Dietary considerations before colorectal cancer surgery

In today's society, people pay more and more attention to nutrition and health in diet. Even so, there are still many people who suffer from various diseases due to dietary problems, among which colon cancer has the highest incidence. After suffering from colon cancer, patients should receive surgical treatment in time. So what are the dietary precautions for colon cancer patients before surgery? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction below.

The dietary considerations for patients with colon cancer are as follows:

Item 1: Reduce the intake of fat in the diet: The relationship between diet and cancer is most studied about fat, including saturated fat and unsaturated fat. The fat in the diet can promote the growth of cancer cells and can also cause normal cells to mutate early and evolve into tumors. Whether it is animal fat or vegetable fat, try to reduce it as much as possible. Too much fat, especially animal fat, can stimulate the secretion of bile acid in the small intestine. When the amount of bile acid in the intestine is too high, it can easily become a carcinogen and promote the growth of cancer cells. It can be seen that a high-fat diet is closely related to the occurrence of colon cancer.

Item 2: Increase dietary fiber intake: The main function of dietary fiber is to normalize intestinal peristalsis, increase the volume of feces, and reduce the time that feces stay in the rectum. Feces in the colon will make bacteria active and may produce carcinogens. When there is a lack of fiber in the diet, the feces in the colon will become dry and hard, and the passage speed will be slow, and the abdominal wall muscles will become weak, which will prolong the emptying time. If the time is too long, the chance of developing colon cancer will be relatively increased.

Item 3: Reasonable fat intake: Practice has shown that a high-fat diet (especially polyunsaturated fatty acids) can promote the occurrence of intestinal tumors. Although cholesterol itself is not carcinogenic, it can promote cancer after reacting with bile acid. Therefore, patients with colon tumors should not eat too much fat. The calories provided by fat should account for less than 30% of the total calories per day. In addition, the proportion of animal and vegetable oils should be appropriate. In a day's diet, the amount of fat in the food itself, plus the amount of oil used in cooking, should be controlled below 50 grams per day.

Warm Tips: What should colon cancer patients pay attention to in their diet before surgery? After reading the above detailed introduction, I believe that everyone has understood the dietary precautions for colon cancer patients. I hope that everyone will pay attention to rationally plan their eating habits in daily life, stay away from foods that are harmful to the body, and eat more foods that are beneficial to health, so that the body can be stronger and keep diseases away from themselves.