Diet for patients with lymphoma during recovery

When recovering from treatment, patients with lymphoma may experience anorexia, nausea, vomiting, discomfort in the tail and bloating. They may also have difficulty eating due to pain in the mouth and throat, loss of taste in the mouth, dry mouth and tongue.

The dietary care of lymphoma patients should first be based on a reasonable diet arrangement, which should be good in color, aroma, taste and behavior. The patient's family can relieve the patient's anorexia, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms through psychological suggestion and medication before each meal. It is necessary to avoid eating some fried foods that are difficult to digest and foods that easily cause bloating in the body, and avoid eating too greasy and cold foods.

If the patient has obvious abdominal distension, he or she can also take some traditional Chinese medicine for regulating qi and promoting catharsis. For some patients with oral and throat ulcer pain who cannot eat, they can switch to liquid food, such as milk, oatmeal porridge and other foods with lighter taste. In order to avoid overheating of food, you can eat a small amount of cold drinks, such as ice cream, fruit juice and cream ice cream.

When the patient feels pain in the lymph nodes when eating, they can spray some lidocaine locally for anesthesia, or rinse their mouths with baking soda solution. If the taste is reduced and the food tastes sweet, zinc preparations can be given to improve the taste and increase appetite. If the mouth and tongue are dry due to reduced saliva secretion, Chinese medicine that nourishes yin and promotes fluid production can be taken, or lemon juice and black plum juice can be taken as drinks. In terms of diet, eat less sugar and choose more foods with high water content. The patient can use the tongue to press against the front and middle part of the upper palate and cooperate with qigong to increase the secretion of saliva in the mouth, which is convenient for eating.