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[dazned]

Hi,

Can anyone give some ideas please! ?

When / if you get that awful background nauseous feeling and lost appetite what do you keep on hand?

I know I must eat else I will make matters worse ,tablets on empty stomachs,sugar dips etc. but I just don't want/ fancy anything. Been this way for 4 days and its not like me I love my food normally but the thought of a proper meal is beyond me.

What do others keep on hand for good,handy,snacks

Many thanks for any help x

[Dancinggirl]

Fennel tea and ginger biscuits help me. Toast and honey is another comfort food I like when my stomach is playing up. When you don't feel like eating it is tough - there have been some viruses sculling around this winter that seem to give slight nausea - horrid. I think it is very important to keep hydrated - so water or herbel teas can be a good idea. Hope you feel better soon.  Dg x

[honorsmum]

Porridge, cream crackers with butter,fish fingers, cheese on toast, fruit smoothies, hot milky drinks, protein bars - anything little and often. I quite often have periods of no appetite/nausea but have to force myself to eat, otherwise I feel worse.

[dazned]

Thanks will get stocked with some of those things.

Ian keeping hydrated ,feel like my tummy is swishing with all the liquid 

It's a bit like a morning sickness but all day! Then I just had a weird craving for garlic mushrooms ! Sure that wouldn't be very suitable at this point.

I wonder if femoston conti mimics pregnancy? Very strange.

[CLKD]

My best friend always used flat Cokacola [sp] and plain salted crisps.

As a 'recoverying' anorexic I have a huge list: because once I go off food I can't eat or drink anything 

mixed bags of fruit and nuts to nibble
bananas - slow release energy
pancakes - mixture keeps a couple of days in the fridge
Dextrose tablets to stave off nausea
Very thin Readybrek
Milk shakes cold from the fridge
Spoonful of Bovril in hot water and toast - as I begin to recover appetite I add already boiled rice into the mug and sometimes frozen peas
Dry crackers
DH cooks thinly sliced chicken breasts with plain rice
Those bread sticks can help too …...

[Dorothy]

Digestive biscuits if I can cope with sweet food.  Otherwise Table water biscuits, ryvita, oat cakes...

[dazned]

Thanks for all these great ideas 

I couldn't even think of things for myself!

Well done CLKD on getting on the road to recovery 

[tiger74]

I would agree with the 'little and often' comment.  That worked for me during chemo.  A plate piled high with food was always very off-putting. 

I would eat whatever I fancied.  If you have a craving or garlic mushrooms, what's wrong with having a portion of those?

[CLKD]

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