Hi all,
I've got the start of my first cycle of Chemotherapy this week.
What would you recommending eating and drinking before the treatment starts?
I've heard about laying off the caffeine and possibly upping your fibre intake.
Colmanskid
Hi Colmanskid
Sorry to hear about your first cycle of chemotherapy. I am not expert and had my first cycle last Tuesday but drink as much water as you can, I drink a lot of water normally but why your body is like errr no I don’t want anymore when you need to drink it’s hard, maybe add a lemon into it. I bought the 2 litre bottles and put them in the fridge. Get some ice lollies in aswell especially in this heat. With regards with food I just ate what I felt like which was jacket potato with cheese and salad most days! Be aware of constipation which I have unfortunately found out the hard way, if you can get some sachets you Mix Ruth Ester have those daily it will be worth it. Good luck on your first cycle, keep us updated xx Zoe
Sorry goodness knows what happened re above basically if you get some fibre sachets from the Drs drink those each day it should help stop constipation xx
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