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.
Conversely, you should be able to substitute 4 tsp. baking powder for the 1 tsp. baking soda + 2 tsp. cream of tartar your recipe calls for. You'll also be adding the starch in the baking powder, but so little that it shouldn't affect the recipe, I would think. posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:10 PM on October 28, 2009.