Eat well after esophageal cancer surgery

A few months ago, Aunt Wang developed difficulty swallowing, a feeling of obstruction when eating, and pain behind her sternum. Accompanied by her children, she rushed to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Because the cancer was discovered not too late, the doctor performed a radical surgery on Aunt Wang, and the operation was very successful.

Perhaps because the disease was discovered early and Aunt Wang had a strong physique, she recovered well after the operation, was in good spirits, and had a good appetite. She wanted to eat 3 days after the operation. The children also wanted Aunt Wang to get better soon, so they sent delicious chicken soup that day, but the doctor intercepted it. Aunt Wang and the children were puzzled: "I could not swallow food before, and now the tumor has been removed and the digestive tract has been rebuilt with the stomach instead of the esophagus. It's the time to nourish the body, but I'm not allowed to eat more when I want to?" The doctor smiled and patiently explained the reason for doing this.

The esophagus and stomach are organs that transport and hold food, and are important components of the human digestive system. Aunt Wang underwent an esophagectomy, and then used the stomach as a replacement for the transplant to rebuild the digestive tract. This method can be a radical cure for some patients, but the surgery is very harmful to the body and often causes digestive disorders, so you must pay special attention to your diet and not eat anything you want.

Within 5 days after surgery, the wound has not healed completely and the gastrointestinal function is not very good. During this stage, diet is mostly through nasogastric feeding. On the first day, 500 ml is injected, divided into 2 to 3 injections. Later, 1000 ml can be appropriately increased every day. The nutrient solution for nasogastric feeding should preferably meet the normal needs of the human body, containing protein, fat, vitamins and carbohydrates, etc., and the proportion should be appropriate.

5 to 10 days after surgery, the patient's gastrointestinal function gradually recovers, the appetite is strong, and flatulence occurs. At this time, the patient can be given an appropriate amount of boiled water. If there is no adverse reaction, the patient can drink some porridge, fish soup, etc., and pay attention to eating small meals frequently.

The semi-liquid diet phase starts from the second week after surgery. At this time, most patients have gotten out of bed and moved around, and their appetite will increase. However, they should still pay attention to eating small meals frequently, with mainly easily digestible dry foods without residue, such as noodles, egg custard, etc. Do not eat a lot to avoid digestive tract complications.

In the fourth week after surgery, you can enter the normal diet stage and expand your diet range, but be careful not to eat greasy or spicy food.

After hearing this, Aunt Wang and her family suddenly realized what was going on. From then on, they had to eat according to the doctor's requirements every day, do appropriate activities and cooperate with the doctor's treatment. Now Aunt Wang has almost recovered and will be discharged from the hospital in a few days.