The best diet choice after colon cancer surgery

Surveys show that the incidence of colorectal cancer is quietly increasing with the change in people's lifestyles. Among the many influencing factors, diet plays an important role. Dietary conditioning after colon cancer surgery is very important. You should follow the doctor's advice and start with soft and thin food until the body gradually adapts before adding other foods. After surgery, you should avoid high-fat foods, drink more skim milk, eat more vegetables rich in dietary fiber, etc., to supplement the various nutrients needed by the body, enhance the body's immune function, prevent the recurrence and metastasis of cancer, stabilize the lesions, avoid spread, prevent complications, relieve pain, and help patients prolong their survival.

What should you pay attention to in your diet after colon cancer surgery?

1. Avoid high-fat foods

The reasons are: 1. A high-fat diet will promote the occurrence of intestinal cancer and is not suitable for postoperative care of colon cancer; 2. Cholesterol itself is not carcinogenic, but it can produce a carcinogenic effect after reacting with bile acid.

Therefore, patients with colon cancer should not eat too much fat, and the calories provided by fat should account for less than 30% of the total calories. In addition, in a day's diet, the amount of fat in the food itself plus the amount of oil used in cooking should be controlled below 50 grams per day.

2. Choose the right milk

Colon cancer patients should drink more skim milk after surgery.

3. Dietary fiber is essential

Postoperative care for patients with colon cancer should pay attention to eating more vegetables rich in dietary fiber, such as celery, leek, cabbage, radish, etc. These vegetables rich in dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, increase the frequency of bowel movements, and remove carcinogenic and toxic substances from the feces.

4. Drink honey to relieve constipation after surgery

During the onset of the disease, patients often experience constipation and even blood in the stool. Reduce all conditions that cause constipation, eat more fruits and vegetables, and exercise regularly to ensure a healthy body. You must pay attention to your daily diet after surgery. Drinking honey is the simplest and most effective way to relieve constipation after colon cancer surgery.