what is something good for you to eat when you dont want to eat?

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  • megmacmd
    megmacmd Member Posts: 85
    #22
    json_2011 said:

    Yea sorry , she just started
    Yea sorry , she just started cystplatin and Paclitaxel this mon. About the 2nd day she was nausea and sick. No desire for any food. This just the first treatment. She is on a nausea med , but that didnt work. I know we can find anorther nausea drug - process of illimination here we go. I was trying to get some basic ideas of the foods that worked for you .


    Jason

    foods for nausea
    I have stage IV EC and rarely have an appetite or am nauseous alot sweet things do the best for me I eat a lot of yogurt banana watermelon applesuase and smoothies mostly fruit but also chocolate pudding does well I try to choose things with iron and vitamins to keep up the blood counts hope that helps . Unfortunately when your sense of taste goes everything tastes tinny to me so that is why sweet things seem to appeal since I can somewhat taste them good luck .I am on FloFOx every other week and on my 10th chemo I am still working full time but am inoperable due to nodes in my pelvis but I feel prettty good towards the 10th day or so 4 days prior to the next chemo so i try to pack it in then Meg
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #23
    ritawaite13 said:

    sugar
    Hi Jason, My husband also has Stage 4 EC diagnosed on July 11, 2011 so we are new to this struggle. He also suffered from blood clots in his legs and lungs and he had a pretty severe stroke on July 20. He's been in the hospital receiving physical, occupational and speech therapy for the stroke symptoms since July 20 but I bring him home on weekends. So far he's had 14 radiation treatments and 2 chemo treatments. So far, things are going pretty well. We have been doing a lot of research on this type of cancer and much of what we've read steers us away from sugar. Most of the Ensure, Boost, Carnation Instant Breakfasts, etc. are loaded with sugar. Cancer feeds on sugar so while it's important to get enough calories and nutrition, too much sugar is not good. Boost does make a lower sugar(4 grams) variety and I've also found a high protein and 1 gram of sugar drink at Costco called Premium. It comes in a case of 24 for $24.00 which is much cheaper than the Boost too. We've been making smoothies with plain organic greek yogurt, fruit and ice, lots of soups, and soft casserole dishes, sauteed fresh veggies (onions and colored peppers), mashed potatoes and gravy and low sugar jello. He's also been eating blueberries, bing cherries and bananas. I have to admit that with maintaining a caring bridge site, 2 cell phones, home phone and 2 emails (mine & his), I'm not good at checking in on this site but I plan to visit more often.

    any platin based drug will cause the cold sensitivity....
    Oxaliplatin is one of the worse and Im sure cisplatin being right behind it...all which cause a neuropathy and also a cold sensation through the throat and fingers...ambient or warm temps in drink and food are a must when doing platin based chemos...I did 6 months of Oxaliplatin with CRC and 3 weeks after chemo ended so did my cold issue....and a milkshake was the first thing on my list......buzz

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