5. Eat with Plastic Utensils

After treatments, breast cancer patients can often detect a taste of metal in their mouth, particularly while eating. To avoid this problem patients can use plastic utensils to eat instead of the normal ones.

6. Clean the Palate Before Eating

Rinsing the mouth with tea, ginger ale, salted water or baking soda dissolved in water can help clean the palate and clear the taste buds. When done before a meal, it can help breast cancer patients eat better and easier. Some patients also find helpful sucking ice chips in between bites of food, which numbs the taste buds and helps them to eat better.

7. Don’t Force Any Food

If eating food does not feel good, the best thing is not to force it. Instead of forcing and eating food that tastes bad, it might be helpful to seek substitutes that are better tolerated. Forcing food may lead to nausea, vomiting or food aversions.

8. Eat Less and More Frequently

Instead of trying to eat heavily during the main meals, patients may find it helpful to eat smaller amounts but more frequently. That way, breast cancer patients may find it easier to eat more without noticing or feeling too full.