Chemo and Food

[lmccall63]

I am going through chemo, T/C, and I'm on my fifth treatment....I only have one more to go but I am finding that I cannot eat for almost 2 weeks after chemo.  Nothing tastes good and just the sight of some foods or smell makes me want to throw up.  Anyone have the same issues and what is good to eat.  I'm losing weight during this, which is fine, but I get so shakey from not eating.  

Thanks, Laurie

[mikki717]

i found myself eating alot of fruit as to the chemo gave me like a dry mouth and everything taste like metal , i turned to plastic spoons and forks and i could only eat fruits ,jellos, and mac and cheese so i pretty much lived on that for 4 months .another thing for me is that my liguid intake got worse because what i use to drink i no longer could, i turned to water ,that was the only thing i could drink .....remember we are all different tho i have tried many of other cancer patients ideas some work some do not its all up to the individual

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear Laurie:  For some people it may be a matter of better nausea control, which should be discussed with your doctor.  For others, it may be a matter of trial and error.  Sometimes hot foods with smells are more difficult to tolerate.  You might enjoy reading about this more on www.chemocare.com.  Select managing side effects and then you can read about appetite loss and taste changes.  Both have good information.  There is also a section on eating during chemotherapy that you may find helpful.  

[SueYoung55]

Oh how I remember that!! Are you taking EMEND for the nausea/vomiting? It works wonders! As for not eating, are you having the "everything tastes like metal mouth/chemicals or are you at the everything tastes like a salt lick" stage? Strangely enough, I ate the quarter pounder w/cheese from MacDonalds  which I normally don't even like. For some reason, I could taste it over the metal mouth/chemical stage so at least I had something I could eat. When I reached the salt lick stage I craved sweet things, enough so that I asked my oncologist why!! He told me because I could taste it  and he reassured me that it wasn't hurting me to be in that phase.
You are almost done! You are doing great! One more treatment woman!!! You can do this!