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What to food to offer when there is no appetite and change in taste

DoraJen
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Hi,

My dad is currently going through chemo for prostate cancer. He had 2 rounds successfully but after round 3 picked up an infection. He was admitted to hospital treated and released but has since been back in again for a small blood clot in his lung. My question is related to his food. He has zero appetite and says things taste disgusting or of nothing when he eats. He is having maybe 3 mouthfuls of a meal at lunchtime, some porridge in the morning and maybe a banana in the afternoon. He is struggling to keep drinking good amounts too.

Im just looking for advice on what I can do to help him get back to eating as he has lost a vast amount of weight, has extreme fatigue and no desire to do anything really.

Thanks in advance xx

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    Hiya. I’m going through similar with my mum. Her eating is really up and down and there’s loads of food she’s gone off of including fruits. I do her scrambled egg which seems to be a winner at the moment and make plenty of jelly’s and always try and and give her some melon, the only fruit she will sometimes eat, that way she’s having plenty of fluids. It’s really hard so I completely get your concern xx

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    Hiya. I’m going through similar with my mum. Her eating is really up and down and there’s loads of food she’s gone off of including fruits. I do her scrambled egg which seems to be a winner at the moment and make plenty of jelly’s and always try and and give her some melon, the only fruit she will sometimes eat, that way she’s having plenty of fluids. It’s really hard so I completely get your concern xx

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