What foods to eat for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer patients can eat light, easy-to-digest, high-protein foods that help enhance immunity, such as rice porridge, yam, milk, etc.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the common malignant tumors of the digestive tract. The cause of pancreatic cancer is still unclear, and it is related to smoking, drinking, high-fat and high-protein diet, excessive coffee drinking, environmental pollution and genetic factors, so patients need to eat a reasonable diet.

1. Light and easily digestible foods, such as rice porridge, noodles, wontons, etc., help replenish the energy needed by the body, are easy to absorb, and are not prone to adverse reactions. We should eat small meals and avoid overeating.

2. Foods that help enhance immunity, such as yam, mushrooms, red dates, etc., are rich in vitamins, trace elements, minerals and other nutrients, which help enhance immunity.

3. High-protein food: Pancreatic cancer patients will lose weight and suffer from malnutrition. They can eat some high-protein foods, such as milk, lean meat, eggs, etc., to supplement the nutrients needed by the body.

In addition to the above foods, patients can also eat some fresh fruits and vegetables, such as spinach, apples, carrots, etc. It is recommended that pancreatic cancer patients should not eat greasy foods, such as fried chicken, fatty meat, fried dough sticks, etc., nor smoked and pickled foods, such as bacon, pickled mustard, kimchi, etc., so as not to affect their health.