Sunday, December 20, 2009

Healthy recipes especially designed for someone with stomach cancer?

I asked this question in ';Alternative Medicine'; and all anyone had to say was ';Ask your doctor.'; A friend asked me to post this question, so I found that line of responses quite unhelpful.Healthy recipes especially designed for someone with stomach cancer?
Eat small, frequent meals.


Avoid drinking with meals


Eat slowly and chew thoroughly


Avoid extremely hot or cold foods or liquids.


Rest after meals.


Avoid sugar.


Avoid troublesome foods. alcohol, chocolate, caffeinated beverages such as coffee and sodas, spicy foods, fruit juices, raw fruits and vegetables, beans, broccoli, cabbage and other gassy foods, and sugar-free sweeteners such as sorbitol or mannitol. Butter, margarine, oils and high-fat foods such as mayonnaise, nuts, cream, ice cream and red meat may be particularly troublesome.





Talk to a dietitian





Try eating softly cooked or pureed fruits and vegetables, rice, plain baked potatoes, soups, broth, and chicken or fish cooked without fat.





Drink 1/2 your body weight of water in ounces, daily.





Some recipes here:


http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/eatin鈥?/a>





http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_Pub_Interface鈥?/a>

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