nikkala Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Can someone tell me if you have ever experienced a terrible bile taste from having spread to the liver. My gram is not able to eat very much anymore and her doc says the cancer has probably spread to her liver. They are not doing tests because she is not having any treatment. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if there is anything to do for the terrible taste. Since everything tastes so bad she is losing weight very fast. Thank you for any replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anais Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hi, I remember my mother lost her appetite when the disease spread to her liver. Liver cancer is sometimes called a "silent disease" because in an early stage it often does not cause symptoms. At the end, the metastases caused swollen abdomen (comparable to a pregnant woman!). Anaïs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hi When the liver is involved appetite goes fast. When my liver was inflamed, (not cancer) I had no appetite and everything tasted terrible. But, I could drink fresh sqeezed orange juice...not canned or carton. And I ate goat cheese on Stone ground wheat crackers..made in Canada. Those were the only things that went down for me. So sorry she is not doing well. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Lisa, Would she drink Ensure? It will give her the nutrients she needs and help keep her weight up a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkala Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Yes Ry, she is drinking some ensure. She has lost 40 lbs in the past 3 months. She is only 4 11", luckily she was overweight when this started cause she is getting thin very fast. I am starting to fear that she will starve to death. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea B. Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 When the cancer metastisized to my mom's liver her appetite went quickly too. She said things either had no taste or tasted bad. My mom never liked ensure, but there is a "juice" also that is packed with calories that she drank for awhile. Sorry I can't remember the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayos Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Some people unable to eat can drink a bottled composite.....PEDIALYTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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