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This includes lung cancers, lung carcinoid tumours, thymic malignancies, and tracheal tumours in which the Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type.
The main challenges faced by the nutritionist are :
· Eat small and frequent high protein, high calorie meals 2-3 hourly.
· Food with different texture or thickness could be tried.
· If necessary, include oral nutritional supplements to make up for that requirement of extra calorie and protein.
· Bland, soft, easy to digest food rather than heavy meals can help.
· Avoiding foods that are greasy, fried, pungent or strongly spiced.
· Dry foods like crackers, bread sticks or toast can be included.
· Cold foods can be served to decrease exposure to odours.
· Soft/blenderized food can be included.
· Soups, milk, juices, shakes and smoothies can be added.
· Adding gravy/broth or sauces might help.
· High calorie beverages to maximize calorie intake between meals can be added.
· Food served at room temperature may cause less pain than those that are hot/cold.
· Avoid dry, scratchy, spicy or acidic foods.
· Metallic taste can be managed by using bland flavours.
· Salty taste is modified by choosing low salt foods.
· Sickly sweet taste can be improved by choosing low sugar foods.
· Taste changes can be managed by adding more flavours to food
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