What should I pay attention to in my diet after colon cancer surgery

Colon cancer is a relatively common malignant tumor and generally requires surgical treatment. Patients are often weak after surgery, so you must pay attention to your diet at this time. You must ensure that you eat nutritiously, but you must not eat high-fat foods. You should eat more foods that can promote digestion and increase gastrointestinal motility, such as papaya stewed with large intestine, cinnamon and sesame stewed with pig large intestine, etc.

1. Avoid high-fat foods: The reasons are: 1. High-fat diets can promote intestinal cancer and are not suitable for postoperative care of colon cancer; 2. Cholesterol itself is not carcinogenic, but it can promote cancer after reacting with bile acid. Therefore, patients with colon cancer should not eat too much fat. The calories provided by fat should account for less than 30% of the total calories per day. 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. 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.

3. Papaya stewed with large intestine

10 grams of papaya and 30 centimeters of fat pig intestine.

Put the papaya into the cleaned large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, and stew until cooked. Drinking soup and eating intestines can clear away heat and soothe the stomach, promote qi circulation and relieve pain.

4. Cinnamon and sesame stew with pig intestines

50 grams of cinnamon, 60 grams of black sesame seeds, and about 30 cm of pig large intestine.

After washing the pig's large intestine, put cinnamon and sesame seeds into the large intestine, tie the two ends tightly, add appropriate amount of water and cook until done. Remove the cinnamon and black sesame seeds, and season before serving. Drinking soup and eating intestines can help raise the vital energy in the body. It can be used by those who suffer from lower abdominal distension and frequent bowel movements after colon cancer surgery.

5. Poria cocos eggshell powder

30 grams of Poria cocos and 9 grams of eggshell.

Dry the Poria cocos and egg shells and grind them into powder. Take with boiled water, 1 dose each time, 2 times a day. It has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi. It can be used by patients with obvious abdominal pain and bloating after colon cancer surgery.

6. Water chestnut and coix vine soup

10 water chestnuts, 12 grams of coix seeds, and 12 grams of fresh perilla.

Tear the perilla into pieces, and then boil it with water chestnuts and coix seeds. Take it once a day, it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.

7. Herti Soup

5 fresh lotus stems, if fresh lotus stems are not available, you can use dried lotus stems instead, a little rock sugar.

First wash and chop the lotus buds, add appropriate amount of water, boil for 1 hour, take the soup, add rock sugar and it is done. Take it three times a day. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It can be used by patients with persistent stool bleeding after colon cancer surgery.