Vomiting and diarrhoea are common side effects of cancer and treatment leading to dehydration. To function correctly, your body needs both water and electrolytes (such as sodium, potassium and chloride). Water helps to maintain body temperature, digest food and lubricate tissues and joints. Electrolytes help to retain fluid, and maintain good nerve and muscle function. On …
Don’t forget to hydrate after your chemotherapy treatment . You may not feel well for the first few days but it’s important to drink lots of fluids. Staying hydrated helps to flush chemo chemicals out of your kidneys – the organs that control your bodily waste. Drinking plenty of water will help your kidneys to break …
We are gearing up for a very hot day today. Summer’s hot weather can feel even worse for cancer patients so remember to hydrate. Learn to recognise the signs and symptoms of dehydration. These include a sticky or dry mouth, increased thirst, fatigue, headache, decreased urine output and dark yellow urine. To function correctly, your …
Some cancer patients suffer constipation but for others their treatment often involves the opposite, diarrhoea. This can result in a sore and tender butt. At the first sign of diarrhoea, protect yourself. We’ve added a tube of ThankYou nappy balm, (we call it butt cream) containing vitamin-E, calendula and zinc together to help create a thick, …
Dehydration happens when you don’t have enough fluids in your system. Your hydration needs do not change much during the winter months. The body still loses water through sweating, breathing and urinating no matter which season it is. If you feel thirsty, have dry mouth, are light-headed, cannot focus well, feel tired or notice your skin is …
Constipation is not a topic we like to chat about, but even worse to deal with. For a cancer patient on treatment constipation is a common side effect of many frequently prescribed medications. Problems moving or opening your bowels can also be caused or worsened by not eating enough food or fibre, not drinking enough water …
If it’s not constipation then your treatment often involves the opposite, diarrhoea. More frequent bowel motions and diarrhoea are common for cancer patients due to the cancer or its treatment. Inform your medical team as soon as you have the first signs of diarrhoea. They can advise you on how to manage your situation and recommend medication. Severe diarrhoea can …
Many patients on chemotherapy experience nausea and vomiting, some more severely than others. You might not be drinking enough fluids and things get off-balance. Hydralyte is one of the best things to ensure that you replenish all of your electrolytes back into your body if you are dehydrated. Some of the signs of dehydration can …
The Winter months still require us to hydrate. Even in the colder months your body loses water through sweating, sweating, breathing and urinating no matter which season it is. If you feel thirsty, have dry mouth, are light-headed, cannot focus well, feel tired or notice your skin is dry, then you need to drink more water. To …
Eating can be a concern and stressful for cancer patients and may avoid food or drink due to nausea or other side effects from chemotherapy, Changed sense of taste or smell, feeling full, tumor growth, dehydration can be causes for poor appetite. Add to that side effects of treatment, trouble swallowing, depression, pain, nausea, or vomiting …
