I had 12 weeks of Paclitaxel and it is a taxane like Docetaxel.
I avoided anything with live bacteria, I suffered with diarrhoea and took loperamide (Imodium), I found fresh fruit and salad made it worse especially apples and pears. Good excuse to eat cake
. I remember the nurses suggesting eating a ‘brown’/plain food diet, white bread, white rice, all the food were are supposed to avoid. I couldn’t drink any alcohol, it upset my stomach and didn’t taste good, haven’t had any since. Advised if I had lost my taste to eat small amounts of pineapple, it did help but don’t each too much!
Take care with dental hygiene, salt water mouthwash helps with mouth and throat soreness. Not sure about EC but I had a few bouts of oral thrush.
I don’t know if you have already joined one, but BCN have a monthly chemo starters group. I found reading some posts from previous months helpful in the management of side effects and what to look out for.
You are strong, you’ve done EC you can do Docetaxel.
Take care ![]()