Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are important treatments for cancer, but they can kill cancer cells while damaging other normal cells, leading to a range of adverse effects that can seriously affect quality of life. This situation may be improved if some attention is paid to diet. Here are some suggestions on how to adjust your diet in several ways. 10 suggestions to combat adverse reactions 1, improve appetite during chemotherapy patients need more nutrition, but chemotherapy drugs often make people lose their appetite. You can drink yogurt, vegetable soup, eat some sweet snacks, eat bread with some peanut butter or other jams. Make the food taste heavier and sweeter, it may enhance the appetite; 2, make the food more delicious Chemotherapy can damage the taste buds, making some food taste strange, and plain water can also make you find it difficult to swallow. At this time, it is necessary to find ways to make food more palatable, for example, you can add some lemon to plain water. If you can not stand the taste of lean meat, you can eat more eggs, fish, skim milk and so on to supplement protein; 3, relieve mouth ulcers during chemotherapy, immunity will be reduced, some patients often appear mouth ulcers. Want to promote the healing of mouth ulcers, you should avoid drinking alcohol, eating spicy, overheated irritating food. Drink more water and gargle with light salt water will help the ulcers heal; 4, how to reduce nausea Ginger candy, peppermint candy or ginger tea can help reduce nausea. Eating slightly cooler foods can reduce nausea than hot foods. Also avoid greasy, fried food, food with a lot of spices, like Thai food and so on as little as possible; 5, eat less and more meals During chemotherapy, eat less and more meals is more conducive to the absorption of food nutrients, and can reduce the symptoms of nausea and vomiting; 6, improve constipation Drinking more water is a good way to fight constipation. You have to start eating more vegetables and fruits with high fiber if you previously ate a variety of high-fiber foods less, but you should not rush, but slowly adjust the diet structure. At the same time to do some exercise, such as walking and so on, on the gastrointestinal peristalsis also help, can fight constipation; 7, fight diarrhea When you have diarrhea, to eat less or do not eat greasy food and fried food. Also, drink less coffee, sugary drinks, mixers, fruit juices, etc., and eat less of various salads and raw foods. You can drink more porridge, eat more potatoes, pumpkin, etc.; 8, avoid dehydration Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea and vomiting may lead to dehydration. When the following conditions occur is a hint that you may have mild dehydration: dry mouth or feel very sticky in the mouth, sunken eye sockets, little urine or very dark urine, reduced tears. The most important way to avoid dehydration is to drink a lot of water, do not wait until you are thirsty to think about drinking water; 9. Consult a dietitian A professional dietitian can give you useful advice on how to choose and match ingredients and balance the intake of various nutrients to solve various dietary problems you encounter during chemotherapy; 10. Keep a dietary diary Write down what you have eaten and whether you feel uncomfortable after eating. This will help you and the dietitian to better determine which foods are making you uncomfortable and can better regulate your diet. 4 tips 1, abstain from alcohol During chemotherapy, your liver takes on the job of metabolizing chemotherapy drugs and reducing drug toxicity. Drinking alcohol at this time will put an extra burden on your liver and reduce the efficiency of the liver’s work. Also drinking alcohol can aggravate gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea and vomiting. Some chemotherapy drugs may react with alcohol and bring incalculable damage to your body; 2. Use supplements carefully Experts recommend not to consume various vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber supplements during chemotherapy. They may react with chemotherapy drugs and affect their efficacy. If you are taking any supplements, be sure to communicate with your doctor first; 3. Drink less green tea Green tea contains antioxidant ingredients, and there is a big controversy in the medical community about whether these antioxidant ingredients have an effect on chemotherapy drugs. Some oncologists will advise their patients to limit the amount of green tea they drink to less than 400 ml per day; 4. Consult your doctor when eating soy products If your tumor is hormone-sensitive, eating soy products may have an effect on your tumor. Before eating soybean products, you should consult your oncologist to see if you need to adjust your chemotherapy regimen or avoid soybean products.