Dietary considerations for lung cancer brain metastasis

What are the dietary precautions for lung cancer brain metastasis? Lung cancer metastasis is a common condition, among which lung cancer brain metastasis is more common. Since lung cancer metastasizes to the patient's brain, it is more harmful and serious than metastasis to other parts of the body, causing headaches, visual impairment and many other symptoms. Below, we will briefly introduce the dietary precautions for lung cancer brain metastasis.

Lung cancer patients with brain metastasis are beneficial to eat the following foods:

1. There are also taboos in the diet for lung cancer. Many foods in life can induce the occurrence of the disease, so patients should avoid eating foods that have cancer-inducing factors, but should eat more foods that have anti-cancer effects. According to research, common anti-cancer foods include cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbage and cauliflower), radish, garlic, sour plum, soybean, beef, etc.

2. In order to stimulate the patient's appetite, the diet of patients with lung-brain metastasis should be tailored to suit the patient's taste, and should also be nutritious and easy to digest. Eat more fresh vegetables, beans, eggs, and avoid irritating foods. Lung cancer patients should supplement various nutrients as soon as possible, such as high-quality protein, carbohydrates, fats, inorganic salts and multiple vitamins, as long as their digestion and absorption capacity allows.

3. Patients with brain metastases from lung cancer often experience symptoms such as headaches, nausea and vomiting when the disease attacks. Based on the premise of controlling and effectively improving adverse symptoms, it is recommended that such lung cancer patients should eat more high-calorie, high-vitamin, high-protein, light and easily digestible foods in their daily lives, and should also pay attention to eating small meals frequently to increase patients' tolerance to treatment, reduce complications and improve prognosis.