Can I get pregnant if I have colon cancer?

Can you get pregnant if you have colorectal cancer? You cannot get pregnant if you are taking medication or undergoing chemotherapy after colorectal cancer surgery. The radiation from chemotherapy is very high and may cause fetal malformations. You need to stop chemotherapy for one year. Then, you can consider pregnancy under the guidance and advice of a doctor based on your physical recovery.

Since the intestines are closely related to the usual diet, patients with colorectal cancer should pay strict attention to the diet after surgery. Generally, it is a gradual process. Secondly, it is necessary to observe the patient's vital signs and related changes in the condition after surgery. These three aspects can be said to be the basis of nursing. The following is an introduction to the nursing measures after colorectal cancer surgery:

1. Keep the drainage unobstructed and flush the drainage tube regularly according to the doctor's advice. This is also a nursing method for colorectal cancer.

2. After surgery, fasting and gastrointestinal decompression can be followed until intestinal peristalsis is restored before eating. Diet should be gradually increased. These intestinal cancer care is more effective. The skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, it should be cleaned with warm water to protect the skin of the intestinal cancer patient. The artificial anus should be expanded regularly with a finger cot. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary. This is one of the main ways to care for intestinal cancer.

3. For those who have long-term urinary catheters, the urethra should be cleaned daily to prevent urinary tract infection. These intestinal cancer care is more effective. Intestinal cancer care should also gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If there is no bowel movement for a few days, you can take laxatives or go to the hospital for artificial anal enema. To prevent diarrhea, intestinal cancer patients should pay attention to dietary hygiene and eat less fiber foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

4. Observe the patient's vital signs and changes in condition, and observe the bleeding of the wound. This is also a nursing measure for colorectal cancer. Postoperative care for colorectal cancer patients who have emaciation, sacral pain, perineal lumps, abdominal masses, ascites, liver enlargement, and early detection of metastasis. For patients who undergo anal reconstruction due to surgery, since the artificial anus has no sphincter and there is an abnormal smell all over the body, colorectal cancer patients often have a mental burden, so more explanations and encouragement should be given, and help and guidance should be given to patients to do a good job of artificial anus care.

Any malignant tumor has the possibility of recurrence, and the same is true for colorectal cancer. If colorectal cancer recurs, the symptoms are generally more obvious. If the patient is seriously ill, it can even invade the patient's ureter, bladder and other parts. Of course, the symptoms of recurrence will not be much different from those of colorectal cancer.