a water bottle with you during the day. This may help you get into the habit of drinking plenty of fluids. Try softer or cold foods like yogurt, pudding, kheer, ras malai, milkshake, ice lollies, khichri, pallao or vegetable rice. What foods can I take to cope with the side effects of treatment? Try soft foods that are easy to chew and swallow: Milkshakes • Bananas, peachs, pears, and apricot nectars • Watermelon • Cottage cheese or yogurt • Mashed potatoes or noodles • Macaroni and cheese • Custards, puddings, kheer, ras malai • Scrambled eggs • Oatmeal or other cooked cereals • Pureed or mashed vegetables and meats • Avoid foods or liquids that can irritate your mouth: Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, or other citrus • fruit or juice Tomato sauces or juice • Spicy or salty foods • Cut foods into small pieces. Mix food with butter, margarine, thin gravy, or sauce to make it easier to swallow. Use a straw to drink liquids. Use a smaller-than-usual spoon, such as a baby spoon. PGS/MDO/20/01/E Patient Guide Series EATING HINTS Try foods cold or at room temperature. Hot foods can irritate a tender mouth and throat. Try drinking warm yakhni, stew or salty broth; it can soothe throat pain. Try sucking on ice chips. If your teeth and gums are sore, your dentist may be able to recommend a special product for cleaning your teeth. Rinse your mouth often with water to remove food and bacteria and to promote healing of mouth sores. What can I eat once my treatment ends? After your cancer treatment ends and you are feeling better, you may want to think again about the traditional guidelines for healthy eating. Just as you wanted to go into treatment with all the reserves that such a diet could give you, you will want to do the best for yourself and your body at this important time. Here are some important tips: Focus on eating a variety of foods every day to get all nutrients you need. Emphasise fruits and vegetables as they provide vitamins, minerals, and fibre. Emphasise breads and cereals, especially the whole grain varieties, such as whole wheat bread, oats, and brown rice. Limit fat, salt, sugar, and smoked or pickled foods. Try lower-fat cooking methods, such as broiling, steaming, and poaching. Think about ways you used to make mealtime special and try them again. Do not be afraid to ask a friend or family member for help with cooking or shopping. Adapted from patient information developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services Ras Malai Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre 7A Block R-3, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: +92 42 3590 5000 Ext 4012 | Fax: +92 42 3594 5151 www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk
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a water bottle with you during the day. This may help
you get into the habit of drinking plenty of fluids.
Try softer or cold foods like yogurt, pudding, kheer,
ras malai, milkshake, ice lollies, khichri, pallao or
vegetable rice.
What foods can I take to cope with the sideeffects of treatment?
Try soft foods that are easy to chew and swallow:
Milkshakes•
Bananas, peachs, pears, and apricot nectars •
Watermelon •
Cottage cheese or yogurt •
Mashed potatoes or noodles •
Macaroni and cheese •
Custards, puddings, kheer, ras malai•
Scrambled eggs •
Oatmeal or other cooked cereals •
Pureed or mashed vegetables and meats•
Avoid foods or liquids that can irritate your mouth:
Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, or other citrus•
fruit or juice
Tomato sauces or juice •
Spicy or salty foods •
Cut foods into small pieces.
Mix food with butter, margarine, thin gravy, or
sauce to make it easier to swallow.
Use a straw to drink liquids.
Use a smaller-than-usual spoon, such as a baby
spoon.
PG
S/M
DO
/20
/01
/E
Patient Guide Series
EATING HINTSTry foods cold or at room temperature. Hot foods
can irritate a tender mouth and throat.
Try drinking warm yakhni, stew or salty broth; it
can soothe throat pain.
Try sucking on ice chips.
If your teeth and gums are sore, your dentist may
be able to recommend a special product for
cleaning your teeth.
Rinse your mouth often with water to remove food
and bacteria and to promote healing of mouth
sores.
What can I eat once my treatment ends?
After your cancer treatment ends and you are
feeling better, you may want to think again about
the traditional guidelines for healthy eating. Just
as you wanted to go into treatment with all the
reserves that such a diet could give you, you will
want to do the best for yourself and your body at
this important time.
Here are some important tips:
Focus on eating a variety of foods every day to get
all nutrients you need.
Emphasise fruits and vegetables as they provide
vitamins, minerals, and fibre.
Emphasise breads and cereals, especially the
whole grain varieties, such as whole wheat bread,
oats, and brown rice.
Limit fat, salt, sugar, and smoked or pickled foods.
Try lower-fat cooking methods, such as broiling,
steaming, and poaching.
Think about ways you used to make mealtime
special and try them again.
Do not be afraid to ask a friend or family member
for help with cooking or shopping.
Adapted from patient information developed by
the US Department of Health and Human Services
Ras Malai
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospitaland Research Centre
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre7A Block R-3, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan