What can I get my husband to eat?

Hi there

I hope you are all going ok on your various journeys.

My husband completed treatment for stage 4 oesophageal cancer nearly 2 months ago. During treatment he ate well, probably because he was on a lot of steroids. But now, food makes him nauseous and he has very little appetite. He struggles to take 1000 calories a day at the moment, and often that is by way of Fortisip milkshakes through his gastric tube. This has been the case for the last week. He has recently recovered from an infection and was on strong antibiotics for 3 weeks, so that may be a factor.

Can anyone recommend food that he might be able to 'stomach'? I see on other threads people saying you just have to see food as fuel, not enjoyable. But it seems to actively make him feel sick. He also has some pain sometimes when swallowing (which we can eliminate with codeine). He can eat eggs and drinks squash and milkshakes, but really very little else.

Recommendations and tips gratefully received! Thank you, Creina