Nursing measures after chemotherapy for colon cancer

As a type of colorectal cancer, many experts have studied the course and development of this disease, but no unified answer can be reached. Colon cancer is a disease with a very high mortality rate. In addition to common surgical treatments, chemotherapy is a common treatment method for colon cancer. The following editor will introduce to you the care measures after chemotherapy for colon cancer.

1. Diet adjustment

Since the formation and development of colorectal cancer are closely related to diet, dietary conditioning is an important aspect of colorectal cancer prevention and treatment that cannot be ignored. A reasonable diet helps in recovery from the disease.

1. Take 50g each of purslane and eggs, or appropriate amount of kiwi fruit. Take 50g per day, and make it into food for long-term consumption. It has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with colorectal cancer.

2. 30g of day lily, 15g of fungus, 6g of Xueyutan. Decoction the first two ingredients into 300ml of juice and drink it with Xueyutan. You can also take fresh figs regularly. It has a therapeutic effect on those with bloody stools caused by intestinal cancer.

3. For patients with colorectal cancer and obvious anemia, 30g of black fungus and 30 red dates can be made into food as a daily amount and eaten daily.

4. For those who have leukopenia after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, you can cook porridge with coix seed, water chestnut, lotus seed, etc. and eat it regularly. Or you can eat more shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, button mushrooms, black fungus, white fungus, etc., which can increase white blood cells and enhance the body's immunity.

5. Garlic and onions can prevent and treat colon cancer, so it is advisable to eat more of them. They are especially suitable for people with diarrhea caused by colon cancer.

2. Lifestyle care

1. Stay optimistic and avoid depression or irritability.

2. For patients who have undergone rectal cancer surgery, it is important to relieve their distress. If the symptoms are well controlled, they can generally live like normal people.

3. Patients with urinary dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery should pay attention to bladder function training

3. Physical therapy

1. Leg curling exercise: Lie on your back, bend both knees and lift them up at the same time, bring your thighs to your abdomen, then return them to their original position, and repeat more than 10 times.

2. Leg raising exercise: Lie on your back, raise both legs at the same time (keep your knees straight), then put them down, and repeat more than 10 times.

3. Bicycle exercise: Lie on your back, flex and extend your legs alternately, imitating the action of pedaling a bicycle. The movement should be flexible, and the flexion and extension range should be as large as possible. Do it for 20 to 30 seconds.

4. Sit-ups: Lie on your back, tighten your abdomen, flex and stretch, sit up, touch your toes with both hands, 7 to 8 times each time.

The above is an introduction to "Nursing measures after chemotherapy for colon cancer". Through the editor's introduction to all readers and friends, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding and knowledge of colon cancer. Although colon cancer occurs in a wide range of people and has a very high mortality rate, it is still very effective to prevent this disease in daily life.