Ease Side Effects With Food. Certain foods can help ease the common discomforts from cancer treatment. 1  Conquer constipationby drinking water and eating high-fiber foods like beans, lentils, vegetables, and fresh or dried fruit.  Drive away diarrhea with bland foods such as rice, bananas, and apples. Drink water to stay hydrated.
1 While the amount of baking soda you will use as a substitute for baking powder is always 1/4 of the amount of baking powder called for, note that the volume of your acidic ingredient will vary from recipe to recipe.
up vote 3 down vote. You can use baking powder to leaven the batter but you can't replace baking soda with it 1 for 1. Baking powder is soda with some acid to balance the ph. Pancake recipes that use only powder will not have extra acid, such as buttermilk, added to them. I love buttermilk.