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| First of all, be sure to drink plenty of fluids (hot fluids or herbal teas are best) and eat high-fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid cheese and refined carbohydrates, such as white rice, flour, and sugar. Also include soaked dried fruit, ground flaxseeds, and flaxseed oil in your diet. Do not take laxatives. Helpful nutritional supplements include: |
| Magnesium, nature's natural laxative, or trace-mineral tablets rich in magnesium. |
| Dose: Magnesium200 to 1,000 mg daily in divided doses. Trace mineral tablets2 to 6 tablets daily in divided doses. |
| Liver-detoxifying formula containing choline, inositol, and taurine, along with herbs such as dandelion and fringe tree. Stronger herbs, such as cascara sagrada and/or mayapple, can be used along with soothing herbs such as marshmallow or slippery elm bark, and with a stimulating herb like ginger or prickly ash bark. This type of combination can be very helpful. Formulas such as these can be compounded by an herbalist and are usually taken in the form of teas throughout the day. |
| Enemas |
| Enemas are useful to cleanse the colon and stimulate the liver. Herbal, acidophilus, or coffee enemas are all helpful for constipation. Coffee enemas, in particular, are a safe and effective way to avoid the use of laxatives. See chapter 8 for formulas and instructions for taking enemas. |
| It is important to remember that when treating cancer, both diarrhea and constipation should be treated immediately. |
| Nausea and Vomiting |
| Although there is a drug called Zofran (ondansetron HCL) that works very well in combating the nausea from chemotherapy, I am not convinced that this is beneficial. Chemotherapy is very toxic to both cancerous and noncancerous or healthy cells. When so much destruction is going on inside the body, nausea occurs as a way for the body to rid itself of the dead cells killed off by chemo. Perhaps trying to live with some nausea might be better in the long run. I do |
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