Hi i was just wondering if my mum can eat Branston pickle, any jar pickles and coleslaw
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Hi i was just wondering if my mum can eat Branston pickle, any jar pickles and coleslaw
Hi Leanneb,
Thanks for getting in touch with us.
It’s difficult for us as nurses on this type of platform to give individual dietary advise. This is because we don’t have access to your mum’s NHS records that has information about her cancer and her situation.
We do have this information about eating healthy when someone has cancer that you can read
If your mum is having eating problems we have this booklet that can be helpful to look at too.
It can be helpful to give us a call, or chat to one of our Cancer Information Nurses on our webchat about your mum’s cancer and diet. This will allow them to ask you more questions about your mum’s cancer. This will help them to give you a more specific answer to your question.
Best wishes,
Ellen -Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or email us.
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