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What Causes Loss Of Appetite After Chemotherapy?
my dad is 74 has terminal lung cancer he has had it for year and a half now he had 2 weeks radio therapy and 3 months chemo since the chemo he has turned of food though the cancer has not grown any since the he was diagnosed, he now has a crushed disk with the pain from that he has turned of food has lost five kilos in 3 weeks and is getting frail im worried about him how can we get him to eat
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Hi
Loss of appeite after chemotherapy is very common.
I will advise your dad to take Cyproheptadine syrup 2 tsf twice daily half an hour before meals to increase his nutrition.
Regards
DR De
Loss of appeite after chemotherapy is very common.
I will advise your dad to take Cyproheptadine syrup 2 tsf twice daily half an hour before meals to increase his nutrition.
Regards
DR De
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