Targeted Nutrition During Radiation

DesertPup
DesertPup Member Posts: 53
edited April 2019 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Hi All,

I'm in week 4 of six weeks and now starting to get super weak, nauseous and no appetite. Is anyone supplementing with anything healthy & helpful? Bone broth? Protein shakes? Particular juice blends? I don't feel like having any solids so any liquid type recommendations would be great :) Organic if possible. Thank you! I have yet to secure an appointment with the nutritionist as it was denied for Cancer so we're trying for obesity as I am technically fat ;)

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  • Ingerp
    Ingerp Member Posts: 2,624
    edited April 2019

    This might not help much but I became a big believer in protein while I was in chemo. I cut back on it during rads but I really think it just helps our blood, helps our bodies recover, . . . Could you do ground beef? Protein shakes? Eggs in some form? (Weird thing but I had cut back significantly and was having issues with Herceptin. I started eating red meat for one or two nights before treatment and have felt much better.)

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  • DesertPup
    DesertPup Member Posts: 53
    edited April 2019

    Thank you Ingerp. I am eating proteins but probaly not as much or as often as I should be. Eggs, meats and some shakes but nothing regimented and some days I just have avo toast and a protein shake and water. I think I need to be on a definite plan that I don't stray from to feel better until I get through all this.

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  • Ingerp
    Ingerp Member Posts: 2,624
    edited April 2019

    FWIW, during chemo I had red meat 5-6 times a week, plus an egg every day, plus a protein shake every day. (Not to mention the ice cream I was craving--maybe treat this like when you're pregnant and eat what appeals to you?)

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  • DesertPup
    DesertPup Member Posts: 53
    edited April 2019

    Oh I've been giving into cravings way too much- Not the way I want to go :) Thanks for the response.

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  • hapa
    hapa Member Posts: 920
    edited April 2019

    I was told to eat at least 90 grams of protein a day during rads, split up into four meals. For me that was an enormous amount of protein and I couldn't achieve it without having protein shakes and eating more than I really wanted. I wound up gaining a few pounds. Oh well.

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  • Mary_Liz_Ann3
    Mary_Liz_Ann3 Member Posts: 24
    edited April 2019

    I was given no information about food to eat during radiation so this is very interesting. Has anyone felt that protein shakes give more energy or are they to build ip your body ? I'm on day seven of sixteen treatments . I've been eating a lot more vegetables and fruuts whivh seems opposite o this.

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  • AliceBastable
    AliceBastable Member Posts: 3,461
    edited April 2019

    I remember being told - perhaps by the radiation nurse - to eat plenty of protein during treatment weeks, and to drink lots of water. The only effect rads had on my appetite was that I got more hungry than usual.

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