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Food aversion with immunotherapy
Cancer | Last Active: Dec 19, 2022 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
No problem with Ketruda. It was radiation that got me. No interest in eating, but only nausea. I can tolerate yogurt, but that is all. Been on Ketruda every 3 weeks for 4 months with no food aversion. I just completed 10 radiation treatments. Three days after completing radiation, I had no interest in food. It has been one week and still no interest. I will try a piece of toast, but then feel nauseous. Even my morning cup of coffee does not taste good.
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Food aversion is my most common side effect with chemotherapy. During chemo infusion I am given 2 anti-nausea drugs. I can't recall the names but one I am told is immediate acting and one is active for several days. I like yogurt and eggs well done and nothing else. I am also supposed to drink 2 quarts of water to flush the drugs out of my kidneys. I have trouble drinking more than a quart a day. Adding lime juice helps. Coffee helps and I desire the energy boost and a small treat from the chemo side effects.