Dietary taboos for esophageal cancer

Due to the particularity of esophageal cancer, difficulty in eating becomes one of its prominent characteristics, and as the disease worsens, this characteristic will become more prominent. Therefore, dietary care is often listed as the first priority in patient care. The following are the foods that should be avoided during the care process for reference.

1. In the early stage, we should actively strengthen nutrition, pay attention to eating fresh food (such as fresh meat, fresh vegetables and fruits), supplement protein, vitamins, sugar, fat, etc., so that patients can maintain and enhance disease resistance, create conditions for treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, etc.), and reserve certain nutrients to prevent cachexia. In the late stage of esophageal cancer, if cachexia occurs, more protein should be supplemented: such as milk, eggs, goose meat, goose blood, lean pork and various fresh fruits and vegetables.

3. After the operation, the diet should be mainly liquid and semi-liquid. Avoid any irritating food intake to prevent infection and damage to the anastomosis. Ordinary food can be taken after the doctor's permission. The diet should be highly nutritious. On the basis of the usual taste habits, you can add coix seed porridge, glutinous rice porridge, fresh eggs, fresh meat, milk and fresh fruits and vegetables. If you have a poor appetite, you can use fresh mountain plants, black plums, pomegranates, etc. to adjust the taste and increase appetite. You can also use orange peel, ginger, rock sugar, chicken, etc. to make soup for consumption.

2. When the choking symptoms of esophageal cancer are severe, a concentrated liquid diet rich in high-quality protein, sugar, lipid, inorganic salt and vitamin ingredients should be given to reduce the stimulation to the cancer tissue. With the cooperation of a nutritionist, a variety of mixed milk and other diets suitable for patients with this disease can be prepared. When the esophagus is obstructed or esophageal tracheal fistula occurs and the patient cannot eat, intravenous hypernutrition or gastrostomy surgery should be used to maintain the body's nutritional needs.

4. During radiotherapy, it is easy to cause symptoms of heat burns and yin damage such as dryness of the mouth and throat and burning pain behind the sternum. Therefore, it is advisable to choose nutritious, soft, moist, and easy-to-swallow foods, such as pear leaves, sugarcane juice, milk, egg custard, lotus root powder, white fungus, bitter melon, rapeseed, fungus, seaweed, loofah, watermelon, green tea, mung beans, etc.

5. During chemotherapy, the main focus is on damage to the bone marrow hematopoiesis and digestive system. It is advisable to eat foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, and nourish the bones and marrow, such as yam, coix seed, hawthorn, royal jelly, citrus, hericium erinaceus, coriander, tomato, radish, chicken breast, black fungus, chicken, beef, etc. In addition, add foods that nourish the bones and marrow, and replenish qi and blood, such as animal bone marrow, goose blood, apples, red dates, turtle, placenta, walnuts, red beans, spinach, etc.

The above is a description of the dietary taboos for esophageal cancer. We hope that it can help you. We feel very honored. The above content is for reference only and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis and treatment. Because each person's physique is different, the degree and symptoms of the disease are different, so it is recommended that all diagnosis and treatment should follow the guidance of the doctor. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts for understanding.

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