{"id":3931,"date":"2022-05-13T03:38:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T03:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncoalicia.com\/nutrition-during-the-treatment-of-colorectal-cancer\/diarrhea\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:35:55","slug":"diarrhea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oncoalicia.com\/en\/types-of-cancer\/colorectal\/diarrhea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Recommendations for Diarrhea in Colorrectal Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diarrhoea is defined as an increase in stool frequency, accompanied by a decrease in stool consistency. In colorectal cancer, it can result from the toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment or surgical procedure. It can also occur when antibiotics or other drugs are administered. Depending on the case, it can be mild or severe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WHAT DO WE RECOMMEND?<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Keep well hydrated. <\/i>
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Because diarrhoea can lead to dehydration, drink plenty of fluids (water, herbal teas, weak broths, low-sugar isotonic drinks) in small sips throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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Mix the juice of two lemons, a tablespoon of honey, a dessert spoon of sea salt and a dessert spoon of bicarbonate of soda in a litre of water. When these ingredients dissolve, leave it in the fridge until it is cool.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Have small servings of food frequently throughout the day.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Progress with your diet as stools improve. <\/i>
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Start with a liquid diet, e.g., rice water, and when it becomes well-tolerated, incorporate easily digestible foods such as mashed potatoes and carrots, boiled rice, white fish, or boiled chicken and baked or grated apples.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Incorporate more foods into your diet according to stools and tolerance. <\/i>
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Toasted bread, breadsticks, cereals, meat, fish, eggs (French omelette, grilled chicken, fish en papillote), pasta, rice and rice soups, potato, wheat and tapioca, biscuit, crackers, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cheese and quince cakes\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Potato gnocchi with carrot sauce\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Marinera rice noodles\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Use simple cooking methods. <\/i>
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Boiling, grilling, steaming, and baking in the oven are easier-to-digest cooking methods.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Avoid high-fibre foods. <\/i>
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