Foods To Help With Side Effects
Clear Liquids
Liquid Foods
Foods and Drinks That Are High in Calories or Protein
High-Fiber Foods
Low-Fiber Foods
Foods That Are Easy on a Sore Mouth
Foods and Drinks That Are Easy on the Stomach
This list may help if you have:
Type | Examples |
Soups | Bouillon
Clear, fat-free broth
Consommé
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Drinks | Clear apple juice
Clear carbonated beverages
Fruit-flavored drinks
Fruit juice, such as cranberry or grape
Fruit punch
Sports drinks
Water
Weak tea with no caffeine
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Sweets | Fruit ices made without fruit pieces or milk
Gelatin
Honey
Jelly
Popsicles
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This list may help if you:
Type | Examples |
Soups |
Bouillon
Broth
Cheese soup
Soup that has been strained or put through a blender
Soup with pureed potatoes
Tomato soup
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Drinks |
Carbonated beverages
Coffee
Eggnog (pasteurized and
alcohol free)
Fruit drinks
Fruit juices
Fruit punch
Milk (all types)
Milkshakes
Smoothies
Sports drinks
Tea
Tomato juice
Vegetable juice
Water
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Fats |
Butter
Cream
Margarine
Oil
Sour cream
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Sweets |
Custard (soft or baked)
Frozen yogurt
Fruit purees that are watered down
Gelatin
Honey
Ice cream with no chunks (such as nuts or cookie pieces)
Ice milk
Jelly
Pudding
Syrup
Yogurt (plain or vanilla)
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Replacements and
supplements | Instant breakfast drinks
Liquid meal replacements
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This list may help if you do not feel like eating. See Appetite Changes.
Type | Examples |
Soups | Cream soups
Soups with lentils, dried peas, or beans (such as pinto, black, red,
or kidney)
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Drinks |
Instant breakfast drinks
Milkshakes
Smoothies
Whole milk
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Main meals
and other foods |
Beef
Butter, margarine, or oil
added to your food
Cheese
Chicken
Cooked dried peas and
beans (such as pinto,
black, red, or kidney)
Cottage cheese
Cream cheese
Croissants
Deviled ham
Eggs
Fish
Nuts, seeds, and wheat germ
Peanut butter
Sour cream
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Sweets |
Custards (soft or baked)
Frozen yogurt
Ice cream
Muffins
Pudding
Yogurt (plain or vanilla)
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Replacements
and supplements |
Liquid meal replacements
Powdered milk added to foods such as pudding, milkshakes, and
scrambled eggs
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This list may help if you have Constipation.
Type | Examples |
Main meals
and other foods |
Bran muffins
Bran or whole-grain cereals
Brown or wild rice
Cooked dried peas and beans (such as pinto, black, red, or
kidney)
Whole-wheat bread
Whole-wheat pastas
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Fruits and vegetables | Dried fruit, such as apricots, dates, prunes, and raisins
Fresh fruit, such as apples, blueberries, and grapes
Raw or cooked vegetables, such as broccoli, corn, green beans,
peas, and spinach
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Snacks |
Granola
Nuts
Popcorn
Seeds, such as sunflower
Trail mix
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This list may help if you have Diarrhea.
Type | Examples |
Main meals
and other foods |
Chicken or turkey (skinless)
Cooked refined cereals
Cottage cheese
Eggs
Fish
Noodles
Potatoes (baked or mashed without the skin)
White bread
White rice
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Fruits and vegetables |
Asparagus
Bananas
Canned fruit, such as peaches, pears, and applesauce
Clear fruit juice
Vegetable juice
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Snacks |
Angel food cake
Gelatin
Saltine crackers
Sherbet or sorbet
Yogurt (plain or vanilla)
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This list may help if your mouth or throat are sore. See Mouth and Throat Changes.
Type | Examples |
Main meals
and other foods |
Baby food
Cooked refined cereals
Cottage cheese
Eggs (soft boiled or scrambled)
Macaroni and cheese
Mashed potatoes
Pureed cooked foods
Soups
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Sweets |
Custards
Fruit (pureed or baby food)
Gelatin
Ice cream
Milkshakes
Puddings
Smoothies
Soft fruits (bananas and applesauce)
Yogurt (plain or vanilla)
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This list may help if you have Nausea and Vomiting.
Type | Examples |
Soups | Clear broth, such as chicken, vegetable, or beef
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Drinks |
Clear carbonated beverages that have lost their fizz
Cranberry or grape juice
Fruit-flavored drinks
Fruit punch
Sports drinks
Tea
Water
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Main meals
and other foods |
Chicken (broiled or baked without its skin)
Cream of rice
Instant oatmeal
Noodles
Potatoes (boiled without skins)
Pretzels
Saltine crackers
White rice
White toast
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Sweets |
Angel food cake
Canned fruit, such as applesauce, peaches, and pears
Gelatin
Popsicles
Sherbet or sorbet
Yogurt (plain or vanilla)
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