How should liver cancer patients eat? These seven kinds of raw fish are prone to liver cancer

The director of Cambodia's National Center for Parasites, Insects and Malaria Control said that research has found that eating seven local fish species raw can cause liver cancer.

According to the person in charge, the seven fish are the Indian round-lipped fish, the helmet round-lipped fish, the oblique round-lipped fish and four other carp fish. These fish are distributed in the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River in Southeast Asia and are freshwater fish that local residents often eat.

Researchers recently discovered a parasite in these fish - liver flukes. The harmful substances synthesized by these fish can inhibit the normal death of human cells and induce tumor growth, leading to liver cancer in humans. Eating these fish raw or pickling and fermenting them according to local methods may cause liver flukes to enter the human body and parasitize. The simplest prevention method is to only eat cooked fish.

Eating these fish raw has been linked to liver cancer not only in Cambodia, but also in Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.

How should liver cancer patients eat?

Patients with advanced liver cancer should not eat too much fat. Fatty meat, fried foods, dried fruits, sausages and other foods should be avoided. A low-fat diet can not only alleviate the digestive symptoms of liver cancer patients, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, etc., but also reduce the degree of pain in the liver area to a certain extent.

Liver cancer patients consume a lot of energy, and the diet of patients with advanced liver cancer must ensure sufficient nutrition. The simplest way to measure the nutritional status of patients is whether they can maintain their weight. To maintain a normal weight, the best way is to maintain a balanced diet, requiring patients to eat more fresh vegetables, and half of them should be green leafy vegetables.

The diet of patients with advanced liver cancer should pay attention to the color, aroma and taste of food, and improve the patient's appetite. Give non-irritating and easily digestible food, the temperature should be appropriate, and the eating speed should be slow. Some Chinese medicine porridge can be eaten, such as astragalus porridge, codonopsis pilosula, and red date porridge, which can nourish the spleen and replenish qi. Do not lie flat for half an hour after a meal, and do not eat greasy or fried food. Antiemetics can be given to vomiters. If necessary, give total intravenous nutritional support. When blood ammonia is high, protein should be limited or fasted. The heat source should be mainly sugar, and fruits and vegetables can be selected.

Patients with advanced liver cancer should not eat too much fat. Fatty meat, fried food, dried fruits, sausages and other foods should be avoided. A low-fat diet can not only alleviate the digestive symptoms of liver cancer patients, such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, etc., but also reduce the pain in the liver area to a certain extent.