Key points of colon cancer care that family members should know

Any disease requires care, not to mention colon cancer. Family members must actively provide care for colon cancer patients to help them better accept colon cancer treatment and effectively alleviate the condition. What are the common care points for colon cancer ? Here are some common care points for colon cancer.

In general, the common care points for colon cancer are:

1. General care, diet and nutritional support: give high-protein, high-calorie, easy-to-digest, low-residue diet before surgery. Patients without intestinal obstruction should eat semi-liquid food 3 days before surgery and liquid food without residue 2 days before surgery. This is the key point of care for colon cancer.

2. Adequate intestinal preparation can reduce intraoperative contamination, prevent postoperative abdominal cavity and incision infection, and facilitate anastomosis healing. This type of colon cancer care includes three parts: diet control, oral intestinal antibacterial drugs, and intestinal cleaning.

3. Psychological care. The diagnosis of tumors, the economic burden, and the damaged self-image after colostomy can cause patients to have serious adverse psychological reactions, such as anxiety, fear, loss of confidence, and even refusal of surgery. The care method for this type of colon cancer should be targeted to care for patients, and provide comfort and disease explanations. For patients who need colostomy, let them understand the impact on digestive function and explain it through pictures and objects, and arrange for successful patients with similar diseases to talk with them. Explain self-care knowledge and explain that although colostomy will bring inconvenience, it can still lead a normal life if it is properly managed.

The above is an introduction to the key points of common colon cancer care, I hope it will be helpful to everyone. It is important for colon cancer patients to pay attention to their own care and avoid serious harm to their condition due to improper care.