HELP;Finding an Appetite for mother.

tishaaa

My mother has no appetite; It's from the treatment?; &*She's not eatingggg, She would take a few bites of something; but than thats all. Shes been trying the [GMC] drinks she's been forcing those down; Only just recently to end up throwing up for the first time probably because of how the milk might of upsetted her empty stomache? I don't know so she hasn't went back to it, probably afraid to end up throwing up again.

Anyways, I want to know of anyway to get her appetite back on track, any shakes;drinks that can be made in a blender;juicer? at home PERIOD! any soups or light meals for her that can get her energy back &*to put a little weight on her. I really would appreciate everyones, advice/input. thank you,

zahalene

Get in touch with her doctor...
and ask for nutritional advice.
You won't be able to force her to eat or drink, so back off and adopt a pleasant, encouraging attitude about her intake and let her be responsible for herself.

Daddyslittlegirl

My dad had same problem...we found a solution
Hi tishaaa,

My dad just recently got diagnosed with pancreatic/bile duct cancer and he is 86 yrs old. He was loosing weight like crazy and would eat literally only 2-3 bites of food at a sitting and would complain that he was not hungry. He was so weak and frail!

I did some research and found that there is a prescription medication called MEGACE that helps improve appetites. I asked my dad's Oncologist and he wrote out a prescription for it and we got it filled. It's been 3 weeks and I can tell the difference already! Dad has been eating much more and actually snacks now! I don't know why the docs don't recommend it or even suggest it...but I am very thankful that I found it and that he is on it!

From what my dad says, it tastes horrible but it WORKS! It comes in a liquid form.

Good luck!

chrisguy

Compazine is an anti-nausea
Compazine is an anti-nausea med, but also has serious allergic reactions in some (me included).

Have you thought of cannabis? The "munchies" effect is no lie.

BrittaA

help for your mother
Hi Tishaaa, Thinking of you as I read this thread and hoping that treatments are going fine. I wanted to let you know that I suffered terribly loss of appetite when I went through cancer treatments. I started a blog that I hope can be a resource for you and other cancer fighters, and I did a recent post on loss of appetite while going through chemotherapy (http://blog.cincovidas.com/i-have-no-appetite-on-chemo-tips-to-help-keep-the-calories-up. You can also check out the Stanford Cancer Center’s website (http://cancer.stanford.edu/information/nutritionAndCancer/during/highCalDrink.html) for high calorie drinks that may be a little easier for your mother to swallow and digest. I hope that this helps you and your mother. Please keep me posted. Love, strength and survival, Britta