Can I eat eggs if I have esophageal cancer?

The occurrence of esophageal cancer is closely related to everyone's diet. For patients with esophageal cancer, how to arrange diet reasonably is very helpful for the treatment of the disease and can reduce damage to the esophagus. So, can people with esophageal cancer eat eggs? The answer is of course yes. Let's take a closer look at the diet for esophageal cancer.

1. Medicine and food have the same origin. Some foods have both therapeutic and anti-cancer effects and can be selected and applied in a targeted manner. Foods that are beneficial to digestive system tumors include leeks, water shield, cabbage, black cabbage, lily, sword beans, etc. Foods in daily life such as garlic, soy products, green tea, etc. are also good anti-cancer medicines.

2. The diet should be light, without any partiality, and eat more foods rich in vitamins, trace elements and cellulose, and add fresh vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, seafood, etc.

3. When esophageal cancer patients experience difficulty swallowing, they should switch to liquid food, chew food slowly, and eat small meals frequently. Forcing food to accumulate will also stimulate the spread, metastasis, bleeding, pain, etc. of cancer cells.

4. Dietary adjustment for advanced esophageal cancer: When esophageal cancer patients develop cachexia, they should supplement more protein, such as milk, eggs, goose meat, goose blood, lean pork, various fruits, etc.

5. Diet adjustment for advanced esophageal cancer: When esophageal cancer patients have complete obstruction, intravenous rehydration and gastrostomy surgery should be used to provide highly nutritious food to maintain life.

6. Patients with esophageal cancer who rely on semi-liquid and liquid diets should pay special attention to avoiding cold food and food that has been left out for too long when eating.

7. Diet adjustment for patients with early esophageal cancer: In terms of diet, mainly use the maximum digestion and absorption capacity of the gastrointestinal tract to supplement as many nutrients as possible to make the body stronger. Eat more fresh food to supplement protein, vitamins, fats, etc.

8. Postoperative diet for esophageal cancer patients: Within seven days after surgery, liquid foods rich in zinc and calcium should be the main food, such as milk, bone soup, chicken soup, etc.; in the second week (7-14 days) after surgery, if the diet is smooth, a complete nutritional diet should be selected, such as chicken soup, duck soup, meat soup, rice porridge with carrot juice, spinach juice, white fungus porridge, etc. After two weeks, the patient can switch to a semi-liquid diet and soft rice.

After reading the above introduction, you should know what is better for esophageal cancer patients to eat. You should also pay attention to some foods that you should avoid, especially irritating foods, which are very detrimental to your physical recovery. More importantly, you should stay away from tobacco and alcohol to avoid irritation to the esophagus.