No appetite

Hi again MMS and it’s good to hear from you although not about your challenges around food.

Appetite challenges unfortunately can happen especially following having stomach issues.

Fir the 4 months post my final treatment I lived on small but often cups of food……. initially good home made liquidised soups. I just could not eat any plate of food…… but eventually this come ok.

Hi Mike, thanks for that, yes I love soup and I make my own vegetable/bean chunky soup so looking forward to cooler days coming up. It is a struggle and the bout of diarrhoea really got to me. We are going to see my son in Toronto next week for a couple of weeks so that should cheer me up somewhat. Hope you are keeping well. 

Meryl

Hi Meryl, I had a few bad diarrhoea episodes and it’s hard work as it knocks the digestive system out of balance as well as your appetite….. let’s look for things to settle down.

Your trip sounds amazing, it took a few years before my consultant said he was happy for me to travel abroad and even now, 8 years on from my last treatment my GP insists that I have emergency antibiotics with me although as yet I have not needed them.

Have a great time.

I had problems with absolute lack of appetite when I was recovering from a stem cell transplant. Just no interest in eating whatsoever. Doctor prescribed a short course of Marinol, which is synthetic THC. It had the effect of "jump starting" my appetite and after a few days use, I was able to stop it and had no further trouble. Not sure of its availability and use in the UK, but it is one patient's experience.