Sep 12 2007
Pancreatic cancer diet
In order to prevent cancer, I learned that all red vegetables and fruits are to be eaten as much as possible. "As much as possible" is a crucial factor, that’s why it’s much better to eat organic tomato paste in stead of eating the same amount of fresh organic tomatoes (it’s what in the red color that you need to prevent you from getting cancer).
So lets continue my Pavarotti pancreatic cancer quest…
Cancer diet
Father had metastatic liver cancer and mom’s first idea was to cut down on anything fat… Sound logical but when you know that father is dying, then you need to take the quality of life into perspective. That’s why we started to make sure we didn’t deprive father of anything food-wise!
Pancreatic cancer diet
Patients suffering from Pancreatic cancer symptoms not only have to deal with the emotional aspects of having to live with the disease but also with the effects from undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer: may it be chemotherapy and /or radiation.
As such, it is always helpful to get the advice of a dietitian who can advise you what foods to take to ensure you get all the nourishment your body requires.
Rest assure in father’s case due to his liver being filled with tumors, even if you would eat all that’s required, the liver just isn’t able to deal with it anymore 
Pancreatic cancer diet suggestions
Some of the following suggestions may also help to ensure that patients eat healthily and in sufficient amounts to keep their strengths up.
One of the most important things to do is to drink lots of fluid which is necessary to keep the body functioning properly. Again, when father was in his last days of metastatic liver cancer: his body couldn’t absorb water anymore, so it was no use to keep on drinking! All depends on the individual person and the stage his body is in!
Meals should be in smaller portions and frequent throughout the day and foods should be soft and easily digested such as soups, congee, soft rice, baked potato, etc. We especially made every day fresh whole meal soups, and we were lucky that soups was one of father’s favorite food.
Dietary supplements may also be needed since the body now can’t absorb nutrients easily. For this we added those so called astronaut drinks.
Have lots of fresh fruits as snacks and restrict fats in your diet (though you should follow your doctor’s recommendations for reducing fat in your diet). Again use your common sense: if you can’t get healthy at all anymore, then don’t deprive yourself!
There will be days when you just can eat at all and you should see a doctor if you don’t feel better in a couple of days.
Pancreatic cancer diet summarized
As usual when one talks about cancer, the answers are blur and it’s up to you basically what to do. Summarized: your diet should reflect your Pancreatic cancer prognosis and Cure for pancreatic cancer, as well as which of the Types of pancreatic cancer you are having and which stage you are in. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer requires a complete different approach that a pancreatic cancer that can be cured with surgery.
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