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Chemotherapy may be your best bet on surviving cancer but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with its own negative effects, as anyone who has been through chemo knows well. One of the most significant negative effects is your diet. Maintaining a healthy diet, which your body needs to fight off infection and maintain strength, is especially difficult while undergoing chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is responsible for a myriad of issues that complicate your eating habits. These issues brought on by chemo affect people in all different kinds of ways. Chemotherapy can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, appetite loss, changes in one’s sense of taste or smell that make eating unpleasant, dry mouth, mouth sores, sore throat, lactose intolerance, weight gain and weight loss.
The graphic that can be found below, 20 Healthy Diet Tips for Chemotherapy, can be a healthy guide for anyone experiencing or knows someone experiencing eating issues while undergoing chemotherapy. The tips are easy to follow and simple enough to keep in mind. If you can make eating more enjoyable and more nutritious during the course of treatment, then you’re going to feel healthier and be healthier as time goes on.
Of course, if these tips and all else fails, never hesitate to consult your physician, a nurse or a dietician to review your situation and help you develop a plan to combat whatever dietary-related symptoms are affecting you. Continue reading for dietary inspiration.
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