Post 5 - Senses and Stuff
https://www.pancan.org/news/tips-to-improve-the-taste-of-food-during-treatment/
When undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer there are many side effects, one being that patients may face is a change in how they experience food. Sometimes medications added to treatment regimens can also alter taste and often, the mouth can become dry, and this too can impact taste. One of the tips are that patients can try rinsing or cleaning their mouth just prior to eating using a non-alcohol mouth rinse, anything that contains alcohol is too abrasive. Another is that certain foods can taste unpleasant to some patients, if this is the case, try foods that do not offer complex tastes, and are instead more bland and simple (i.e. use a mild sauce with pasta, or go without sauce altogether).
This makes sense to me because when a family friend of mine was going through cancer, he was very picky with his food. Now I understand that this was because of the the treatments he was going through.
When undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer there are many side effects, one being that patients may face is a change in how they experience food. Sometimes medications added to treatment regimens can also alter taste and often, the mouth can become dry, and this too can impact taste. One of the tips are that patients can try rinsing or cleaning their mouth just prior to eating using a non-alcohol mouth rinse, anything that contains alcohol is too abrasive. Another is that certain foods can taste unpleasant to some patients, if this is the case, try foods that do not offer complex tastes, and are instead more bland and simple (i.e. use a mild sauce with pasta, or go without sauce altogether).
This makes sense to me because when a family friend of mine was going through cancer, he was very picky with his food. Now I understand that this was because of the the treatments he was going through.
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