In my last blog post, it's a no-brainer as to why you should stay away from raw meat while on chemo due to the high risk of bacteria. Unfortunately, there are even more foods to stay away from that put your health and immune system at risk. Some of these may shock you since they are "healthy" but do have high risk of containing bacteria that can make you sick.
Anything raw
We've already touched upon meat, but this also includes raw egg! So stay away from that batter and try to avoid licking the spoon or bowl covered in that gooey goodness.
Uncooked and unpeeled foods
This includes all the fruit and vegetables you can not peel such as
-lettuce
-apples
-peaches
-grapes
-strawberries
-blueberries
-cherries
-raspberries
-etc.
If you can figure out a way to peel the fruit or vegetable, such as apples or peaches, that would be a safe bet. But do stay away from lettuce and any kind of salad since it's hard to completely wash it to the point where all the bacteria would be removed.
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