I was supposed to write this post ages
ago when my good friend Barbara had to go through the treatment for uterine
cancer last year but didn’t get round to it.
Last week, Cherie, one of my gym
instructors told me that her mum has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She had
mastectomy early on and is now undergoing chemotherapy. Her mum has been losing her
appetite as everything tastes like cardboard to her.
I read quite a bit about the side effects
of Chemotherapy when Barbara underwent her 6 courses. It is common that food
and drinks do not taste good for patients undergoing Chemotherapy –they can
even taste a bit metallic. To help make the food a bit more tasty try using plastic
utensils instead of the metal ones. I had several sets of good plastic
cutlery so I gave some to Cherie and she reported back a few days ago that they make food taste better for her mum.
Using plastic cutlery is just one
simple solution. There are a lot of resources about food and diet for cancer
patients on the Internet that friends and relatives can read and research to
make your love ones more comfortable. Also talk to doctors and nurses and if
possible attend the pre-treatment sessions with them.
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