty bowl on the living room floor for 30 minutes and place the clean bowl back into the cupboard!

Take care

- SB

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bryancarson
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Hey SB - I'm not a huge fan of hot dogs, but my dog sure loves them. I agree, no clean up is the greatest. I let my dog lick the bowl clean (it doesn't take 30 minutes though - 1 benifit of dogs over cats)and when the pot was cool enough, he licked that clean two (Second point for dogs)

Have a good one.
Bryan

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spongebob
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Howdy, Beth -

I can't really speak to appetite stimulants, but kipper1 had a good post on some special foods that really helpe with weight gain - you should check them out down below.

- SB

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