What to drink during radiotherapy for throat cancer

Hi GingerWilma 

welcome to the community. 
Thirst is a real problem while you’re having RT and for quite some time after. I got some relief sipping diet ginger ale or diet cola. Soda water is good too. 
Apart from the usual Difflam and Caphosol mouth washes you get Gelclair is soothing and soda bic/ salt keeps the mouth clean. 
I use BioXtra mouthwash which is made for dry mouths and is emollient. That might be worth trying. 
Hope some of this helps 

Hi Sadly I couldn’t quench my thirst for a good while during and after treatment. I found bottled water more palatable than tap water I live in a hard water area which didn’t help. I also found boiled water left to cool until lukewarm easier. 
flat Diet Coke swirled round my mouth helped to disperse some of thick Mucus also soda water. I had a humidifier for the bedroom which helped. Plus hospital gave me a nebuliser which helped thin the mucus. It’s all par for the course of our treatment. It doesn’t last forever. Bioxtra mouthwash on prescription helps as well. There will be light at end of the tunnel. 
Hazel x

To help with thickened mucus sparkling water tastes OK to me. Also, lemon juice or infused lemon water.  Not² as salty as other drinks. I can tolerate warm milky coffee or iced/cold coffee. Vanilla milkshakes are good and so is custard. I have been given Calshakes in chocolate, strawberry and neutral. The first 2 are a big no-no. The neutral ones I have added vanilla to and they have become palatable.

1. Not drinks, but as I said earlier, Custard is good. The other thing that's been great for flavour is Greek Yoghurt. Also anything cheese. I've been puréeing some veg and covering it with cheese sauce. It makes a perfect lump free meal