Diarrhoea, constipation and cancer drugs

Medicines, soft diets, adding calories to your diet or tube feeding are some of the ways to manage diet problems.

There are ways to deal with diet problems such as taste changes, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, constipation and sickness (nausea).

Cancer drugs have side effects and these can vary from person to person. But there are things that you can do to help you cope.

There are many different types of cancer drugs. Some treat cancer, and others help to relieve symptoms such as sickness and pain. The type of drugs you need for your cancer depends on what type of cancer you have.

Treatments can include surgery, radiotherapy and drug treatments (such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy or targeted cancer drugs). Find out about treatments and how to cope with side effects.