The doctors have been intrigued that Julia has not struggled with constipation from her chemotherapy drugs. She is one of the only kids they have ever seen on vincristine without chronic constipation. They have been asking about her diet, so we decided to keep track. Don't know if it holds the secret or not, but it works for her.
She has 1-2 days a week when she doesn't eat much of anything. She has definite taste preferences from the meds and some days eats only one or 2 of these items all day long. She has had quite an appetite. Most days she's eating 6-8 small meals a day, sometimes more. We feed her whenever she's hungry and follow her lead if she doesn't want to eat. She hasn't lost any weight so far. Here's her list...
40-50oz water daily (she can't tolerate drinking anything else since chemo started)
Grape Nuts cereal
whole wheat toast
wheat waffles with maple syrup
Better Start Light english muffins with PB
crescent rolls
red peppers
raspberries
watermelon
blueberries
apples
mandarin oranges
Danimals yogurt drinks
Danactive yogurt drinks
Yoplait Gogurts (frozen)
corn
rice
Barilla Plus pasta
Campbell's kids' soups (low sodium)
pizza
hard-boiled eggs
steak (once a week)
PB Ritz Bits
Goldfish crackers
Super Pretzels
smoothies
vanilla ice cream
Daily supplements:
Centrum Kids vitamins
Calcium Gummy Bears
Coromega supplements
Primadophilus Children (probiotics), added to her water
1 comment:
Amber, I'm so glad Julia is doing so well with everything that's being placed on her little body! What a good God we have! Her chemo diet is so full of grains and fiberous foods no wonder she's not having any trouble with constipation! That's awesome!
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