Nursing of patients with colon cancer requires adequate bowel preparation

In recent years, the incidence of colon cancer has been increasing year by year, so it is also very important to take good care of colon cancer. After treatment, patients should pay attention to the following colon cancer care common sense.

1. Adjust the mentality of patients with colon cancer. When a permanent artificial anus is needed, it will bring inconvenience to the patient's life and mental burden. We should care about the patient and explain the necessity of the surgery so that he or she can accept the surgery in the best mental state. This is one of the nursing measures for colon cancer.

2. Colon cancer care also requires adequate intestinal preparation to increase the success rate and safety of the operation.

3. For colon cancer, full intestinal lavage should be performed one day before surgery according to the condition, and the effect of the lavage should be observed.

4. Colon cancer patients should be given liquid food 3 days before surgery and fast 1 day before surgery to reduce stool and facilitate intestinal cleaning. This is also very important in colon cancer care.

5. Colon cancer care also requires strengthening nutrition, correcting anemia, and enhancing the body's resistance. Try to give a high-protein, high-calorie, high-vitamin, easy-to-digest, low-residue diet to increase tolerance to surgery.

The above is the expert’s introduction to colon cancer care. If you have not yet understood the specific care methods for colon cancer and want more health advice, please click on our online expert consultation.