Any food DOs and DON'Ts for heartburn?
hi. I have been suffering terrible pain from heartburn in the first few days of week 2 after my 1st chemo (FEC). I've done some googgling but haven't found anything very useful.
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Heartburn was the pits ! I took Somac (similar to Nexium) as a prophylactic but I also used Slippery Elm tablets - still do. It's excellent for indigestion/heartburn.
I also founf that eating small amounts more often was a better option and def the blander the better. Not thatI wanted to eat much of anything for about 10 days each cycle, I lived on small tins of spaghetti !
Chewing small pieces of apple slowly is also good - cut it into slivers (skin and all) and then chew for as long as it will last in your mouth.
Just keep telling yourself it will be over soon.
magicmum