Standard nursing plan for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

In our lives now, many people have no time to take care of their bodies because they are busy with work all day. As a result, when their bodies show symptoms of illness, they are unaware of it and only go to the hospital for treatment when the disease worsens. So how do patients with nasopharyngeal cancer need to be cared for during treatment?

Dietary care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

1. Choose more foods that clear heat, detoxify, nourish yin and promote fluid production, and can be classified as traditional Chinese medicine diet therapy for the lung and liver meridians. Regardless of the stage or syndrome, attention should be paid to the diversity of food and the carefulness of cooking to help patients take in enough nutrients.

2. When serving complementary foods, you should avoid foods that produce dampness and reduce phlegm, foods that are sticky and heavy, and foods that are fatty and sweet. You can choose foods that have the effect of reducing phlegm and dispersing nodules, such as kelp, seaweed, asparagus, jellyfish, etc.

When symptoms of liver-fire such as dizziness, deafness, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability and so on appear, it is advisable to choose products that clear the liver and relieve heat, nourish yin and suppress yang to alleviate the symptoms, such as chrysanthemum instead of tea, fried cassia seed instead of coffee, and consume bitter melon tea, day lily, bitter gourd, wolfberry seedlings, plums, abalone, mustard greens, etc.

3. During radiotherapy, patients should be encouraged to drink plenty of water, light drinks, juice, milk, etc. The staple food should be semi-liquid or soft food, and the side dishes should include more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially carrots, water chestnuts, white radishes, tomatoes, lotus roots, white pears, oranges, lemons, hawthorns and other fruits.

The taste of food should be light and sweet, but it is not advisable to drink too much raw and cold food to avoid damaging the stomach. Putting plums, monk fruits, olives, green fruits, etc. in the mouth can stimulate saliva secretion and relieve dryness symptoms.

4. Most patients in the late stage have insufficient qi and blood, toxic fire, and poor appetite, so appetizing, stimulating appetite, and increasing intake are the fundamental measures to ensure treatment. Therefore, it is advisable to choose foods that are easy to digest, nutritious, and have good color, aroma, and taste, such as porridge, soup, soup, juice, etc.

The food should be nourishing, palatable, aromatic and turbid, such as rock sugar barley porridge, coriander stewed carp, fresh pomegranate, fresh black plum, tangerine, citron, pineapple, green plum, water chestnut, water chestnut, white pear, etc. Usually, Tibetan green fruit and fresh mountain plants are contained in the mouth, which have the effects of anti-inflammatory, sterilization, clearing the throat and promoting salivation.

Dietary considerations for nasopharyngeal cancer

1. Pay attention to rest and combine work and rest.

2. Pay attention to oral hygiene and rinse your mouth frequently. Avoid tooth extraction within one year.

3. Eat a balanced diet and eat more vegetables and fruits.

4. Eat less salty, smoked, grilled and pickled foods.

5. Quit smoking and drinking, and avoid spicy and irritating foods.

6. Avoid eating foods that are too dry or rough.

What are introduced above are several nursing measures for nasopharyngeal cancer. After suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time, and follow the above nursing methods to do a good job of disease care, help your condition recover as soon as possible, and cure the disease as soon as possible.