About the medicinal diet therapy for colorectal cancer

As the number of patients with colorectal cancer increases, people are gradually aware of the harmfulness of colorectal cancer. For their own health, more and more people are paying more attention to health preservation. For colorectal cancer patients, daily diet care is also very important while receiving conventional treatment. Medicinal diet is very popular now, so is there any delicious and healthy medicinal diet for colon cancer for us to choose? Here are some of them:

1. Water chestnut porridge: 20 water chestnuts with shells, 1 spoon of honey, and appropriate amount of glutinous rice. ① Wash and mash the water chestnuts, put them in a clay pot, add water and cook until they become semi-paste. ② Add appropriate amount of glutinous rice and cook porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add honey to taste and eat. Regular consumption has the effect of benefiting the stomach and moistening the intestines.

2. Lotus root juice and egg with prunes: 8g prunes, 1 egg, and appropriate amount of lotus root juice. Mix prunes with lotus root juice, put into the egg, seal with wet paper, and steam until cooked. Take 2 times a day, 1 dose each time. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding, cooling blood, and can be used by those with bleeding in stool.

3. Dianthus root soup: 60g fresh Dianthus root or 30g dried root. Wash with rice water first, add appropriate amount of water and boil into soup. Take 1 dose per day, it has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness.

4. Poria cocos and egg shell powder: 30 grams of Poria cocos and 9 grams of egg shell. Melt and dry the Poria cocos and egg shell and grind them into powder. Take 1 dose twice a day with boiled water. This medicinal food has the function of regulating the liver and qi. It can be used by those with obvious abdominal pain and bloating. You can also use porridge.

5. Mulberry pork soup: 50 grams of mulberry, 10 jujubes, and appropriate amount of lean pork. Boil mulberry, jujube, pork and salt together until cooked. Regular consumption has the effect of replenishing qi and can be used by those with lower abdominal distension.

6. Lotus stem soup: 5 fresh lotus stems, if there is no fresh lotus stem, you can use dried ones instead, a little rock sugar. First wash the lotus stems, chop them into pieces, add appropriate amount of water, boil for 1 hour, take out the soup, add rock sugar and it is ready. Take it 3 times a day, it has the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, and can be used for people with persistent bleeding in stool.

7. Houttuynia cordata lotus seed soup: 10 grams of houttuynia cordata, 30 grams of lotus seeds, decoct the above medicines in water. Take it twice a day, morning and evening, it has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, and is suitable for those with tenesmus.

8. Papaya stewed with large intestine: 10g papaya, 30cm fat pig large intestine. Put papaya into the cleaned large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, and stew until cooked. Drink the soup and eat the intestine. This meal has the effects of clearing heat and soothing the stomach, promoting qi and relieving pain.

9. Leech and seaweed powder: 15g leech, 30g seaweed. Grind the leech and seaweed into fine powder and divide into 10 packets. Take 2 packets a day with rice wine. This meal has the effect of removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

10. Water chestnut and coix seed soup: 10 water chestnuts, 12g coix seed, 12g fresh perilla. Tear the perilla into pieces, and then boil it with water chestnuts and coix seed. 3g per day, it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.

11. Cinnamon and sesame stewed with pig intestines: 50 grams of cinnamon, 60 grams of black sesame, and pig intestines about 30 cm long. After washing the pig intestines, put the cinnamon and sesame into the intestines, tie the two ends tightly, add an appropriate amount of water and cook until done, remove the cinnamon and black sesame, and season. Drink the soup and eat the intestines. This meal can be used for those who have lower abdominal distension and frequent bowel movements.

12. Rhubarb Sophora Flower Honey Drink

Ingredients: 4 grams of raw rhubarb, 30 grams of Sophora japonica flowers, 15 grams of honey, and 2 grams of green tea.

Preparation method: First, pick out the raw rhubarb, wash it, dry it in the air or in the sun, cut it into slices, put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil it for 5 minutes, remove the residue, save the juice for later use. Add Sophora japonica flowers and tea leaves to the pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil it, pour in the raw rhubarb juice, remove from the heat, let it cool slightly, and stir in honey while it is still warm.

Usage: Take twice a day, morning and evening.

Efficacy: clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. This dietary therapy is suitable for patients with colorectal cancer who have blood in their stools, bright red blood, and blood in their stools after cancer surgery.

13. Purslane and Sophora japonica flower porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of fresh purslane, 30 grams of Sophora japonica flowers, 100 grams of japonica rice, and 20 grams of brown sugar.

Preparation method: First, sort out the fresh purslane, wash it, blanch it in boiling water until it is soft, remove it, arrange it neatly, cut it into fine pieces, and set aside. Pick out the sophora japonica flowers, wash them, dry them in the air or in the sun, grind them into very fine powder, and set aside. Wash the polished rice, put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat until it becomes a thin porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add the fine sophora japonica flower powder, purslane powder and brown sugar, and simmer it over low heat until it boils.

Usage: Take twice a day, morning and evening.

Efficacy: Sophora japonica is cool and bitter in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, clearing the liver and purging fire, and stopping bleeding. This dietary therapy is suitable for patients with colorectal cancer who suffer from bloody stools and bright red blood.