@colleenyoung Context: male, 71, normally 165#, currently 140#, up from treatment low of 127#, so of course, adjust any numbers for your situation Was prescribed a 300mg potassium pill once a day by my med. onc. and had a good long talk with the dietician. Some of what I recall: be sure to take or get vitamin C to help with metabolizing iron (I'm taking Floradix), eat lots of healthy fats (omega-3 etc.) like salmon.... no Trans-fats, try to get 65g+ of protein/day, hydration important for creatine, blood urea levels. To gain weight try to eat 3500 calories/day (2000/day for me will maintain current weight). Resistance exercise should go along with the big calories. The idea is to break a little muscle tissue to encourage new muscle growth. Calcium, of course, is important, but in my case my diet is more than sufficient. I consume a lot of dairy, too much according to nurse practitioner whom I also saw. Also cut back on sugar intake. Has anyone noticed a big increase in sugar cravings during/after treatment? I've heard conflicting information about sugar and tumors, some say it feeds cancer cells, some say it doesn't.
Some of supplements I take: B-12, zinc, biotin, potassium, iron and vit C, D-3... also kombucha (for gut), dandelion and cinnamon to slow angiogenesis, and importantly, get nutrients from my food.
I'll post more when I run across my notes. Anyone else have nutrition advice for gaining weight and muscle or anything else??