Some can cause people to lose their appetite for a time. More rarely, some chemotherapy drugs can cause constipation. If you have any changes in your bowel habit, or are worried about the effects of chemotherapy on your digestive system, see your doctor to discuss any problems you may have. It is quite common now to give a steroid injection along with each session of chemotherapy. Given in this way, the doses are small and the steroids will not do any lasting harm.
Some people find, though, that they put on weight as a result of their increased appetite.
Your mouth Some drugs can cause a sore mouth, which may lead to mouth ulcers. If this is going to happen it is usually about five to ten days after the drugs are given and will clear up within three to four weeks. The mouth ulcers can become infected, but your doctor can give you treatment to help prevent or clear infection. Normal taste will come back after the chemotherapy treatment finishes. Your hair and skin Hair loss is one of the most well-known side effects of chemotherapy.