{"id":4001,"date":"2022-05-14T03:13:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T03:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncoalicia.com\/type-of-cancer\/nutrition-during-prostate-cancer-treatment\/diarrhea\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:59:53","slug":"diarrhea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oncoalicia.com\/en\/types-of-cancer\/prostate\/diarrhea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Recommendations for Diarrhea in Prostate Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diarrhoea is defined as an increase in stool frequency accompanied by a decrease in consistency. In prostate cancer, it may result from the toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment. It can also occur when other drugs or antibiotics are administered and depending on the case, it may be mild or severe. If prolonged, consult your medical team.<\/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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Homemade isotonic drink:<\/b> <\/p>\n

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 in the fridge until 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 stool passing improves. <\/i>
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Start with a liquid diet, e.g., rice water, and gradually incorporate easily digestible foods such as mashed potatoes and carrots, boiled rice, white fish, 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 and dextrinated cereals (powdered breakfast cereals for adults), meat, fish, eggs (French omelette, grilled chicken, fish en papillote), pasta, rice and rice soups, potato, wheat and tapioca, plain biscuits, crackers, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chicken skewers with apple\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fish cake\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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