Cancer patients can't eat ribs? Doctors tell you: If you don't want your condition to get worse, it's better to eat less of these foods

Aunt Zhang, who is nearly 60 years old, has been actively cooperating with treatment after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor, and her mental state is also pretty good. However, during a follow-up visit, she came to my clinic with a worried look on her face. Before I could ask, Aunt Zhang said anxiously: "Doctor, I recently heard from others that cancer patients can't eat ribs. Is this true? I always think that ribs are nutritious and I eat them often." I asked Aunt Zhang to sit down first, and then patiently explained, "Aunt Zhang, it's not that cancer patients absolutely can't eat ribs, but for your condition and physical condition, you do need to control and choose." Aunt Zhang looked puzzled: "Doctor, what's going on? I don't understand." I continued, "Pork ribs themselves contain certain nutrients, such as protein, fat, etc. But for cancer patients, especially in certain treatment stages or when the body has specific conditions, excessive consumption may cause some problems."

Aunt Zhang asked nervously:

"What could be the problem?"

I replied:

"If you are undergoing certain treatments, such as chemotherapy, your gastrointestinal function may be weaker at this time, and excessive fat intake may increase the burden on your gastrointestinal tract, leading to symptoms such as indigestion, nausea and vomiting.

And if your tumor is causing metabolic abnormalities in your body, excess fat may also have an adverse effect on your condition.”

Aunt Zhang suddenly realized:

"So that's how it is. I have to be careful next time."

Next, I want to share with you that for cancer patients, in addition to eating pork ribs in moderation, there are several other foods that should be eaten less.

1. Spicy foods: “inflammatory triggers that add fuel to the fire”

Spicy foods, such as chili peppers and peppercorns, are like fire, which can easily irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa and cause inflammation and discomfort.

This is undoubtedly adding insult to injury for the already fragile gastrointestinal tract of cancer patients.

Imagine your gastrointestinal tract is like a wounded battlefield, and spicy foods are the incendiary bombs that keep throwing away the wounds, making it difficult for them to heal.

During the treatment of cancer patients, the gastrointestinal tract is often under great pressure, such as the side effects of chemotherapy drugs and damage from radiotherapy.

If you consume spicy and irritating foods at this time, it may cause congestion and edema of the gastrointestinal mucosa, aggravate symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, and affect nutrient absorption and body recovery.

2. High-sugar sweets: “sweet health trap”

High-sugar sweets, such as cakes, chocolates, candies, etc., are like sweet traps.

Although they can bring short-term pleasure, they may pose hidden dangers to the health of cancer patients.

Sugar is quickly absorbed in the body, causing blood sugar to rise.

This will undoubtedly increase the burden on the body for cancer patients who may already have metabolic disorders.

Moreover, a high-sugar environment may provide more energy to tumor cells, promoting their growth and spread.

It’s like you’re trying hard to fight the enemy (tumor cells), but high-sugar sweets are feeding the enemy ammunition, making the battle even harder.

3. Pickled Foods: “Hidden Carcinogenic Devil”

Although pickled foods, such as pickles, bacon, salted fish, etc., have unique flavors, they pose a risk of cancer.

These foods will produce harmful substances such as nitrite during the pickling process.

After nitrite enters the body, it may be converted into the carcinogenic substance nitrosamine.

For cancer patients, existing tumor cells are like an unstable bomb, and the harmful substances in pickled foods are like the fuse that ignites the bomb, which may increase the risk of tumor recurrence and deterioration.

Moreover, pickled foods often contain too much salt. Long-term consumption may cause high blood pressure, increase the burden on the kidneys, and affect the body's normal metabolism and immune function.

Next, let’s take a look at why cancer patients need to pay attention to these foods.

Tumor is a systemic disease that not only affects a certain part of the body, but also has an impact on the metabolism, immunity and nutritional status of the entire body.

During the treatment of tumors, the patient's body is in a state of stress and needs to consume a lot of energy and nutrients to maintain normal physiological functions and resist the growth of tumor cells.

At this time, dietary choices are particularly important.

Inappropriate food may interfere with the treatment effect, increase the burden on the body, and affect the function of the immune system, thereby creating favorable conditions for the growth and spread of tumor cells.

A reasonable diet can provide the body with the nutrients it needs, enhance immunity, reduce the side effects of treatment, and help improve the quality of life and prolong survival.

Therefore, cancer patients must pay attention to the choice and control of diet, and avoid eating foods that may have an adverse effect on the disease. I hope that Aunt Zhang can better cope with the disease by adjusting her diet, and I also hope that more cancer patients can pay attention to healthy diet and add strength to defeat the disease. In short, for cancer patients, diet is an important subject. Knowing what to eat and what to eat less can better escort the road to recovery. Follow me and take you to learn more health knowledge~