Fasting protocol during chemo?

I recieve diagnosis of tnbc spread to my mediastinal nodes in January 2019. I have been doing intermittent fasting on my own. I researched a bit and tried it. I do the 16 hours of fast and 8 hours to eat. I try not to eat after 6. And don’t eat until 10am or later. I drink a lot of black coffee in the morning to hold me over. This is doable for me plus I don’t want to loose any weight which I have maintain. I did also try to do a 24 hour fast starting the night before chemo and ended day of chemo. It was hard. I would like to try a longer fast but I haven’t set my mind on it. I try not to do sugar ( cheat on occasion), eat clean, daily exercise, use infrared sauna almost daily, juice daily and do extremely hot baths. I am on the tecentriq/ abraxane treatment and have been maintaining well for 7 months. I hope this helps. I hope chemo goes well tomorrow! I will be thinking of you bo

Hi. I fasted the day before, the day of, and the day after my Adriamycin and cytoxan infusions and it greatly helped prevent nausea and vomiting. I also fasted for 48 hours before and after the taxol infusions. Again, I did not experience any nausea or vomiting. Currently, I am taking Xeloda, which is an oral chemo taken twice a day with food. I have experienced nausea ever day since I started Xeloda and I think it is because I cannot use fasting to minimize these side effects. I also have been doing the keto diet and intermittent fasting (16 hour fast and 8 hrs to eat). I did not get a PCR but according to MO, there were very few cancer cells left

Hi SantaBarbarian.

I read some of your other posts on the Xeloda topic and they gave me hope. Xeloda has been difficult, which is weird because I think I handled AC-T well. I’m only in my first week of the second cycle and I can’t believe the number of side effects I’ve been experiencing. Not only do I have daily nausea, but also headaches and pain (possibly neuropathy) in both hands. I’ve been icing my hands and feet every day, twice a day for two hours each time. I’m hoping it works, because it is a real pain in the butt. I’ll try the fasting again during my week off. I hope it helps

hello ladies,

I am new to this post. I am starting Abraxane starting next week. Technically speaking this is the fourth chemo drugs i am getting. Initially AC,Carboplatin,Xelod and now this one. I have tried keto diet and intermittent fasting but sometimes i feel like i am trying in vague. But after seeing this post, it is encourgaing me to do the fasting esp during my chemo treatment.

How was the fasting process ? Like if we do the fasting before and after chemo, was it tolerable i mean usually once the chemo day ends i get the craving of eating some spicy food . Can anyone please advise the tips. This time i really want to follow the strict diet.

Thank you