Why can't lung cancer patients eat

Why can’t people with lung cancer eat?

There are many reasons why lung cancer patients cannot eat, including loss of appetite, metastasis of cancer cells to the esophagus, and slow gastrointestinal motility.

1. The patient has a loss of appetite: Some substances released into the blood by lung cancer cells may cause the patient to lose appetite and prevent the patient from eating.

2. Cancer cells metastasize to the esophagus: Lung cancer cells metastasize to the esophagus, which can cause the patient to feel blocked when eating and unable to eat. In severe cases, the patient may not be able to eat at all. At this time, the metastatic cancer cells can receive targeted treatment, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc. You can also consider placing a stent in the esophagus to open the compressed esophagus.

3. Slowed gastrointestinal motility: Lung cancer patients have poor physical constitution and insufficient blood volume, which leads to gastrointestinal ischemia, slowed gastrointestinal motility, and also causes patients to be unable to eat.

In addition to the common reasons mentioned above, there may be other reasons. For example, if the patient has anorexia, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, complete the examination, clarify the cause, and carry out targeted treatment or treatment under the guidance of a doctor.