Winter health care for lung cancer patients

Most lung cancers originate from the bronchial mucosal epithelium, so it is also called bronchial lung cancer, which has a high incidence rate. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lung cancer is caused by internal deficiency of vital energy and external invasion of evil toxins, with phlegm accumulation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, which accumulate in the lungs. The basic pathogenesis is that the lungs fail to spread and descend, and patients have symptoms such as cough, chest pain, hemoptysis, and fever.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in winter, "Yang is weak and Yin is strong", and the human body will also change with the solar terms, and Qi deficiency will occur. Because lung cancer patients themselves have internal deficiency of vital energy, they should pay more attention to health preservation and replenish Yang and protect Yin.

Lung cancer patients can eat more yam, jujube, and ajiao to nourish the lung qi in winter. In winter, the wind is dry and the air is dry, so lung cancer patients can eat lotus root, lily and other yin nourishing and lung moistening foods. People with cold hands and feet are prone to yang deficiency, so they can eat some turtle, mutton, dog meat and other yang warming foods. People with dry mouth and tongue are prone to yin deficiency, so they can eat duck meat, sea cucumber and other yin nourishing foods. Patients with weak bodies and poor eating ability can take appropriate medicine to supplement their vitality, and can choose yang-enhancing foods such as Pseudostellaria heterophylla and Korean ginseng to replenish their vitality.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the lungs are a delicate organ that is easily invaded by evil spirits. In addition, lung cancer patients have low body resistance and are prone to upper respiratory tract infections, which can aggravate their lung cancer conditions. Therefore, in daily life, you should pay attention to keeping the living room warm, try to reduce the number of times you go out, and when you must go out, be sure to put on more clothes and wear a mask to prevent problems before they occur.