The most common side effects of Xeloda which may affect more than 1 person in 10 are: • diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis (sores in mouth and throat) and abdominal pain • hand-and-foot skin-reaction (palms of the hands or soles of the feet tingle, become numb, painful, swollen or red), rash, dry or itchy skin • tiredness • loss of appetite (anorexia)