Topic: Any Xeloda food tips?

Paula,

I have the same problem. I am on my second cycle of Xeloda.  I just don't  feel like eating much, and when I do nothing healthy is appealing to me. We went out to dinner tonight and I ate about 2 bites of my dinner. It seems my Gurd is giving me more problems as well.

Maybe we should just drink an ensure :)- I hope during your week break your appetite improves.

xoxo

I am at changing treatment prossecc and as I was trying to find infos for Xeloda I read some food suggestions on the Treatment and Side effects page of the site. I also have bought fish oil with vitamins (and orange taste) and read it is good for those who don't feel like eating much. 

Good luck..

Oy, no dairy, huh? THAT is a bummer. I guess all those carrots I ate last week were a no-no, too. Lucky for me, I love bananas... 

Thanks, guys

Xeloda has caused me to make my lifetime maximum of "stool soup" and put me in the hospital and two weeks on IV fluids due to GI issues.

Food tips mentioned by Cheryl are good.  Eat a LOW FIBER diet, I could tolerate the Lactaid milk and ate very small amounts of dairy, yogurt was okay.  Only cooked vegetables, no raw.  The gas producing ones, cabbage, broccoli, beans etc you should avoid and if you eat them do so in small amounts. Avoid fresh fruit with skin.  Canned fruit is okay.  Red meat is harder to digest as well as anything with high fat and can cause GI upset.  Get rid of all caffeine.  I replaced with water and Gatorade Rain.  I ate lots of eggs and bread and jello with fruit in it. 

Add Lactabacillus supplement daily along with an acid suppresant/proton pump inhibitor ie Protonx, Prilocec.  I had to take Protonx at 40mg twice a day to control the acid.  The acid can aggravate the intestines.

If you use Immodium, don't follow the directions, it won't help.  Try two tablets after each stool and you can exceed the max dosage per day.  Ask your onc for a prescription for Lomotil.  It is stronger than Immodium, but it can make you tired.  If you use these you will then have constipation for a few days after, don't let it fool you into thinking you can eat what you want, stick with the low fiber diet.  I found drinking hot decaf tea helped ease the constipation without setting off the diarrhea again.

I finally had to move to Sandostatin injectible due to grade 3 and 4 diarrhea episodes.  It works very well and fast.  Not fun giving yourself a shot though. 

Hope some of this info helps and you never have the issues I did!!  Plus, I really hope Xeloda knocks your mets to NED.

Feel well and good luck...Darlene

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