Hello - I'm starting Mitomycin and Capecitabine this Monday. As of late, I've been eating any and all food that is said to help fight off cancer, hoping to help prevent cancer from spreading while waiting for treatment to start and moving forward. I would like to know what you all eat/have eaten during treatment. Thank you!
I'm wondering if the green tea you drink is matcha? Or just green tea bags? I have heard that caffeine is not recommended during treatment. My doc says to eat whatever I want but stay away from spicy foods. I have also read that only eat white foods, rice etc. I'm so confused and what to eat and not eat. I am done with one week out of 5.5 weeks of treatment and I have absolutely no side effects....yet. I have been growing broccoli sprouts in jars. I ate about one cup every day until the PA I saw said broccoli (including sprouts) will make it hard to have a good bowel movement down the road. If I blend it up in a smoothy and drink it I'm thinking that might be ok. My onc did advise me to stop taking Vit D3 while on chemo so I stopped for now. Thanks!
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