How can diet stabilize the condition of liver cancer in the late stage? What are the symptoms of liver cancer in the late stage?

Liver cancer is a malignant tumor of the liver. Most liver cancers are primary liver cancers. Liver cancer is divided into two types: primary liver cancer and metastatic liver cancer. There are generally no symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer. When obvious symptoms appear, the condition is often more serious and the difficulty of treatment will increase. So, what are the symptoms of late-stage liver cancer?

1. Severe pain in the liver area: Long-term damage and infiltration of liver tissue by tumors and local ischemia and necrosis of liver tissue can cause severe pain in the liver area due to liver cancer. The pain symptoms in the late stage of liver cancer will continue to worsen. Advanced liver cancer patients with extremely weak constitutions may not be able to endure the pain, leading to fainting and shock. If not treated in time, it may be life-threatening.

2. Massive gastrointestinal bleeding: Gastrointestinal bleeding in the late stage of liver cancer is the main cause of death from liver cancer. Due to portal hypertension in the late stage of liver cancer, esophageal and gastric fundus varices are caused, and due to factors such as damaged liver function and abnormal coagulation function in the late stage of liver cancer, rupture and bleeding of the esophagus, gastric fundus or cancerous nodules are prone to occur. The onset is rapid, the risk and mortality rate are high. Therefore, if there is a bleeding tendency in the late stage of liver cancer, special attention should be paid.

3. Dyspnea: It is a symptom that is difficult to deal with in patients with advanced cancer. Severe dyspnea can easily cause fear, and fear itself aggravates dyspnea. If not treated in time, it can easily cause shock and death.

4. Bleeding tendency: Gastrointestinal bleeding is common in the late stage of liver cancer and is also the main cause of death in liver cancer patients. It is mainly due to portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices. Bleeding tendency such as gingival bleeding and subcutaneous ecchymosis is common in liver cancer combined with cirrhosis. It is mainly due to damaged liver function and abnormal coagulation function. Therefore, attention should be paid to liver cancer patients who have severe bleeding.

5. Hepatic encephalopathy: Hepatic coma can be said to be a manifestation of terminal liver cancer. Hepatic encephalopathy may be caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding, infection, hypokalemia, improper drainage of ascites and other inducing factors. It has a low cure rate and a high mortality rate. Therefore, preventing its inducing factors is a very important factor for patients with advanced liver cancer.

6. Severe nausea and vomiting: Common symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. It may be a side effect of treatment or it may be caused by cancer invading the digestive or nervous system. Its symptoms are often more distressing than cancer pain.

There are many symptoms of advanced liver cancer, and a reasonable diet is very important during this period.

What to eat in the late stage of liver cancer?

1. Patients with advanced liver cancer should not eat too much fat, such as fatty meat, fried food, dried fruits, sausages, etc.

2. A low-fat diet can not only alleviate the digestive tract symptoms of liver cancer patients, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, etc., but also the low fat content in the diet can also reduce the degree of pain in the liver area to a certain extent.

3. 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.

4. 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, the eating speed should be slow, and some Chinese medicine porridge, such as astragalus porridge, codonopsis pilosula, and red date porridge, can nourish the spleen and replenish qi.

5. Do not lie flat half an hour after a meal, and avoid eating greasy or fried food. Those who vomit can be given antiemetics.

6. Give total intravenous nutritional support when necessary. When blood ammonia is high, protein should be restricted or fasted, and the main heat source should be carbohydrates. Fruits and vegetables can be selected.

7. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine can relieve symptoms and has good curative effect. Chanwu Babu Paste, Ganlixin, Zhuling Polysaccharide Capsules, Ankangxin Capsules, Tianchan Capsules, Ganfule Tablets, Huaier Granules, etc. are all commonly used Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of liver cancer. According to your own condition, taking the medicine under the guidance of a doctor can achieve good curative effect.