What should patients with nasopharyngeal cancer eat to nourish their lungs? What should they pay attention to in their daily lives?

Nasopharyngeal cancer is already a common disease that affects our daily life and work. What should patients with nasopharyngeal cancer eat to nourish their lungs? What should they pay attention to in daily life?

What should patients with nasopharyngeal cancer eat to nourish their lungs?

1. Rock sugar almond paste: 15g sweet almond, 3g bitter almond, 50g polished rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Soak the sweet almond and bitter almond in water until soft and peel, mash them, add polished rice, water and rock sugar and cook into thick porridge, once every other day. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and removing phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, and moistening the intestines.

2. Stewed bird's nest with angelica: 9g angelica, 9g bird's nest, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Stew angelica and bird's nest until very soft, filter out the residue. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar for seasoning and stew for a while. Take 1 to 2 times a day. It has the effect of nourishing the lungs and yin, relieving cough and stopping bleeding.

3. Licorice and pear stewed with pig lungs: 10 grams of licorice, 2 pears, and about 250 grams of pig lungs. Peel the pears and cut them into pieces, wash the pig lungs and cut them into slices, squeeze out the foam, and put them in a casserole with the licorice. Add a little rock sugar and an appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat for 3 hours, and then drink. Take once a day, it has the effect of moistening the lungs and removing phlegm, and is suitable for people with persistent coughs.

What should we pay attention to in daily life?

1. Diet: Eat more protein with high nutritional value, complete essential amino acids and good compatibility ratio, such as eggs, milk, fish and lean meat of animals, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, soybeans and their products, peanuts, mushrooms, tomatoes, citrus, etc. Quit smoking, drinking and spicy food, and do not eat smoked, fried, grilled, or pickled vegetables. Drink more water during radiotherapy.

2. Posture and rest: During radiotherapy, you should do some appropriate activities according to your physical condition, such as deep breathing, outdoor walking, slow neck rotation, open mouth exercises such as holding a small round plastic bottle or a smooth small log, and massage the temporal joint. You should also participate in physical exercise, practice Tai Chi and Qigong, and avoid heavy physical labor to improve your quality of life.

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer should pay more attention to their diet, which will be more helpful in the treatment of the disease.