Diet therapy drives away insomnia in patients with bladder cancer after surgery

Bladder cancer generally requires surgical removal of the tumor, followed by auxiliary therapies such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After a series of treatments, the patient's body is exhausted. Many patients have trouble sleeping all night due to severe pain, mental anxiety and other reasons. In order to improve the patient's difficulty falling asleep, you can often take dietary therapy that has the effect of calming the nerves and promoting sleep.

Gastrodia elata mixed rice

Ingredients: 5 grams of Gastrodia elata, 100 grams of polished rice, 25 grams of chicken, 50 grams each of bamboo shoots and carrots, 1 each of shiitake mushrooms and taro, and appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar.

Preparation: Soak the Gastrodia elata for about an hour to soften it, then chop the chicken into small pieces, cut the bamboo shoots and washed carrots into small pieces; peel the taro and wash the soaked shiitake mushrooms, and cut them into thin strips. Wash the polished rice, put it into a pot, add sugar and other seasonings, and cook it on low heat until it becomes thick rice.

Usage: Take once a day with lunch or dinner.

Effect: It has the effects of strengthening the brain and body, calming and promoting sleep.

Longan Rock Sugar Tea

Ingredients: 25 grams of longan pulp, 10 grams of rock sugar.

Preparation: Wash the longan flesh, put it into a teacup with rock sugar, add boiling water, cover and simmer for a while, then you can drink.

Usage: Take 1 dose daily, drink as soon as it is prepared, add boiled water as you drink, and eat longan flesh at the end.

Efficacy: This tea has the functions of nourishing the heart and spleen, calming the mind and improving intelligence. It can treat symptoms such as lack of energy, insomnia, palpitations and forgetfulness.