N&V Management Diet Checklist

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Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day to decrease the strain on your stomach. Use plastic forks and spoons rather than metal ones, which may cause a bitter/metallic taste

Sip fluids slowly and maintain good hydration levels. Fluids can include broth, unsweetened juices, light teas and cold water.

Try tart foods, such as lemons or pickles. These can be especially useful when there are changes to the way food tastes. Some options include squeezing lemon juice in food to make it more palatable or sucking on a lemon wedge itself.

Eat dry foods such as crackers, breadsticks, or toast throughout the day in small quantities.These can also be eaten before getting out of bed if you have nausea in the morning.

Avoid strong food, cooking odors and drink smells that can make you feel queasy. If food or cooking odors trigger a gag response, consider eating more cold foods, or not heating up leftovers before you eat them.

Sit up or recline with your head raised for 1 hour after eating. Keeping your head up helps reduce nausea as does rinsing your mouth after eating.

Suck on hard candies such as ginger, peppermints or lemon drops if your mouth has a bad taste. Ginger especially, can be used as a tea, as crystallized ginger or in foods and has been shown to help with nausea.

Do not skip meals and snacks; for many people, having an empty stomach makes nausea worse.

Drink flat, clear soft drinks to keep yourself hydrated. Ginger ale and lemon-lime-flavored soda, for example, can sometimes help settle an upset stomach. To reduce burping, open the can or bottle and let it sit out for about 10 minutes before drinking it to reduce the carbonation. The darker cola drinks may contain caffeine, an irritant to the gastrointestinal tract, so try to avoid them.

Sip only small amounts of liquids during meals because many people feel full or bloated if they eat and drink at the same time.

Limit or if possible, avoid spicy, fried, or greasy foods. Fat takes longer to digest than protein and carbohydrates, so foods containing a lot of added fat will sit in the stomach for a longer period which can make you even more nauseous.

Use this list to create and follow a diet regime that will go a long way in helping to manage nausea and vomiting while you undergo treatment.

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