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.
Related: 1  How to make baking soda (but apparently you can't really do it). 2  Substitution for baking soda (but mostly just suggests baking powder). 3  Making baking powder substitute with baking soda and powdered citric acid (but then you need baking soda).