Things to note after gastric cancer surgery

Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor with a high incidence rate. It is generally treated with surgery, which is divided into total gastrectomy and subtotal gastrectomy. Postoperative care plays an important role in the patient's recovery. Proper care can prolong the patient's life and improve the patient's quality of life.

1. After gastric cancer surgery, the diet should be balanced and meet the higher nutritional needs with less food intake. The cooking methods should be steamed, boiled, stewed, sautéed and mixed. The vegetables should be cooked, rotten, tender and soft to facilitate the patient's consumption. In addition, garlic is a good product for cancer prevention and patients should eat it frequently.

2. Avoid eating pickled and smoked food, such as pickled vegetables, pickles and fried food. Some dietary therapy methods can be used to regulate the patient's body, such as 30 grams of whitebait, 1 piece of tofu, and an appropriate amount of minced meat, cooked into tofu soup.

3. Patients who have undergone total gastrectomy should follow the method of eating small and frequent meals, step by step, and must mainly eat light and easily digestible liquid food, gradually transitioning to the level before surgery. If it is a patient who has undergone subtotal gastrectomy, it is also necessary to adhere to the method of eating small and frequent meals, and gradually transition.

4. After the operation, the patient cannot accept the trauma caused by the tumor both physically and mentally. Family members should comfort and enlighten the patient, and the patient should remain optimistic and help analyze the conditions and progress in treatment, so that the patient can see hope, enhance self-confidence in treatment, and actively cooperate with treatment and care, so that the patient can re-recognize the value of survival.