What to do if you vomit white mucus and burp after gastric cancer surgery

The occurrence of spitting white phlegm and hiccups after gastric cancer surgery may be due to the fact that the digestive tract function has not yet recovered. Patients should follow the doctor's advice to adjust their diet and pay attention to their own conditions.

1. General treatment: If the symptoms are mild and there is no other discomfort, you can observe for a period of time. During this period, you should pay attention to a light diet and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, raw and cold foods, etc.;

2. Drug treatment: If accompanied by abdominal pain and other symptoms, antispasmodics and analgesics can be given to relieve pain, such as atropine sulfate tablets or pethidine hydrochloride injection, etc. At the same time, drugs that promote gastrointestinal motility and emptying can also be used to help improve symptoms, such as domperidone tablets or mosapride citrate capsules, etc.;

3. Chinese medicine therapy: You can also use acupuncture points to regulate your body. Commonly used points include Zusanli, Zhongwan or Neiguan, which can play an auxiliary role.

4. Strengthen nutritional support: In daily life, you should eat more high-protein foods to supplement the nutrients needed by the body, but you must eat them in small amounts and multiple times to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach and intestines and causing adverse reactions.

It is recommended that such people go to the hospital for treatment and complete examination in time, and then treat the symptoms after clarifying the specific cause. Pay attention to rest and ensure adequate sleep time, try not to stay up late, and keep a good mood, which is conducive to early recovery.