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Is Ensure Plus Suggested While Undergoing Chemotherapy For Small Cell Cancer?

my mother in Law is undergoing Chemotherapy for small cell cancer. THe Dr. have recommended that she drinks Insure plus. It appears to us that when she has ensure plus dark chocalote that she becomes confussed, similar to a strock victim. is there any way the ensure can be causing this?
Fri, 28 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion it is something else other than ensure plus powder, which causes dizziness.
Ensure plus powder is commercially available protein preperation.
So it is safe and usually no side effects are noted. So I don't think dizziness is due to ensure llus protien powder.
Small cell cancers are prone to spead in brain. And due to malignant involvement she may have dizziness. So better to get done MRI brain to rule out metastases to brain.
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Is Ensure Plus Suggested While Undergoing Chemotherapy For Small Cell Cancer?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion it is something else other than ensure plus powder, which causes dizziness. Ensure plus powder is commercially available protein preperation. So it is safe and usually no side effects are noted. So I don t think dizziness is due to ensure llus protien powder. Small cell cancers are prone to spead in brain. And due to malignant involvement she may have dizziness. So better to get done MRI brain to rule out metastases to brain.