A low-fat, high-protein diet is recommended for patients with colorectal cancer

Intestinal cancer is a malignant tumor of the digestive system, which often occurs in the large intestine. The large intestine is further divided into the cecum, appendix, colon and rectum. The colon is the longest part of the large intestine and has the highest probability of developing the disease, so colon lesions are more common in patients. Most patients with colon cancer have a history of ulcerative colitis for many years, accompanied by other diseases of the digestive system.

Dietary principles for colon cancer: a nutritious, easily digestible, low-fat, high-fiber, high-protein diet.

1. Damp-heat accumulation should be treated with foods that can clear away heat and dampness, detoxify and disperse the accumulation, such as winter melon, mung bean, honeysuckle, etc. Dietary therapy: purslane porridge (fresh purslane, japonica rice); barley porridge.

2. For internal stasis and toxicity, it is advisable to eat foods that clear away heat, detoxify, and dissipate stasis, such as kelp, hawthorn, purslane, mint, etc. Dietary prescriptions: fungus, bean curd, rabbit meat stewed (fucus, bean curd, rabbit meat), red bean stewed chicken (red bean, hen).

3. For those with spleen and kidney deficiency, it is advisable to eat foods that strengthen the spleen and kidney, replenish qi and activate blood circulation, such as coix seed, yam, fungus, black beans, sesame, jujube, etc. Dietary therapy: mung bean and rice stuffed with pig intestines (pig large intestine, mung bean, rice), rabbit meat stewed with prince ginseng and figs (rabbit meat, prince ginseng, figs).