![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve lost my appetite, lost weight and feel low in energy. ![]() Your hospital should give you more specific advice about clean diet, but you can also read more in a booklet from Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research - 'Dietary Advice for Patients With Neutropenia'. You can also ask family and friends to bring suitable foods in for you while you’re in hospital. That way you can start to familiarise yourself with the guidelines, so when you and your family are out shopping or preparing food you’ll know what to do. This is all about choosing and understanding what foods are high or low risk and following food safety advice.Ī good tip is to find out about clean diet and low risk foods, before you go into hospital. So you’ll need to follow a ‘clean’ or ‘neutropenic’ diet. But as your immune system is recovering after a transplant you’ll be more vulnerable to infections. Many foods contain small amounts of bacteria and fungi – this isn’t normally a problem. How can I change my diet to reduce my infection risk? Here Nicola answers your questions, providing expert information about diet during and after transplant. Nicola Scott is Senior Haematology Dietitian at St James Hospital Leeds, where she’s been helping patients for the past eight years. ![]()
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