Food can become difficult to face during chemotherapy, even when you know that eating matters. Being urged to try harder may add pressure without addressing nausea, taste changes, discomfort or the other reasons a meal feels unmanageable.

Chemotherapy Appetite Loss is a self-hypnosis recording from Uncommon Knowledge, available through Hypnosis Downloads. Its stated focus is a calmer experience around eating and the emotional strain associated with appetite loss.

Nutrition support is individual

This recording is not a nutrition plan or a treatment for the physical causes of reduced appetite. A clinical team or dietitian can assess what is making eating difficult and advise on options suited to your treatment and needs.

Points to consider

Let your team know about a reduced appetite, difficulty eating or drinking, and weight loss. It can help to describe what happens: food tastes different, swallowing hurts, smells are unpleasant or nausea interrupts a meal. Those details are more useful than judging yourself for not managing enough.

The audio cannot guarantee that appetite will return, prevent malnutrition or make it safe to go without adequate food or fluid. If you consider it as optional relaxation, keep your nutrition and symptom-care plan central.

Further information: National Cancer Institute: appetite loss and weight changes.

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