Nursing after chemotherapy for colon cancer

There are many diseases that are ultimately treated with surgery. The success of the surgery depends not only on whether the tumor is removed and no residue is left, but also on whether postoperative care is provided. So, what are the common sense of postoperative care for colon cancer? The following is a detailed introduction by the editor, which I hope will be helpful to patients after colon cancer surgery.

1. You should gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If you have not had a bowel movement for a few days, you can take laxatives or go to the hospital for an artificial rectal enema. To prevent diarrhea, you should pay attention to food hygiene and eat less fiber foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

2. If the patient has weight loss, sacral pain, perineal lumps, abdominal masses, ascites, or liver enlargement, he should go to the hospital for treatment in time to detect metastasis early.

3. It is advisable to sleep in the side-lying position in the early stage after the operation, with one side of the artificial anus on top, so as to avoid feces contaminating the wound and causing infection. The skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, it should be cleaned with warm water and coated with vaseline ointment to protect the skin. The artificial anus should be expanded regularly with fingers wearing finger cots. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary.

4. For patients who have undergone anal reconstruction surgery, the artificial anus has no sphincter and has an abnormal odor all over the body, which often causes mental burden to the patients. Therefore, more explanations and encouragement should be given, and the patients should be helped and guided to take good care of the artificial anus.

5. Let the patient know that anal reconstruction is just to move the anus from the perineum to the abdomen. No one will look at this matter with strange eyes. He can completely control his bowel movements and there is no difference between him and normal people. Or let him know that only the patient knows that the anus is in the abdomen, and no one can discover this secret.

The above is the editor's introduction to "What are the common sense of postoperative care for colon cancer?" It can be seen that there are many things that colon cancer patients need to pay attention to after surgery. In addition to avoiding spicy and cold food, they also need to develop the habit of regular bowel movements, sleep sideways, have regular checkups, keep the anus clean, etc.