Advice to overcome common side effects

Advice if you are struggling to eat or are losing weight

Common questions about alternative diets

Prehabilitation (preparing for treatment)

Many people have eating problems during and after cancer treatment. The information below highlights some of the common eating difficulties and suggest some practical ways to manage them.

Coping with nausea and vomiting

Coping with constipation

Coping with a sore mouth or throat

Coping with taste changes

Coping with feeling full quickly

Coping with diarrhoea

Coping with a dry mouth

Coping with being too tired to cook

Coping with wind

Coping with indigestion and heart burn

Here are some additional films that may help you: (this is third party content)

What should I eat if…food and drink do not taste right?

What should I eat if…I am constipated?

What should I eat if…I have diarrhoea?

What should I eat if…I feel sick?

What should I eat if…I have sore mouth?

Food safety during cancer treatment

Eating problems and cancer

Useful links

Eating problems and cancer (macmillan.org.uk)

Eating problems and cancer (short film by Macmillan Cancer Support)

How to manage constipation during chemotherapy (short film by The Royal Marsden)

This information is for general advice only.

If you have been advised to follow a special diet then continue with this.

For further advice speak to your health care professional.

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