Post radiotherapy stopped eating

It’s so very hard to see this happen to a loved one. Can you call your palliative nurses to get advice and see your mum? 

Hello Smurf1975, how very worrying for you. My husband finished his chemo/radiotherapy 4 weeks ago.  The radiotherapy left him with a very very sore burnt oesophagus so eating and drinking was unbelievably painful for him.  It wasn't that he didn't want to eat - he was just so wary of the pain he'd have if he did. Is your mum in hospital or at home?  My husband had 2 weeks in hospital due to dehydration and malnutrition.  He's been home a couple of weeks now.  What I've found helpful is to have small, easily swallowed snacks available at all hours of the day - ice cream, custard, mashed potatoes etc plus the Fortisip preparations the hospital prescribed for him.  I think you should be able to contact your designated nurses to advise you.  I so wish you lots of love and hugs and will be thinking of you and your mum.  Zebra