Mouth Sores with Doxil

[Alisa42]

Hello ladies...Mom has completed her 2nd treatment of Doxil and she is experiencing mouth sores...any suggestions????  Thank you  

[survivor_susie]

Yes!  I too had mouth sores...I used L-Glutamine to relieve them.  It worked immediately.  Glutamine is an amino acid which is produced by the body in the digestive track.  Chemo kills it.   Glutamine is a supplement sold at GNC stores and health food places.  It's a powder that you can mix with pudding, lemonade, etc.  I used one tablespoon of it, mixed with an 8-ounce glass of water, as a mouthwash. Incredible stuff.  

Please read about Glutamine online; there's an article written by a nurse about it. It helped me so much.

Best of luck to you!

[JC145]

I am told chewing ice chips during chemo helps prevent the drug from reaching the mouth.  Hand and foot syndrome is also a common side effect of doxil and some women hold on to ice packs and cold packs on their feet during chemo.  In the meantime, there is a "majic mouthwash" which is an Rx that helps with a sore mouth.  I am sure you will get many responses from Doxil ladies on this site.  You should call her MD as well.

Judy