Common dietary considerations after gastric cancer surgery

Surgery for gastric cancer is a common treatment method. It is very important to take good care of your diet after surgery for gastric cancer. Many people want to know what to pay attention to in terms of diet after gastric cancer surgery. I hope the following experts' introduction can help you. Let everyone know more about the dietary precautions after gastric cancer surgery .

1. Patients must have high requirements for food after gastric cancer surgery, that is, light, high in vitamins, high in protein, rich in nutrition, and easy to digest. Such as noodles, various porridges, milk, soy milk, lotus root powder, fish, shrimp, lean minced meat, etc. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables frequently. These are the dietary precautions after gastric cancer surgery.

2. Gastric cancer patients can take some iron supplements after gastric cancer surgery. The main reason is that after gastrectomy, the patient's stomach acid is reduced or lacks, which affects the absorption of iron and leads to iron deficiency anemia. Ferrous sulfate, animal liver, spinach, etc. can be taken.

3. Gastric cancer patients must strictly avoid fried, spicy, irritating foods such as coffee, strong tea, and cold drinks after gastric cancer surgery or in daily life. Overheated and overly sweet foods should also be limited. The temperature of food should be between 40 and 50 degrees. Smoking and drinking are prohibited.

4. Patients should not resume normal diet immediately after gastric cancer surgery, that is, three meals a day. It takes at least 6 to 8 months to restore the diet. Therefore, after the patient is discharged from the hospital after surgery, eating small meals frequently is the dietary principle. Eat 5 to 8 times a day, and eat 75 to 100 grams of food each time. In the early stage, eat less and more often, and then gradually increase the amount and reduce the frequency. From liquid, semi-liquid to soft food.

5. After gastric cancer surgery, you should chew food slowly and thoroughly, chew the food with your teeth in your mouth, and mix the food with saliva with your tongue. This will make it easier to digest and the mouth will replace part of the stomach's digestive function, reducing the burden on the stomach.

6. During the 2-3 weeks of recovery after gastric cancer surgery, some patients who have recovered well may experience palpitations, sweating, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal discomfort and other symptoms after eating sweets (such as milk with sugar). These symptoms usually last for 15-30 minutes and then subside on their own. This is called "dumping syndrome." To prevent this, control the total amount of food and eating speed at each meal, and lie down and rest for 15-30 minutes after eating.

The above mentioned content is the dietary precautions after gastric cancer surgery. I hope everyone can understand it. As long as these dietary precautions after gastric cancer surgery are combined, the patient's condition can be controlled to a certain extent, which will also be helpful for later treatment. Therefore, patients must learn more about the above dietary precautions after gastric cancer surgery. I wish all patients can fight the disease to the end.