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She won't eat. How can we improve her appetite?
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Jun 13 12:53pm | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
Can you fill us in a bit more? How old is the patient? Is she concerned about loss of appetite? And what kind of cancer?
I had a family member who was prescribed a cannabis extract to improve appetite--but this was thirty years ago and the drugs may be more sophisticated now.
It can be hard to encourage someone to eat if they don't want to. I hope you and the patient are doing ok.
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Yes. She is 45-years-old and has a glioblastoma. It is deep in her brain and inoperable. She was diagnosed 8 months ago. She has done surprisingly well, but she's lost all short-term memory capabilities and she's lost 25 pounds. She's at 120; 5'9". She just has no interest in eating, not even her very favorites. We were hoping to give her the munchies without getting her confused or too high.