Eating a healthy, balanced diet and staying well nourished can help you feel better before, during and after your cancer treatment.
Having cancer and some types of cancer treatment might affect your appetite, your mouth, how food tastes and your ability to swallow. Some people also get tummy problems such as:
- Nausea - feeling or being sick
- Diarrhoea - runny poo
- Constipation - finding it harder to poo than normal
Our dietitians specialise in helping people with cancer to stay well nourished and to manage side-effects like these. Our dietitians have lots of useful advice and tips including:
- Meal suggestions and menu ideas
- Menu ideas when you have fatigue (persistent tiredness)
- Menu ideas if you are on a tight budget
- Staying well nourished if you have diabetes
- Staying well nourished if you are vegan
- Coping with side-effects including sore mouth and dry mouth