Gin-Gins Chewy Ginger Candy

The first three days of each chemo cycle was ginger snaps for me.  My wife says I was more nauseous than I remember, took the anti nausea pills a couple of times at the beginning, but once I started with the ginger snaps, it was pretty controllable.  I have loved ginger my entire life, I think it was the ginger candies my grandmother had at her home.  The strong ones.  They were great.  (I am using ginger now in my herb mixture)

Some information regarding ginger from MSK

"Derived from the rhizome of the plant, ginger is native to Asia and is used both as food and as medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is used to expel “cold”, “wind” and “dampness”, and is believed to stop the reverse flow of Qi (energy) (1). Western use has been primarily for gastrointestinal symptoms and respiratory ailments. In vitro and animal studies suggest that ginger has antiemetic (2), anticancer (3) (4) (5) (6), anti-inflammatory (6) (7) (8), anti-drug-dependence (9), and hypoglycemic effects (7). It may also protect against Alzheimer’s disease (10) (11) (12). Ginger influences gastric emptying in healthy individuals (13) and may promote feelings of satiety (14). Systematic reviews of ginger suggest effectiveness of ginger for treating primary dysmenorrhea (55) and moderate efficacy against osteoarthritic and chronic low back pain (15) (16).

Although clinical trials indicate that ginger can effectively reduce nausea and vomiting, (17) (18) (19) (20) it should be avoided perioperatively due to its anticoagulant/antiplatelet effects (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26), and during pregnancy since animal studies highlight concerns regarding embryo development (26) (27). Dietary ginger seems to be without these effects (28) (29) (30), although some studies suggest that high concentrations of fresh ginger have both antiplatelet (31) and antiviral (32) potential.

The evidence for ginger in prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is generally positive (33) (34) (35) (36), although a systemic review of randomized controlled (RCTs) or crossover trials was unable to draw any conclusions (37); aromatherapy using ginger was found ineffective in relieving CINV, but improvements were seen in quality of life (56). Another pilot study suggests that ginger supplementation may have chemopreventive effects for those at increased risk for colon cancer with normal-appearing colonic mucosa (38). More and larger studies are needed to confirm any true benefit with ginger supplementation for symptom control or chemoprevention."

I have ginger and orange chews called Chimes. Sadly, the first ingredient is cane sugar. They taste nice, though. 

Tru

That way you can get your fruit and veg fresh/homemade and add ginger to taste.  

I use several combinations of fruit (not a big veggie juicing fan) and they are all great. 

Tru

Mikenh said:

My wife tried that with just

My wife tried that with just vegetables and it didn't work that well (most stuff ended in the bag looking undigested).

She did make applesauce for me which worked well (it was hot).

She's out of the country for 7 weeks and she has a great food processor so that may be an option. For now, it saves a lot of work just buying it at Whole Foods.

The thing for me is that I'm looking for hot drinks and most fruits don't work well with hot drinks.

Thats a favourite of mine when I am sick. 

Tru

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