Dietary therapy to relieve adverse reactions of chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients

Chemotherapy is an important step in the treatment of gastric cancer. Chemotherapy often causes serious digestive tract reactions in patients, such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Therefore, dietary conditioning during chemotherapy is very important.

Fungus and grape drink

Ingredients: 100 grams of pear, 100 grams of black fungus, 100 grams of white fungus, and 1 portion of grape juice.

Preparation: Wash the above three ingredients, add appropriate amount of water and cook in a pot. When the water is about to boil, add grape juice, cook for a while and turn off the heat.

Usage: Drink as you like.

Efficacy: nourishes yin and clears the lungs, increases fluid and nourishes the stomach. Suitable for symptoms such as irritability, dry mouth, nausea, poor appetite, and constipation caused by radiotherapy.

Sea cucumber and Poria cocos soup

Ingredients: 20 grams of wolfberry, 20 grams of Poria cocos, and about 250 grams of sea cucumber.

Preparation: Wash wolfberries and wrap them and Poria cocos in gauze respectively. First, boil wolfberries and Poria cocos in water, then take the water and cook them with sea cucumber until they are soft. Add salt for seasoning and serve as a soup.

Usage: Can be taken with 3 meals a day.

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and kidneys, nourishes yin and produces blood. Suitable for patients who experience dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations during chemotherapy.

Uncaria rhynchophylla and lotus seed milk soup

Ingredients: 20 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla, 100 ml of fresh milk, 50 grams of white lotus seeds.

Preparation: First boil lotus seeds and Uncaria rhynchophylla with appropriate amount of water, remove the residue and take water, add rock sugar or white sugar for seasoning, pour in milk and boil.

Usage: Take while hot.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and stomach, replenishes the body and produces blood. It can relieve the symptoms of leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia caused by chemotherapy, and relieve the patient's dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, and poor appetite.