tarceva and diet

Hello, my name is Lynn and am new this site.  Hoping to get some nutrion info.

I have been taking Tarceva for 5 months now and stilll am having digestive issues.  I take the pill in the morning with no food, only a cup of coffee maybe a half hour before.  I was going to try eating a banana or taking some acidolfphilus as well.  Any thoughts anyone...

 

I have been onTarceva for 6 months.  I take it between 5 and 6 am. and go back to bed for several hours. I have never had any stomach problems. I quit the Tarceva on 3/13/09, Left my legs weak and discolored, also tired me out,  Hands and arms look like I am on blood thinners. told the Dr. I am taking a break for about 3 months, to let my body recover and to let my inmune system take over. I have Prostate cancer, (92)  Bone Cancer, (96) and Lung Cancer, (not related to the P/C) in 5/07. Gave me 2 months to live. I'm still here? Pet scan in December '08, I still have only the 32 nodules in the lungs that I started with, just a little brighter. The 26 bone spots I have, actually diminished. PSA is 2.2 and steady. I quit all the Chemo before for 6 months and actually got better.  It's strange how are bodies work. 

Lynn,The papers we got for my husband who is taking tarceva, said take the pill 1 hr before or 2 hrs after. No food in the stomach. It makes the tarceva not as efective. He takes it at 5 in the aftrnoon and we have supper then later.

 

On 2/16/2009 NinnyM wrote:

Hello, my name is Lynn and am new this site.  Hoping to get some nutrion info.

I have been taking Tarceva for 5 months now and stilll am having digestive issues.  I take the pill in the morning with no food, only a cup of coffee maybe a half hour before.  I was going to try eating a banana or taking some acidolfphilus as well.  Any thoughts anyone...

 

I read that taking it with food will increase the side effects.  I start taking it tomorrow.  Any other words of wisdom?  Mine has mestacized to my brain.  Any new treatments for that?