How to care for colon cancer

How should you take care of yourself after you get colon cancer? For patients with colon cancer, if you want to get a good treatment effect, you need more than just the use of treatment methods. Multi-faceted postoperative care is also necessary, which is also helpful for recovery from the disease. Let's take a look at it together.

1. Pay attention to symptoms: In daily life, you should be aware of the patient's physical condition. Once you find that the patient has symptoms such as weight loss, pain, lumps, ascites, liver enlargement, etc., it is best to seek medical attention in time to help the patient get treatment as soon as possible.

2. Pay attention to cleanliness: For patients who use artificial anus after surgery, it is best to rest in a side-lying position with the artificial anus on top. This can effectively prevent feces from contaminating the wound and avoid infection. Keep it clean daily.

3. Regular bowel movements: When caring for patients with colon cancer, if the patient has not had a bowel movement for several days, you should pay attention and help the patient to have a bowel movement with the doctor's consent through laxatives, artificial anal enema, etc. It is necessary to prevent not only constipation but also diarrhea. Therefore, it is best to eat less fiber-rich, raw and cold foods in daily diet to avoid causing greater harm to the patient.