Hi all. Just started reading the forum. I'm so thankful for it and wish you all well! I was diagnosed with cml in July. My wbc was 48,000. I was feeling exhausted and was extremely nauseous. I'm 54 and I am not in good shape. I have never been thin, but was healthy until I had my third child. Since then I've not eaten properly and have not exercised. All this being said, after being diagnosed with cml and having to take meds for the rest of my life (which I'm VERY thankful for), I was wondering if I could safely juice fruits and vegetables to provide my body with vitamins and minerals? I do take vitamin D3 as well as a multivitamin also. I'm only 3 weeks into my treatment. Sandy sent me information in response to a post about horrible pain I'm having. I just thought nutrition WOUKD be a good way to help my body fight the cml as well as any negative affects of the meds that we don't see. Any suggestions or comments would be a big help! Blessings! Barb
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Juicing fresh produce... Is it ok with SPRYCEL?
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Just read your information leaflet with your drugs. If it's not in detail then ask your consultant about contraindications.
Grapefruit is ordinarily and commonly the one that tends to need to be avoided with a lot of medication.
However it's probably worth knowing that there's not really such a thing as "boosting your body with minerals and vitamins". You need to just eat a healthy balanced diet and you'll get what you need and IF you've some sort of problem such as malabsorbtion only then consider what you might need to do to address that. Be aware that there is also such a thing as having "too much" and that might well do harm with certain things.
As Darley has already warned... grapefruit is definitely contraindicated with TKIs. this is because one of its constituents increased the plasma concentration of these kinds of drugs and therefore may increase the severity of side effects. Also a herb called St. John's Wort (available over the counter) is contraindicated for the same reasons. There is a list of drugs- usually pharmaceuticals- that should not be prescribed alongside TKIs and there is some research that indicates that painkillers such as ibuprofen and other NSAIDS should not be taken. Better to use paracetamol as a painkiller- as long as it is not used regularly on a long term basis.
TKIs are metabolised by you liver and so it would seem sensible to support you liver by cutting down alcohol. Drinking plain water (not including that used in tea/coffee etc.) is recommended and this also helps to support your kidney function.
Regarding Vitamins and mineral supplementation- well on this subject I must disagree with Darley. I do not think it is possible to be sure that we get enough through food- especially because of the modern farming processes that produces most of the food we have access to. It is a fact that our soils have been depleted of naturally occurring essential minerals such as selenium, magnesuim, zinc etc. so to my mind vegetables and fruit in general may be as 'premium' as we are led to believe. Of course it is always the better option to get as much nutrition via our diet as is possible, but I prefer to top up with extra vitamins, and especially minerals, as I can.
I can see no harm in you trying to boost your intake of minerals and vitamins by juicing - it's a really good way to get extra energy.
Whatever is right for you is the right thing - for you- to do... as long as you are aware of the current information regarding contra-indicated drugs and food stuffs and do your research.
Sandy
I farm and aside from your mistaken beliefs re farming it's really just playing to marketing hype which the objective of generating sales if you're taking vitamin and mineral supplements without actually knowing if you're deficient or not.
Furthermore you really ought to be aware of the potential risks by taking too much especially if you're perfectly well within the normal range.
It seems somewhat bizarre to me that folks worry about taking the likes of TKI's which are life saving and yet are perfectly content to pop a daily dose of self prescribed supplements when in all likelihood they're absolutely unnecessary and can in themselves cause harmful effects.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vitamins-minerals/Pages/vitamins-minerals.aspx
