I'm on my second round of EOX for osophogieal cancer. From 6 weeks after the start of my first round I've been suffering from diahrea. The result being that I've found hydration, weight gain and electrolyte balance quite a challenge.
I had been trying to increase my body weight by increasing my intake of high fat milk, cream, yoghurt and other dairy products. I disused this with my dietician who agreed was a good way to build fat and body mass.
Following some investigation I found that chemotherapy can cause lactose intolerance. I modified my diet to remove all dairy and found almost instantly that my diahrea stopped. Next step is to reintroduce lactose free dairy and see where that takes me.
I hope this is helpful to others that may be suffering from the same side effects.
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community
Thanks very much for taking the time to tell the group about your experiences. I'm sure that it'll come in useful for others dealing with this type of cancer.
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