How to eat scientifically during chemotherapy for cancer patients

Our reporter Wu Xueqin correspondent Huang Fangming

In recent years, malignant tumor has become a common life-threatening disease in our country.

Maintain a Balanced Diet During Chemotherapy A balanced diet, in layman's terms, refers to a variety of foods and a combination of meat and vegetables.

The dietary advice in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine is also roughly the same: "Five grains for nourishment, five fruits for help, five animals for benefit, and five vegetables for replenishment"

It is worth mentioning that some people think that whole grains are "miscellaneous grains", thus advocating eating more grains.

Adjust diet according to side effects Chemotherapy drugs may cause nausea, oral mucositis, diarrhea, constipation and other gastrointestinal reactions, which directly affect the patient's eating, thus affecting the nutritional status and tolerance to chemotherapy

Such as gastrointestinal reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other symptoms, can eat some appetizers to promote appetite, such as hawthorn, white radish, mushrooms and so on

If there is anemia and leukopenia, you can eat more high-protein foods, such as milk, lean meat, eggs, fish, etc.

If oral mucositis occurs, keep your mouth clean, rinse your mouth frequently, and eat mainly liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as milk and soy milk

Eating well has nothing to do with tumor growth Some cancer patients hold the misconception that "the better you eat, the faster the tumor grows", and they have long been vegetarian-based, leading to malnutrition and interruption of anti-tumor therapy

Zhu Jinfeng, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Medical Oncology, Quanzhou First Hospital, Master of Oncology, member of the Standing Committee of the Colorectal Professional Committee of the Fujian Cancer Prevention and Control Alliance, and member of the Professional Committee of the Oncology Department of the Fujian Anti-Cancer Association

"China Food News" (December 1, 2021 03 edition)

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