Food Glorious Food

I was told the same thing - if you want it - eat it.

ANYTHING is better than nothing, and if you have cravings etc, then your body needs it - be it salt, sugar, fat, chocolate, a certain fruit etc.

We can worry about any weight gain once we are healthy(and to be honest Ihaven't gained ANY weight while on chemo - the amounts I ate were so small and the frequency of my eating wasn't great either, but I forced myself to eat at least twice a day.

And believe it or not - when nauseous eating small frequent amounts can really actually help with stopping the nausea, it worked for me - I ate a tiny bit every 2 hours the 2 days after chemo when nauseous (1st cycle and last 3 cycles - last 3 from neulasta), it really helped - it might only have been a piece of cheese or a couple of crackers or a piece of toast or 1/2 a cheeseburger, or a handful or popcorn chicken,or even a slice of cake but it was something and it really helped (until I went to sleep -then I didn't of course eat :o)

Thanks again ladies for more tips.  Yes I think the healthy eating plan is out the window at the moment.  I always used Logical for a spread, now eating butter bought for my husband who refuses to eat anything else.  Must say it tastes pretty good on toast.  Made some lentil soup on the weekend which tasted vile so that is now in the freezer for later.  Have discovered frozen yoghurt sticks which taste nice,  I am going for next round of chemo a week on Friday so will ask about Ensure supplement.  No doubt the pastry thingy was similar in cravings to the fast food from Macca's or KFC.  My sisters tell me the same thing.  To hell with the healthy things.  Eat what you want.  Have enough pressure without adding to it.  That's for sure.  Thanks again and do hope you are all managing to stay afloat if not exactly kicking up your heels. 

 

Luv

JeanW

Just eat what you want..... best advice ever.....

Whatever takes your fancy, just eat it. I couldn't eat much when I was having FEC chemo. My tastebuds, stomach just wasn't cutting it.

What I found was eating sugar free lollies, fruit tingles (one of the lovely girls here on the website put me onto that one) as it also helps with your indigestion... as fruit tingles are made from bi-card soda. The old fashion - chicken noodle soup.... lived on that one for a while.

Bread still is something I can't eat often. Just is to dry and yucky for me at times..

Drinking is really helpful when you are on chemo, as it flushes the "poison" out of your body. So you really need to drink heaps. I was told to, by the nurses. So I drink either sparkling mineral water or plain water with cordial or lemon juice.

Take care Julie XX

Absolutely,perfectly spot on Tanya!!!

                          Tonya xx

This was the best advice I received and I am going to pass it onto you.  Be kind to yourself, throw the idea of healthy eating out the window until after you get through chemo (chemo is doing much worse things to your body then a block of chocolate will ever do), it is just one more thing to beat yourself us about.  Eat what you want, when you want even if it is chocolate for breakfast.

THEN, when chemo is over get back into your healthy eating, but for now just concentrate on getting through it.  I lived on red softdrink, salt and vinegar chips and avacado on toast with lemon??  Go figure, but I am happy to report back 5 years that when chemo finished I got healthy and am still eating well.

Good luck.

This was the best advice I received and I am going to pass it onto you.  Be kind to yourself, throw the idea of healthy eating out the window until after you get through chemo (chemo is doing much worse things to your body then a block of chocolate will ever do), it is just one more thing to beat yourself us about.  Eat what you want, when you want even if it is chocolate for breakfast.

THEN, when chemo is over get back into your healthy eating, but for now just concentrate on getting through it.  I lived on red softdrink, salt and vinegar chips and avacado on toast with lemon??  Go figure, but I am happy to report back 5 years that when chemo finished I got healthy and am still eating well.

Good luck.

I tried almost all the options everyone has mentioned and my oncologist agreed that a regime that we follow when morning sickness type nausea kicks in is the one that most people seem to follow. For me, just finding moist, light foods, ginger beer and Jatz crackers did the job most of the time. One of the nurses suggested a boiled egg to nibble on and a glass of lite milk every morning was a good start and a little bit of what I felt like for the rest of the day was good enough and provided enough nutrition. 

 Good luck with the Port-a-cath. Mine is my best friend!  

try rissoles, mash and gravy. I also coped well with somethings like custards and UHT chocholate, coffee or sustagen milks. A clear type soup. I also preferred bubbly water instead of still water. It kinda felt like it cleansed my mouth. I COMPLETELY get what you mean by not knowing what you want! My onc explained to me that custards and the like are also fluid, so if they work for you, get into them. Good luck finding something that works for you.   I'm 2 months post chemo and my hair is growing back and I am back to cooking and loving food again. Hang in there

Tania x

try rissoles, mash and gravy. I also coped well with somethings like custards and UHT chocholate, coffee or sustagen milks. A clear type soup. I also preferred bubbly water instead of still water. It kinda felt like it cleansed my mouth. I COMPLETELY get what you mean by not knowing what you want! My onc explained to me that custards and the like are also fluid, so if they work for you, get into them. Good luck finding something that works for you.   I'm 2 months post chemo and my hair is growing back and I am back to cooking and loving food again. Hang in there

Tania x

Try a protein shake or those electrolyte icy poles you get in the chemist - so good on a sore throat. Also tin fruit is fine - easy to go down, cold on the throat and at least some nutrition. Herbal teas are another good way of keeping up your fluids. Good luck.