Nursing rounds for patients with colon cancer

According to relevant survey reports, the mortality rate of colon cancer is second only to liver cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma, and it is one of the most serious malignant tumor diseases in my country. The early symptoms of colon cancer are not obvious, and many patients are already seriously ill when they are diagnosed, which has a great impact on their lives. In order to help patients recover as soon as possible, the following editor will introduce the nursing rounds for colon cancer patients in detail.

1. For patients with colon cancer who have undergone anal reconstruction surgery, since the artificial anus has no sphincter and has an abnormal smell all over the body, the patient often has a mental burden. Therefore, more explanations and encouragement should be given, and the patient should be helped and guided to take good care of the artificial anus. The patient should be made to understand that anal reconstruction is just the transfer of the anus from the perineum to the abdomen, and no one looks at this with strange eyes. He can completely control his bowel movements and there is no difference between him and a normal person. Or let him know that only the patient knows that the anus is in the abdomen, and no one can discover this secret.

2. You should gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If you have not had a bowel movement for a few days, you can take laxatives or go to the hospital for an artificial rectal enema. To prevent diarrhea, you should pay attention to food hygiene and eat less fiber foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

3. Colon cancer patients should sleep in the side-lying position in the early stage after surgery, with the side of the artificial anus on top, so as to avoid feces contaminating the wound and causing infection. The skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, it should be cleaned with warm water and coated with vaseline ointment to protect the skin. The artificial anus should be expanded regularly with fingers wearing finger cots. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary.