Hi, I’ve just started chemo and a biological drug and finding my way through what I can and can’t eat. Do you know if I can drink non alcoholic drinks?
My oncologist was quite blunt, he said to eat and drink anything I could keep down and didn’t taste revolting! Basically reverse what you’d do on a weight loss diet (within reason). When my side effects were at their worst I survived on homemade soup, smoothies and thick shakes (full fat milk and/or cream). Peanut butter and banana powershake was a favourite. My tastebuds were temporarily damaged, white wine tasted like water, some red wines were OK but beer and whisky tasted utterly revolting! The damage slowly got better once I’d finished chemo - within six weeks my taste was back to normal.
