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.
Healthy Baking Powder Substitute: For 1 teaspoon baking powder, substitute 1 teaspoon sodium-free or reduced-sodium baking powder. Regular baking powder has about 1,500 mg sodium per tablespoon. Low-sodium or sodium-free baking powder has about 0 to 15 mg sodium per tablespoon.