How to deal with bleeding in gastric cancer patients

Bleeding is one of the common complications in gastric cancer patients. The onset of bleeding symptoms may be early or late. Patients often suffer repeated heavy bleeding in a short period of time. The mortality rate is very high and rescue is very difficult. So how should family members care for gastric cancer patients after bleeding?

1. General care

Bleeding patients should be assisted by nursing staff in their daily life, and they must stay in bed. Try to reduce the patient's fear, keep quiet, change bloodstained clothes at any time, and reduce nerve stimulation. In case of massive vomiting, the patient's head can be turned to one side to prevent vomitus from being inhaled into the trachea, causing aspiration pneumonia, or even suffocation and death. Keep the respiratory tract unobstructed, change the contaminated bedding in time after vomiting, and perform oral care in time.

2.Diet care

Patients with vomiting and acute hemorrhage should fast. For patients with minor bleeding, no vomiting, and no obvious active bleeding, warm, light, non-irritating, and easily digestible liquid soft food can be used. Eating can reduce gastric contraction and neutralize gastric acid, promoting ulcer healing. After the bleeding stops, switch to nutritious, easily digestible semi-liquid food, start with small and frequent meals, and then switch to a normal diet. Avoid eating too cold, too hard, and spicy food.

3. Psychological care

Patients may be anxious or fearful due to vomiting blood, so family members and nursing staff should be dignified, kind and approachable. Careful ideological work should be done based on the characteristics of the patients. The nervousness should be eliminated and the patients should actively cooperate with the treatment. For patients with heavy bleeding, someone should always be by their side to make them feel safe.