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[Chris1579]

I spoke with my Dad today and he said he was so sick the other day after eating hot salsa - he felt it did not mix well with the Tasgnia- has anyone else had any issue with certain foods making them sick while taking the TKI?

XO

Christa

[chriskuo]

Is he observing the no-food zone 2 hours before and 1 hour after taking Tasigna?

[CallMeLucky]

I take Gleevec, used to love spicy food, I have to stay away from it for the most part now or I get a stomach ache.  Spicy peppers seem to be the worst (Jalapeno, Habanero, Chili, etc) oddly though, Cayenne pepper is not a problem for me at all.

The drugs are hard on the stomach, I am not at all surprised if he had that type of reaction.  Over time he will learn what he has to avoid.

[Taylor]

I'm on Tasigna; I like spicy foods and used to have no trouble with them.  Now anything too spicy or acidy can give me pretty bad acid reflux.  It's bad enough that I'll have a burp with acid in it, and these issues also give me heart PVCs, which aren't a big deal but are still annoying.

I also generally belch more, but it's frustrating because they kind of rise up in my stomach but don't come out, so I have to bend certain ways to burp and get comfortable.

[William1403989302]

Quite a few people actually have problems with spicy foods and oral chemotherapy drugs.  It's best to try and eat these in the middle of the day as opposed to late at night due to the concentration of the medication in the stomach.

[hannibellemo]

Not Tasigna and not spicy foods. Sprycel and alcohol.  I proved it when I was off for 9 weeks. As soon as I restarted, at half dose no less, alcohol made me feel ill. So sad, I like my wine!

Pat

[Chris1579]

Thanks guys - for my Dad it just seems to be the spicy food - feel your pain hannibellemo, on the no alcohol; everyone should be allowed a good glass of wine.

I know it just makes my Dad feel better knowing he is not the only one or that the "spicy salsa" making him sick wasn't a figment of his imagination.  Now if I could just get him to poke around on this site himself, he could ease his troubled mind, or reach out when he was feeling anxious or had a question.  I know, at least with my Dad, having cancer just takes SO much from you and dealing with everything can make him feel like he is going a little bit crazy - having the ability to talk and share information with other people who are going through the same or similar thing really helps SO much.

XO

Christa

[Pin]

I avoid spicy foods a lot more now too - it's weird, I didn't actually realise I was doing it until now.

I guess I just realised my stomach has enough to deal with, it doesn't need spicy food in there messing with everything!