Constipation
Constipation is a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The cause is often related to pain control medications, along with the impact of certain treatment drugs. Diet can be used to help improve bowel function.
A good starting point is to look at fibre intakes. Fibre is a plant structure that passes into the large bowel where it is worked on by the millions of gut bacterias. When looking at your fibre intakes it is important to know there are two main types of fibre. The first is soluble fibre.
Taste changes
Loosing your taste or experiencing strange or unpleasant flavours in your mouth such metallic, salty or sour flavours is one of the most difficult to manage side effects of certain types of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. It is also an area where more research is needed. Unlike most other side effects, there are no medications available to help get the taste buds working properly and to remember what real food should taste like.
This means it is up to you to work out what tastes or flavours you can register and
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is defined as an increase in the number and/ or an increase in liquidity of the stools. There is not an exact number of stools per day that defines diarrhoea and it is something that is usually compared with the norm. There are many causes of diarrhoea including diet, stress, inflammation or irritation of the bowel wall or cell linings, certain treatments like radiation or chemotherapy to the abdomen or pelvis surgery in the stomach or bowel.
Diarrhoea is a common problem in cancer treatments that are targeted near or
Taste Changes
Taste changes
Losing your taste or experiencing strange or unpleasant flavours in your mouth such metallic, salty or sour flavours is one of the most difficult to manage side effects of certain types of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. It is also an area where more research is needed. Unlike most other side effects, there are no medications available to help get the taste buds working properly and to remember what real food should taste like. This means it is up to you to work out what tastes or flavours you can
Nausea
Nausea and vomiting
There can be nothing worse than trying to face food when you are feeling sick or have been bringing up your food. Persistent nausea has a debilitating effect on your food intake and quality of life. There are many reasons for nausea and vomiting and if you are experiencing problems you should discuss them with your doctor or clinic specialist immediately. This is especially so if you have ongoing vomiting as there is the potential for you to become dehydrated quite quickly.
Fortunately nausea is not quite as a