What are the dietary taboos after breast cancer surgery

What are the dietary taboos after breast cancer surgery? Experts say that the patient's diet must rely on the various nutrients in the food. The main problem for cancer patients is nutritional disorders, and improving the patient's nutrition is the most important measure in anti-cancer treatment. Reasonable diet adjustment for cancer patients can improve the body's resistance and is very beneficial to the patient's treatment and recovery.

Dietary considerations for breast cancer patients after surgery

1. Nutrition should be adequate: Breast cancer patients are generally weak. During chemotherapy, they should increase their protein and sugar intake appropriately, eat less high-fat and high-cholesterol foods, especially protein intake, eat more lean pork, beef, chicken or fish, avoid fried foods, eat less salted foods, and strictly prohibit the consumption of irritating condiments. Pay attention to the diversity of diet, the combination of meat and vegetables, acid-base balance, and pay attention to the color, aroma and taste of food. Anorexic patients can eat some hawthorn, radish, kumquat and other stomach-strengthening foods to increase their appetite.

2. Eat more foods rich in anti-cancer ingredients: The following are some foods that have a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on breast cancer patients:

A. Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, kale, etc. contain the anti-cancer substance indole-3-carbinol, which can prevent carcinogens in the body from inducing tumor cells and inhibit tumor growth;

B. Garlic and onion contain allicin, which can block the synthesis of nitrosamines. They also contain vitamin C, vitamin A and other ingredients, which can play an anti-cancer role.

C. Tofu, soy milk, bean sprouts and other bean products are rich in phytoestrogens, which can competitively inhibit the effects of estrogen in the body and play an anti-cancer role;

D. Asparagus contains histones, which have been shown to effectively control the growth of breast cancer cells.

In addition, foods such as kelp, seaweed, and tomatoes contain anti-cancer ingredients, and regular consumption has certain benefits for breast cancer patients.

3. Eat some fresh fruits appropriately: such as watermelon, kiwi, apricot, apple, pear, strawberry, etc., which are rich in vitamin C, vitamin B and other substances, and have certain anti-cancer effects. Moreover, jujube not only contains hawthorn acid and other anti-cancer ingredients, but also has a therapeutic effect on the decrease of cystic cells and thrombocytopenia caused by chemotherapy. Therefore, breast cancer patients can often eat jujube during chemotherapy.

4. Reasonably arrange the time of diet and chemotherapy: On the day of chemotherapy, the diet should be light and delicious; intravenous chemotherapy is performed on an empty stomach, so you should eat 3 hours before chemotherapy, when the food has been basically digested and emptied. Eat dinner later after chemotherapy to reduce symptoms of nausea and vomiting. When taking oral chemotherapy drugs, it is better to take them half an hour after a meal. When the blood drug concentration reaches its peak, the patient is already in an empty stomach, and the digestive tract reaction will be lighter. When vomiting during chemotherapy, you can hold ginger slices in your mouth, which is helpful for stopping vomiting.