Absolutely no drinking after laryngeal cancer surgery

Laryngeal cancer is one of the common malignant tumors of the head and neck. The main clinical manifestations are hoarseness, which is progressive, foreign body sensation in the throat, discomfort when swallowing, pain when swallowing, or accompanied by irritating cough, blood in sputum, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing and neck mass.

Patients who have had laryngeal tumors removed are often hospitalized again not because of tumor recurrence, but because of long-term drinking that causes glottis stenosis and breathing difficulties.

If laryngeal cancer patients do not pay attention to their diet after surgery, such as drinking too much, it will aggravate the irritation of the local mucosa of the larynx, causing repeated congestion and hyperplasia, which can easily lead to breathing difficulties. Once this happens, they should be hospitalized immediately for treatment. Under clinical general anesthesia, a supported laryngoscope can be used to remove the local hyperplastic mucosa and scars, thereby alleviating breathing difficulties.

Therefore, patients who have undergone laryngeal cancer surgery must not be careless, especially they should strengthen their nutrition in diet. It is recommended to eat fresh, easily digestible, nutritious food. Do not eat spicy and other irritating foods or lamb, dog meat, beef, etc., and absolutely refrain from smoking and drinking. You can eat more high-protein foods such as soft-shelled turtles. At the same time, you should go to the hospital for regular check-ups.