Countermeasures for adverse reactions to gastric cancer radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is one of the main treatments for gastric cancer. While radiation kills cancer cells, it will also cause varying degrees of damage to the body's normal tissues. Appropriate nursing measures should be taken in a timely manner to promote the patient's speedy recovery.

1. Fatigue: During radiotherapy, the human body needs to consume a lot of energy for self-recovery. Radiation will affect normal tissues. In addition, the patient's mental tension and anxiety will cause fatigue. As radiotherapy continues, fatigue may gradually increase. During this period, you should try to help the patient relax, chat with the patient more, or listen to soothing and soft music, keep the room quiet to ensure that the patient has a good sleep to relieve the fatigue of the day.

2. Emotions: With the emergence of complications of radiotherapy, many patients will feel frustrated, afraid, angry, defeated, lonely or helpless. They may also become very sensitive, and even small things can ruin their mood. The patient's negative emotions will directly affect the treatment effect. The patient's negative emotions should be appeased in time, and family members should give the patient full care and love.

3. Blood: Some gastric cancer patients need to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which will cause greater damage to the blood system. One of the main side effects is a decrease in the number of white blood cells, which reduces the patient's body resistance and makes infection and bleeding more likely. During radiotherapy and chemotherapy, some Chinese medicines for nourishing and replenishing blood can be used, and diet therapy can also be used to relieve the symptoms.

Tips: Foods suitable for patients with leukopenia

1. Peanuts are known as "longevity nuts" and are a common food in life. They are rich in nutrition and good for medicinal purposes. They help increase white blood cells, especially for tumor patients with leukopenia caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

2. Royal jelly has the effects of nourishing, strengthening and invigorating the spleen. It is especially suitable for cancer patients with leukopenia after treatment.

3. Codonopsis pilosula has the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the stomach, and nourishing qi and blood. It is commonly used by people with qi deficiency.

4. Deer meat is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can nourish the five internal organs and regulate blood. It is most suitable for patients with leukocytopenia, spleen and kidney deficiency, and insufficient yang energy to eat it regularly.