Dietary precautions after ovarian cancer surgery

The ovaries are the most important reproductive organs for women, through which they can store mature egg cells. However, although the ovaries are important, they are also the most susceptible to pathological changes, the most serious of which is ovarian cancer. Therefore, when a woman suffers from ovarian cancer, she needs to pay attention to her life. So what are the dietary taboos for patients with ovarian cancer?

1. Do not be partial to certain foods, and eat more foods rich in fiber, trace elements and cellulose, such as mushrooms, soybeans, fresh vegetables, winter mushrooms and turtles, kelp, seaweed, oysters, etc.

2. Patients with advanced ovarian cancer cannot eat, but can be given fluid replacement or intravenous high-nutrient infusion.

3. In addition to milk and eggs, you should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, supplement protein and multiple vitamins, and avoid eating sow meat.

4. After the operation, you should pay attention to taking more foods that nourish the body and regulate menstruation, and nourish the liver and kidneys, such as pomegranate, monk fruit, longan, mulberry, black sesame, black fungus, mung bean, placenta, crucian carp, and carp.

5. Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, etc.; or natural foods rich in vitamin E , such as soybeans, cabbage, etc. Ovarian cancer patients who eat a lot of these vegetables for a long time live longer, but taking vitamin pills has no such effect. At the same time, this study pointed out that patients who eat the most dairy products after contracting the disease have a 30% higher chance of early death than those who eat the least dairy products.

6. It is advisable to eat more foods that have anti-ovarian tumor effects: horseshoe crab, seahorse, turtle, dragon ball tea, and hawthorn.