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My wife has Nasal Oesophageal Cancer and has had 6 cycles of Chemo and is now starting 7 weeks of radiotherapy and weekly chemo. My wife is starting to become a bit down with the fact that she has a horrible taste in her mouth from the treatment. If anyone can suggest any ways in which you have found coping mechanisms to make things more tolerable I would be most grateful for your advice. Thank you.

SuzieW over 2 years ago

Welcome! So sorry its been so tough for your wife and yourself. This is a hard road to travel. Sadly I'm too new to offer any advice other than to repeat what I've heard others have said- try different things to eat until taste returns to more normal. Take care

Rf2k18 over 2 years ago

Hi there!

I would speak to your oncologist who should be able to prescribe a mouthwash for you.

When I was going through chemo everyhing tasted very salty.

I used different mouthwashes and persevered with this.

I also would put one little million sweet in my mouth to change the taste in my mouth.

Unfortunately you will just need to persevere - nothing worked for me. I just needed to manage best as I could.

My hubby and kids would make fruit smoothies to help me increase my fluid intake so I would drink these as this helped to flush out the chemo and move my bowels.

I hope you find a solution.

Take care

Rf2k18

Lowedal over 2 years ago

Sorry for my late response WuzuPig888

Welcome to the forum. I woudl suggest natural herbs like parsley or coriander, to be chewed on and maybe spat out as they can be hard to digest. Alternatively a combination of herbs of your wife's preference brewed into a tea...

I do hope her treatment is going well, even though she has this negative side effect

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