What to eat during chemotherapy for lymphoma

Lymphoma is a malignant tumor originating from the lymphatic hematopoietic system, which is mainly manifested by painless lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and all tissues and organs of the body may be affected, accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, night sweats, weight loss, and itching. Chemotherapy is one of the treatments for this disease, so what should you eat for chemotherapy of lymphoma?

Generally speaking, a chemotherapy process is divided into several cycles according to the effects of chemotherapy drugs, toxic side effects and the recovery period of the human body. The scheme of repeating every 14 days or every 21 days is more commonly used in clinical practice. For example, in the 21-day scheme, there are 6 cycles of adjuvant therapy after surgery. Therefore, chemotherapy for lymphoma is about 14 days or 21 days. But the specific situation needs to be combined with the patient's condition and the doctor's opinion.

Patients with lymphoma who are receiving chemotherapy often experience more serious toxic effects, such as gastric and intestinal reactions, blood, liver, and kidney dysfunction, which bring great pain to patients. A reasonable diet can effectively improve the patient's immunity and improve physical function.

The diet should be light, but the patient's taste should also be taken into consideration. The diet of patients with advanced lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy should be light, easy to digest, and nutritious. They should eat a reasonable diet, be balanced, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and the combination of coarse and fine foods. The more food varieties, the better. It is not advisable to be too restrained, picky, or restrict the diet too narrowly. You can choose more of the following: red beans, radishes, apples, cabbage, onions, tofu, soybeans, tomatoes, bananas, oranges, pumpkins, strawberries, lemons, spinach, grapes, tea, kelp, etc.

Although the diet for patients with advanced lymphoma should be light, it should be mainly based on the taste that the patient likes and try to meet the patient's requirements, but the premise is that it does not harm the body's functions. It can also be combined with Chinese medicine to reduce toxic side effects. For example, the use of compound anti-cancer soup can replenish vitality, regulate the body, inhibit the growth and proliferation of cancer cells, eliminate inflammation and relieve pain.