Food difficulties

My husband is finding eating difficult, he doesn’t want to eat. I think he is also frightened to eat because feeling sick or using the toilet frequently. I’m worried because of his weight loss. Please help with suggestions. I’ve tried little & often, savoury, sweet, fortisips. 

  • Hi Cookie2 and welcome to the Cancer Chat community although I'm sorry to hear your husband is finding it difficult to eat at the moment.

    If you haven't done so already, do make sure you let your husband's healthcare team know about this as they will be able to address his concerns and advise you on the best way to approach this.

    I hope these tips we have for people who are having diet problems and putting on weight will help, but if you'd like to discuss any of the information I've provided in more detail with one of our cancer nurses, you can do so on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very insightful and will do all they can to help.

    Hopefully some of our members will offer their suggestions and advice to you soon, but in the meantime, we're thinking of you both and wishing your husband all the best moving forward.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator