Question by Atlas: Is there a way to “detox” your body after going through chemo?
I realize that the vast majority of “detox” products on the shelves offer very little if any actual benefits, and that the body is self-cleansing, but are there natural ways to help speed up the process of getting chemo out of your system? My friend said I should try fasting on lemon juice and apple cider vinegar for a few days, but this doesn’t seem wise to me. Would simply incorporating apple cider vinegar into my diet and drinking more lemon water help? Are there other things I could do? I feel like I am still lacking the mental clairty I had before chemo, and am more sluggish physically too.
MarcThyme ~ I finished chemo on May 7, and I still have “chemo brain” at times. I am heading to an extremely competitive, top-ranked college in September, and I am scared that if I am still experiencing the mental lethargy that I’m having now I’ll wind up totally bombing out and making them regret ever letting me in, so YEAH I have a reason to want this toxic pollution out of my body now. I’m 17 years old. I should not have the freaking memory retention of a 71 year old like I feel like I do sometimes now.

Obviously, apple cider vinegar isn’t going to act like a car wash to your body, but I thought it might possibly help a tiny bit.

Best answer:

Answer by Tarkarri
5 1/2 years after finishing treatment, I still find a little of that “chemo fog” remains in my brain.

I don’t know of any way to get rid of it, so chose instead to make myself feel more comfortable with it.

Every time I notice it, I choose to remind myself that there must still be remnants of chemotherapy left in my body, hunting down any stray cancer cells that may still be adrift.

By looking on it as a benefit I find it easier to deal with. I found the same method of benefit in dealing with the side effects of chemo while going through it.

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