Any tips on making yourself eat on chemo?

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I started chemo on Friday. Im not hungry at all but know I have to eat cos I lack so much energy if I dont. Im really forcing myself to eat to which is horrible cos it just makes me feel sick. Any advice on making yourself hungry??

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Hi Emelf,

I find I can get food down better if I distract myself - read the paper, watch tv - and really concentrate on the other activity rather than the food. I also try to ensure that I get a big, healthy breakfast to at least start me off on the right foot!

Hope that helps, and good luck with the rest of the chemo

Julie
x

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Try sips of really cold sparkling water between mouthfuls.I managed to eat some quite unhealthy foods when I couldnt keep the good stuff down.I could manage nothing sweet except ice cream and fresh pineapple.Could always eat egg and chips,tinned tuna,and fish shop fish!!Small quantities when you fancy it.My husband loves telling people how he once got up at 3am to make me egg and chips!!

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Hi Emelf

for at least the first week after ac and tax I couldnt eat much. Taste foul, no appetite. On a couple of days I would literally take v small bites from a high calorie ‘sports’ bar from health food shop/ They have about 500 cals per bar which would normally scare me to death. Boots sell them too.

hope you manage something, little by little…

Chris x