How to eat in the late stage of lung cancer? TCM dialectical treatment of late stage lung cancer

Lung cancer patients are very weak. Patients at this stage must pay attention to a nutritious, light and easy-to-digest diet. They should eat more foods rich in vitamins and proteins, and appropriately supplement with appetizing foods. During treatment, TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment can help patients effectively alleviate discomfort. Commonly used prescriptions include Shengmaiyin combined with Erxian Decoction and Shenmaimendong Decoction.

How to eat in the late stage of lung cancer? What is the dialectical treatment of lung cancer in the late stage with traditional Chinese medicine? The harm of lung cancer cannot be ignored. Patients with this disease must receive treatment as soon as possible. Even if the disease is not diagnosed early and has entered the late stage, patients do not need to worry too much. They should maintain a good mental state and actively cooperate with doctors for conditioning and treatment, so as to control the disease early.

What should I eat for advanced lung cancer?

Since lung cancer patients will become weak and emaciated in the late stage, they need timely supplementation of nutrients more than normal people. Therefore, patients need to improve their diet in time. The diet should be light, appetizing, and easy to digest. Pay more attention to the supplementation of protein and vitamins. Therefore, they need to eat more dairy products, lean meat, fish, soy products, and fresh vegetables and fruits.

Lung cancer in the late stage is often treated with TCM differentiation of symptoms:

(1) Yin and Yang deficiency type: Many lung cancer patients have a yin and yang deficiency constitution. The main treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine is to nourish the kidney and lung, nourish yin and warm yang. The prescriptions that can be used are: Shengmai Yin combined with Erxian Decoction plus or minus. The drugs included are raw sun-dried ginseng (grinded and swallowed), astragalus, ophiopogon, schisandra, epimedium, curculigo, Morinda officinalis, psoralea corylifolia, cornus fruit, tortoise shell, Ligustrum lucidum, polygonatum, etc. The method of use is to decoct in water for oral administration, one dose per day.

(2) Qi and Yin deficiency type: Some lung cancer patients also belong to the Qi and Yin deficiency type. For this symptom, Chinese medicine often adopts the treatment method of invigorating Qi and nourishing Yin, detoxifying and removing blood stasis. The prescription used is modified Shen Mai Men Dong Tang. The drugs in it mainly include Adenophora australis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra chinensis, Chinese yam, Astragalus membranaceus, Polygonatum sibiricum, American ginseng (stewed), Hedyotis diffusa, Fritillaria thunbergii, Prunella vulgaris, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Duchesnea oleracea, Trichosanthes kirilowii, and Curcuma zedoaria. The method of use is to decoct all the drugs in water and then remove the residue and take it three times. One dose per day is enough.