What should I pay attention to in my diet after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

What should I pay attention to in my diet after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What is the effect of Chinese medicine on cancer treatment?

1. This is a toxic side effect of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After radiotherapy, the patient's nasal mucosa often has congestion and edema. It is recommended to use some anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling drugs. At the same time, it is recommended to use some Chinese medicine to improve efficiency and reduce toxicity. After radiotherapy, patients often experience dry lips, red tongue, less moss, reduced smell and olfaction, loss of appetite and other body fluid loss.

2. At this time, the patient's diet should be highly nutritious, digestible, and balanced. Eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less or no salted fish, pickles, bacon, bacon, and other foods containing nitrosamines. Do not eat spicy and irritating foods, and do not drink too much. Especially during radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, patients often experience dry mouth and throat, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Chinese medicine believes that this is due to lack of qi and yin, strong heat toxicity, and should avoid pungent and hot toxic products. The diet should be light, and easy-to-digest, nutritious, and delicious foods should be selected. Drugs and foods that can be used for dietary therapy include: monk fruit, lily, loquat, American ginseng, yam, lotus, lotus, lotus, chestnut, pear, radish juice, mung bean soup, winter melon soup, reed root soup, watermelon, pumpkin, loofah, jellyfish, loquat, kelp, water chestnut, etc. Eat more fish, meat, milk, honey, fresh vegetables, fruits, etc.

How effective is Chinese medicine in treating cancer?

1. Targeted symptomatic treatment, adding meridian-guiding drugs, which directly reach the ward through the meridians and medullary channels, can eliminate swelling, relieve pain, and eliminate bruises and firmness.

2. Protect the positive energy, eliminate cancer toxins, restore damaged immune function, improve the patient's self-healing ability, thoroughly remove and phagocytize residual cancer cells, and prevent recurrence and metastasis.

3. No toxic side effects, no bone marrow suppression reaction, no gastrointestinal adverse reactions, it protects the liver, spleen and kidneys, and enhances immunity.