Diet after colon cancer surgery

Colon cancer patients should pay attention to dietary adjustments after surgery so that they can recover their health as soon as possible.

1. Water chestnut and coix seed soup: 10 water chestnuts, 12g coix seed, 12g fresh perilla. Tear the perilla into pieces, and then boil it with water chestnuts and coix seed. Take it once a day, it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.

2. Papaya stewed with large intestine: 10 grams of papaya, 30 centimeters of fat pig large intestine. Put the papaya into the cleaned large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, and stew until it is cooked. Drinking the soup and eating the intestine can play a role in clearing heat and soothing the stomach, promoting qi and relieving pain.

3. Leech and seaweed powder: 15g leech, 30g seaweed. Grind the leech and seaweed into fine powder and divide into 10 packets. Take 2 packets a day with yellow wine, which has the effect of removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

4. Lotus stem soup: 5 fresh lotus stems, if there is no fresh lotus stem, you can use dried lotus stems instead, a little rock sugar. First wash and chop the lotus stems, add appropriate amount of water, boil for 1 hour, take out the soup, add rock sugar and it is ready. Take it 3 times a day, it has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can be used by those with persistent stool bleeding.

5. Houttuynia cordata and lotus seed soup: 10 grams of houttuynia cordata and 30 grams of lotus seed meat are decocted in water. Take it twice a day, morning and evening, which has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying.

6. Mulberry pork soup: 50 grams of mulberry, 10 jujubes, and an appropriate amount of lean pork. Boil mulberry, jujube, pork and an appropriate amount of salt until cooked. This soup has the effect of replenishing the middle and replenishing qi, and can be used by those with lower abdominal distension.

In addition, patients should eat more dietary fiber foods after surgery to stimulate gastrointestinal motility, increase the frequency of bowel movements, and thus remove bacteria and carcinogens.