Dietary tips after esophageal cancer surgery

After esophageal cancer surgery, the question of how to eat properly has become the most important and worrying issue for patients and their families. Because whether the diet after esophageal cancer surgery is appropriate is closely related to the postoperative recovery of esophageal cancer patients. Proper dietary conditioning can greatly reduce the chance of difficulty eating after esophageal cancer surgery, and to a certain extent improve the symptoms of difficulty eating, so that patients can recover as soon as possible. Therefore, the key points of esophageal cancer patients' diet after surgery need to be remembered and mastered.

Dietary Tip 1: Chew slowly

The principle of diet for patients after esophageal cancer surgery is to chew slowly. Patients after esophageal cancer surgery generally have symptoms of dysphagia, so they should pay attention to chewing slowly, eating both meat and vegetables, and eating small meals frequently.

Dietary Tip 2: Gradual Approach

The dietary structure of patients with esophageal cancer after surgery should follow the principle of gradual progress, starting with nasogastric feeding of nutrient solution, then liquid, semi-liquid, and normal food, in that order.

Dietary Tip 3: Reasonable Diet

The diet of esophageal cancer patients after surgery should be based on reasonable matching and balanced nutrition. Reasonable diet can restore the patient's physical strength as soon as possible and increase the patient's resistance. Especially during the postoperative recovery period, more easily digestible food should be eaten. The food should be soft, easy to digest and absorb, and rich in nutrition. If necessary, a homogenized meal can be made. It is recommended to eat more porridge and soup. For those with poor appetite, fresh hawthorn, fresh pomegranate, etc. can be added to the diet to increase appetite.