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Mother suffering from breast cancer

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Mother is 70+ diagnosed breast cancer got surgery done and having chemotherapy want to know food for her

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No restriction on food for her. Let her have a normal balanaced diet, all that she has always had. There is no need to supplement anything in particular. Do not withhold sugar or starchy food, let her have that also in a proper proportion. Make her eat one fruit daily.

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Bhamra in reply to sumeet_shah

Thank you so much sir for your reply , her dr have told us that we can't give her raw so want to know what fruits and vegetables will help her and she gets acidity alot she is having pentacid also

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No restrictions on food, a protein rich diet will keep her healthy, two egg whites in the morning, pomegranate juice, ensure with milk, these will help her to maintain a good hb%, platelet count, tc and DC,and most of all family support will cheer her up, best wishes for her speedy recovery - regards, Sidduram

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This site has a good description of a neutropenic (bacteria free) diet. Also careful food preparation is very important. I would ask about grapefruit and pomegranate juice as both can interact with some treatments. Half of my meds say no grapefruit (also pomelos and Seville - bitter - oranges used making marmelade). Other oranges are OK if washed carefully and then peeled.

A neutropenic (nu-tro-PEE-nik) diet is for people with weakened immune systems. This diet helps protect them from bacteria and other harmful organisms found in some food and drinks. If your immune system is not working well, your body may have a hard time protecting itself from these bacteria.

Neutropenic Diet | Patient Education Materials | UPMC - Pittsburgh, PA ...

upmc.com › cancer › Pages › neutr..

The whole link isn't coming up. You could go to the site and search or google Neutropenic diet. If that doesn't work let me know.

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