Hi All
Hope everyone is well. I have been on Nilotinib now for 6 wks with no side effects thankfully. I have not had any pcr results yet so don't know where i stand on that front. Anyway my question is during the fasting period am i allowed to chew gum? I find the fasting quite easy and drink plenty of flavoured water whilst fasting but was wondering if i can have chewing gum.
Any advice would be great thanks
Naomii
Hi Naomii,
Fingers crossed that your next pcr has lots of zeros.
Re: fasting and chewing gum. Given that gum is not a food as such and has no fat content....high fat foods present the biggest issue with nilotinib as fat increases the amount of drug that your body metabolises and therefore the dose is increased...
and the amount of sugar/sweetener in gum would be minimal- I can see no real problem with you chewing gum during fasting times. If you are already drinking flavoured water then I cannot see how gum would be any different.
However, as always if your are in any doubt it would be best to check with your clinic- I assume they said flavoured water would be OK?
Sandy
