Rice was an integral part of the BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast), which was prescribed for chemo patients and those suffering from long-term diarrhea and other GI issues. Though the BRAT diet is not recommended by doctors these days long-term, due to lack of nutrition, the...
For example, among patients receiving high-dose cisplatin, the rate of patients who achieved complete response (no vomiting and no use of rescue medications) was 89.2% in the acute phase.4 However, it is still difficult to prevent CINV induced by HEC or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC...
It recommended the development of cannabinoid drug delivery systems which might be effective for nausea, vomiting and AIDS wasting syndrome, among other chronic disorders. The report went on to recognize that patients should be allowed to smoke marijuana if they failed to achieve relief from approved...