Diarrhoea is defined as an increase in stool frequency accompanied by a decrease in consistency. In prostate cancer, it may result from the toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment. It can also occur when other drugs or antibiotics are administered and depending on the case, it may be mild or severe. If prolonged, consult your medical team.
Toasted bread, breadsticks and dextrinated cereals (powdered breakfast cereals for adults), meat, fish, eggs (French omelette, grilled chicken, fish en papillote), pasta, rice and rice soups, potato, wheat and tapioca, plain biscuits, crackers, etc.
Start with a liquid diet, e.g., rice water, and gradually incorporate easily digestible foods such as mashed potatoes and carrots, boiled rice, white fish, boiled chicken and baked or grated apples.
Sweets, fruit syrups, sugar, honey, chocolate, sweetened drinks, xylitol, sorbitol, etc., are not recommended.
Depending on tolerance, they can be gradually incorporated.
It is not recommended to consume butter, margarine, lard, mayonnaise, cream, heavy cream, and baked goods, amongst others.
Boiling, grilling, steaming, and baking in the oven are easier-to-digest cooking methods.