Diet therapy for colon cancer

Factors such as bad eating habits, family history of genetic diseases, chronic colon inflammation and colon adenoma will increase the risk of colon cancer. The treatment of colon cancer is mainly surgical removal of cancer cells. After surgery, colon cancer patients should supplement dietary fiber, control fat intake, and choose to drink skim milk.

In addition to the above three dietary precautions, colon cancer patients can also control their condition through the following dietary therapy after surgery. The following are 10 dietary therapy options for postoperative colon cancer patients, and patients can choose according to their own tastes:

1. Poria cocos eggshell powder

30g of Poria cocos and 9g of egg shell. Melt and dry the Poria cocos and egg shell and grind them into powder. Take 1 dose twice a day with boiled water. This medicinal diet has the function of regulating the liver and qi. It can be used by those with obvious abdominal pain and bloating. You can also use Lai Fu Congee.

2. Herti Soup

5 fresh lotus stems, if there is no fresh lotus stem, you can use dried ones instead, a little rock sugar. First wash the lotus stems, cut them into pieces, add appropriate amount of water, boil them for 1 hour, take out the soup, add rock sugar and it is ready. Eat 3 times a day, it has the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, and can be used for people with persistent stool bleeding.

3. Dianthus root soup

60g of fresh Dianthus root or 30g of dried root. Wash with rice water first, add appropriate amount of water and boil into soup. Take 1 dose per day, which has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness.

4. Water chestnut porridge

20 water chestnuts with shells, 1 spoon of honey, and appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Wash and mash the water chestnuts, put them in a clay pot, add water and cook until they become semi-paste. Then add appropriate amount of glutinous rice and cook porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add honey to taste and eat. Regular consumption has the effect of benefiting the stomach and moistening the intestines.

5. Houttuynia cordata and lotus seed soup

10g of Houttuynia cordata and 30g of lotus seeds are decocted in water. Take it twice a day, morning and evening. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, and is suitable for those with tenesmus.

6. Papaya stewed with large intestine

10g papaya, 30cm fat pig large intestine. Put papaya into the cleaned large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, stew until cooked. Drink the soup and eat the intestine. This meal has the effects of clearing heat and soothing the stomach, promoting qi and relieving pain.

7. Lotus Root Juice and Plum Kernel Eggs

8 grams of Prunus mume, 1 egg, and appropriate amount of lotus root juice. Mix the Prunus mume and lotus root juice, put them into the egg, seal with wet paper, and steam until cooked. Take 2 times a day, 1 dose each time. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding, cooling blood, and can be used by those with bleeding in the stool.

8. Cinnamon and sesame stew with pig intestines

50g cinnamon, 60g black sesame, pig large intestine about 30cm. After washing the pig large intestine, put cinnamon and sesame into the large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, add appropriate amount of water and cook, remove cinnamon and black sesame, season and it is ready. Drink the soup and eat the intestine. This meal can be used for those who have lower abdominal distension and frequent bowel movements.

9. Mulberry Pork Soup

50g mulberry, 10 jujubes, and appropriate amount of lean pork. Boil mulberry, jujube, pork and salt together until cooked. Regular consumption has the effect of replenishing qi and can be used by those with lower abdominal distension.

10. Leech Seaweed Powder

15g leech, 30g seaweed. Grind the leech and seaweed into fine powder and divide into 10 packets. Take 2 packets a day with rice wine. This meal has the effect of removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying.