Son not eating and nauseated all the time

Muscle milk
When my son was on radiation and chemo his dr suggested muscle milk, it is high in protein. Gatorade will replace electrolytes(sp). When my kids were sick I always stuck to the brat diet. Bananas,rice, applesauce and toast. Clear liquids/broths.

I no how hard it is to have one of your kids with this awful disease. My heart feels for you. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hugs to you
Jeanette

neons356 said:

The real thing is much, much better
I suggest trying that if it's available.The marinol didn't work at all for me, and my oncologist suggested marijuana. Making a tea, or smoke eased 90% of the nausea, and definitely gave my appetite a boost.

Where's the "Like" button?
I agree 100%. "There's nothing like the real thing baby" as the song goes.
Marinol if science's attempt at being Mother Nature. Not nearly as good.
It can also be ingested in cookies as well as tea as neons356 suggested or smoked.
Works great

Dear Linda
His doctor needs to be made aware these problems are continuing. Don't wait for next appointment, call soonest. There must be something which can help with the pain. It seems that is the real culprit.

If not for the pain perhaps then he can manage mild semi-solid foods. I don't know your son's situation but if the tumor is in the colon itself, more solid foods may be causing the pain. Protien rich drinks, like Boost, which can be bought at drug store or grocery might help him get back on track.

Please stay in touch and let us know how things go.

Marie who loves kitties

marinol
I was listening to a cancer survivor conversation last week and he mentioned how much marinol was helping him. I have not tried it myself to be able to advise, but perhaps it does take some time to be effective. I'm with the green crowd, so I prefer my marijuana in its natural state and use it though it is not legal in Utah. Marinol should help with the nausea and should increase appetite, but I"m concerned with the pain your son is experiencing when he eats. I read your profile about his condition but don't see whether he's had the colon tumor removed? Has his chemo treatment shrunk his tumors? I would have expected the tumor shrinkage to reduce pain...

Definitely go with small portions many times per day. If possible, just set the food in front of him. Sometimes a person will become willing to take a few bites if it is there, but would say no if asked beforehand. Stick with fairly bland foods until he's feeling better...BRAT diet, scrambled eggs, jello, pudding, crackers and cheese, tuna...

One of the best things I've found for nausea is ginger...I have ginger gum, ginger tea, ginger jelly, ginger liqueur, candied ginger, ginger candies, fresh ginger to grate into whatever...you name it!

Don't give up, this phase will pass.
Janine

Your Son
Just a question. Does your son still have the tumor in his colon or was it removed? I was like that until I had an emergency colostomy done, it had grown so much until my bowel was totally obstructed, and eating anything at all caused extreme pain and vomiting. If he is obstructed something needs to be done.
Pam

thxmiker said:

Bananas, Gatoraid, and
Bananas, Gatoraid, and ginger cookies helped me get through it. There were days that was pretty much my diet. Dried Ginger also helped and green tea also helped keep me hydrated and the nausea lower. The nausea never went away while on chemo. The nausea went away about a month after chemo ended.

A low residue diet helped when I could eat. It lessened the diarrhea. Every time I went to the bathroom I ate another banana, drank gatoraid and took Lomotil. This is not then end all, just lowered the misery with out taking serious drugs. I have always felt the least amount of chemicals the better. Lomotil made my diarrhea less and never stopped it.

I tried various drugs for the nausea. Nothing ever worked for me, some made it worse. It just became the new standard of how I felt. Once I got that mind set that I was going to be nauseated for a while, I was able to suppress the misery of the nausea.

Sending good thoughts and good vibes to your son!
Best Always, mike

I too wondered if it was the
I too wondered if it was the tumor in the colon causing a blockage and the pain, if nothing is passing through the colon you're going to vomit it back up, I had a complete blockage too. Keep us posted, best wishes your way.

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I so agree....
I can't agree anymore than you graci... it should be legal everywhere!!

I have seen the volcano vaporizer. She didn't have cancer, but something like Fibro.