What should patients with esophageal cancer pay attention to in their diet

In order to ensure smooth chemotherapy, esophageal cancer patients should take nutritious food in addition to drug treatment to improve the body's tolerance to the toxic side effects of anti-cancer drugs.

During chemotherapy, patients should eat high-calorie, high-protein foods, such as chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, lean meat, eggs, etc., to assist in the treatment. Diet should be diversified, and attention should be paid to dietary matching, so that various nutrients can complement each other and improve the body's immunity. If there are symptoms of five-heart heat and yin deficiency, you should eat Tremella fuciformis porridge or soak 0.15 grams of American ginseng as tea. If economic conditions permit, you can stew turtle soup.

When cooking, pay attention to color, aroma and taste. It is best to steam, boil or stew. Do not eat or eat less smoked, fried or roasted food, and eat less pickled food. Do not smoke or drink alcohol. Alcohol can activate many carcinogens and reduce immune function. The staple food of chemotherapy patients can be selected according to their eating habits and tastes, such as steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, noodles, etc. Patients with poor appetite can eat small and frequent meals.