Anyone Taking Supplements, Antioxidants, Immune Builders During Chemo or Have You in the Past?

Question by COblonde: Anyone taking supplements, antioxidants, immune builders during chemo or have you in the past?
I have family pushing some products (pyrimid scheme of course) that are known to be great products but 2 oncology nurses warned against it. They said it can undo the affects of the chemo. Obviously, I want to remain as helathy as possible during treatment but at the end of the day want to fight this disease completely.
Or other oncology people out ther with opinions on this?

Best answer:

Answer by Dr. Max
I had chemo 10 yrs ago, and I researched supplements and found things that helped me get through it. Much of what I found was simple things to combat the damage chemo does to your body.
Some of it was very simple.
I drank 4 to 6 liters (yup, liters, not glasses) of water a day. It helps flush all the toxic waste that chemo helps create out of your system and protects the kidneys some.
I took milk thistle, to protect my liver.
I increased my protein to help my muscle stay in shape.
I used ginger (ate it, drank tea of it) for an anti nausea.
I hiked the day after chemo to clear my head and prove to myself that I was OK.
I never ate anything I really liked on chemo days, so I would never associate nausea with my favorite foods…
I cut out all caffeine, limited my fat, did the basic healthy diet thing.
I took a high dose mixed b-complex, and a basic stress vitamin/mineral supplement.

Talk to your oncologist, or several oncologists- I found chem-onco nurses were not really helpful- the ones I had were over worked so their goal was to push everyone along with a standard procedure. Many were very negative, perhaps from seeing patients die. My oncologist though was very cool. Luck to you.

Answer by metalmom71
I was in chemo 6 months ago, and all I did was take a simple one a day vitamin each day, got daily exercise and drank plenty of water. That worked for me, but each person is different. We all will feel differently after a round of that stuff.

Dr. Max had a good point also by not eating your favorite foods the day of chemo so they won’t make you nauseated.

Take some time each day also and reflect on the good things in your life. Sure, having cancer sucks, but you are still around to enjoy the good things.

Good luck and God Bless!

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