How to relieve complications after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a cancer that is neither big nor small. With the sharp increase in the number of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients every year, the current medical treatment methods mainly include radiation, surgery, chemotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. Most patients will choose radiotherapy because it is simpler and more effective than other treatment methods. So how can we relieve the symptoms after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. During radiotherapy, nasopharyngeal cancer patients should drink plenty of water, light beverages, juice, milk, etc. The staple food should be semi-liquid or soft food. For side dishes, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially carrots, water chestnuts, white radish, 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 cold stomach. Plums, monk fruit, olives, green fruits, etc. in the mouth can stimulate saliva secretion and relieve dryness symptoms.

2. During the radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the diet should be supplemented with food. Foods that are greasy, heavy, fatty, and rich should be used less. Foods with the effect of resolving phlegm and dispersing knots can be used, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc. When symptoms of liver fire such as dizziness, deafness, bitter mouth, irritability, etc. occur, 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 tea, fried cassia seed coffee, kuding tea, day lily, bitter melon, wolfberry seedlings, plums, abalone, mustard greens, etc.

3. During radiotherapy, most patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma suffer from insufficient qi and blood, toxic fire inflammation, and extremely poor appetite. Therefore, during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the diet should stimulate appetite, and increasing intake is the fundamental measure to ensure treatment. Therefore, it is advisable to choose foods that are easy to digest, nutritious, and have good color, aroma, and flavor, such as porridge, soup, soup, juice, etc. The diet should be moisturizing, palatable, and aromatic, such as rock sugar and barley porridge, coriander stewed carp, fresh pomegranate, fresh black plum, tangerine, citron, pineapple, green plum, water chestnut, water chestnut, white pear, etc. Usually, holding Tibetan green fruit and fresh mountain plants in the mouth has the effect of anti-inflammatory, sterilization, clearing the throat and promoting body fluid.

4. During radiotherapy, patients with nasopharyngeal cancer should avoid spicy and hot foods, such as chili peppers, pepper, fennel, leeks, pickled mustard, mutton, dog spine, venison, sparrow meat, shrimps and crabs, etc. They should use mustard with caution and use less hot tonic medicines. They should also quit smoking and drinking to avoid generating heat and adding fire.

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer must pay attention. We must not only follow the doctor's advice and actively cooperate with the treatment, but also pay more attention to our living habits and diet. Do not eat anything irritating, which will not only aggravate the condition but also spread the cancer molecules to other places and cause more diseases. Eat more foods rich in vitamins.