9 dietary treatments for patients with colon cancer after surgery

The diet of patients with colon cancer after surgery plays a positive role in recovery. Eating vegetables rich in dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, increase the frequency of bowel movements, and remove carcinogenic and toxic substances from the feces. The methods of dietary therapy include:

1. Water chestnut porridge: 20 water chestnuts with shells, 1 spoon of honey, and appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Wash and mash the water chestnuts, put them in a clay pot, add water and cook them into a semi-paste, then add appropriate amount of glutinous rice to cook porridge, and add honey to taste when the porridge is cooked. Regular consumption has the effect of benefiting the stomach and moistening the intestines.

2. Dianthus root soup: 60g fresh Dianthus root or 30g dried root. Wash with rice water first, add appropriate amount of water and boil into soup. Take 1 dose daily, which has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness.

3. Poria cocos and eggshell powder: 30g of Poria cocos and 9g of eggshell. Dry the Poria cocos and eggshell and grind them into powder. Take with boiled water, 1 dose each time, 2 times a day. It has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi. It can be used by those with obvious abdominal pain and bloating.

4. 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.

5. Lotus stem soup: 5 fresh lotus stems, if there is no fresh lotus stem, you can use dried ones 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 bleeding in stool.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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. It has the effect of removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

9. 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.