Diet advice

Hi Sharptoothmints and a warm welcome to the board. Yes the waiting for scan results and a treatment plan feels very much in limbo time but once you have a plan in place then things will honestly feel a bit better. 

It’s often recommended to follow a low fibre diet at various stages throughout your treatment - it’s not particularly healthy but is gentle on the bowel and less aggravating on the tumour. I’ve attached a couple of links below. Have you been allocated a colorectal support nurse yet? You could ring them for advice or the support desk on the number below for help too?

 Low Residue Diet 

https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/Bowel_Cancer_UK_Eating_Well_V4.pdf

Take care

Karen x

Thank you For the information, I ll read through it x 

Hi @sharptoothmints,

After two recurrences in the lungs I have drastically changed my diet with the aim of starving the cancer cells (as fast-divided cells they need more nutrients than normal cells) and reduce inflammation (which also fuels the cancer). This means a low glycaemic diet (no sugar, pasta, potatoes, white bread etc.), no red meat, reduced dairy, and plenty of fish, grain and veggies. I also take supplements known to have anti-cancer properties: turmeric, berberine, low-dose aspirin. Any question, message me

Cecile