What should you pay attention to in your diet for rectal cancer

Colon cancer and rectal cancer are collectively referred to as colorectal cancer, which is a very common malignant tumor. With the deepening of people's understanding of rectal cancer and the development of medical level, surgery is currently the main guarantee for curing the disease. In addition to cooperating with treatment, patients should also develop good eating habits to avoid excessive stimulation of the tumor by wrong diet and aggravation of the condition.

During the onset and treatment of rectal cancer, patients must develop good eating habits and must remember to avoid spicy and irritating foods as much as possible. At the same time, it is best not to eat fried foods. In life, you must avoid smoking and drinking, control the intake of fat appropriately, eat vegetables, fruits, and foods rich in vitamins and fiber to ensure smooth bowel movements.

In your diet, you should pay attention to eating more vegetables rich in dietary fiber, such as celery, leek, cabbage, radish and other green leafy vegetables. Vegetables rich in dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, increase the frequency of bowel movements, and remove carcinogenic and toxic substances from the feces.

If rectal cancer bulges into the intestinal cavity and the intestinal cavity becomes narrow, the intake of dietary fiber should be controlled, because excessive intake of dietary fiber will cause intestinal obstruction. At this time, it is necessary to give easily digestible, soft semi-fluid food, such as millet porridge, thick lotus root starch soup, rice soup, porridge, cornmeal porridge, egg custard, tofu brain, etc. These foods can reduce the stimulation to the intestine, pass through the intestinal cavity more smoothly, and prevent the occurrence of intestinal obstruction.

Because rectal cancer often causes blood in the stool and constipation, patients must develop a habit of regular bowel movements, drink a glass of cold water every morning to stimulate bowel movements, or inject a small amount of saline into the artificial anus to induce bowel movements. In normal times, appropriate physical exercise should also be performed to help regulate bowel movements.

For rectal cancer patients who sometimes have constipation, sometimes diarrhea, and blood in their stool, they should pay attention to regulating their stool and eat foods rich in crude fiber, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, young leafy vegetables, etc., but they should be processed carefully to avoid excessively rough foods that may irritate the tumor site.

Whether before or after surgery, the patient's diet should be light, easy to digest, and nutritious, and then gradually return to a normal diet. However, you must pay attention to garlic, onions, leeks, beans, lamb, etc., which are foods that are easy to cause bloating and odor. Do not eat them, otherwise it will easily cause discomfort to yourself and you should try to eat less or not eat them.

Patients who have undergone rectal cancer surgery should follow the doctor's instructions for diet, just like patients who have undergone other gastrointestinal surgeries. The diet should start with soft and thin food, and then other foods should be added after the body gradually adapts. Do not eat too much oil, and reasonably match sugar, fat, protein, minerals, vitamins and other foods. Cereals, lean meat, fish, eggs, milk, various vegetables and bean products should be consumed every day, but the amount of each should not be too much. This is the only way to replenish the various nutrients needed by the body.

Warm reminder: The general population should pay attention to dietary risks. A high-fat diet can not only stimulate the increase of bile secretion, but also promote the growth of certain anaerobic bacteria in the intestine. Once bile and bile salts are decomposed by anaerobic bacteria to form unsaturated cholesterol, such as deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid, there will be an increase in the intestine. The latter two are carcinogens or co-carcinogens, and therefore may induce colorectal cancer. Especially for patients with a family history of tumors, they should pay more attention to healthy diet to prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer.