What to eat for faster recovery after gastric cancer surgery

Gastric cancer surgery will remove part of the gastric cancer tissue, so the patient's diet will be much reduced after surgery, and the digestive function of the entire gastrointestinal tract will also decline. Therefore, the patient's diet and weight will change after gastric cancer surgery. Therefore, it is necessary to make correct dietary adjustments in time after surgery. So what should you eat to recover quickly after gastric cancer surgery?

1. What to eat after gastric cancer surgery

1. After gastric cancer surgery, it is necessary to replenish the body with enzymes in time. In fact, enzymes in the body can be replenished with enzymes. Taking Retamin Centennial Enzyme Paste can replenish enzymes in the body. It is very suitable for patients after cancer surgery. It can enhance immunity, restore self-regulation ability, promote nutrient absorption, and inhibit cell pathology.

2. Gastric cancer patients should eat more high-nutrition foods after surgery, such as beef, pork, pigeons, black chickens, quail, fermented black beans, tofu, etc.

3. Patients who experience nausea and vomiting after surgery should eat more vegetables and fruits, such as winter vegetables, ginger, lotus seeds, oranges, grapefruits, walnuts, loquats, etc.

4. If the patient still needs chemotherapy after surgery, he should eat foods that can prevent the side effects of chemotherapy, such as crucian carp, walnuts, jellyfish, black plums, mung beans, grass carp, asparagus, kiwi fruit, etc.

5. After surgery, gastric cancer patients should eat more foods that have the effect of enhancing immunity, such as daylily, coix seed, water chestnut, yam, lentils, mushrooms, etc.

2. Precautions after gastric cancer surgery

1. Chew slowly and thoroughly. After gastric cancer surgery, the grinding ability of the stomach becomes weaker, so patients should chew slowly and thoroughly. They should also separate dry food from liquid food, and eat soup or soup 30 minutes before or after meals to avoid excessive discharge of food that affects digestion and absorption. When eating, patients can choose to lie flat or lie on their side after meals to rest to extend the emptying time of food so that it can be completely digested and absorbed.

2. Eat small meals frequently. The stomach capacity of gastric cancer patients becomes smaller, so they need to eat small meals frequently. It is best to eat 5 to 7 times a day. Eating at regular times and in fixed quantities can not only keep the stomach full, but also allow the remaining stomach to gradually adapt to the digestive function.

3. Gradually increase the amount of food. The food for gastric cancer patients after surgery is mainly liquid food and semi-liquid food, and then gradually switch to soft food or ordinary meals. According to the patient's eating habits, the number of food types should be gradually increased to improve the patient's appetite and help recovery.