How to do postoperative care for prostate cancer? 3 things to pay attention to after prostate cancer surgery

Prostate cancer usually occurs in middle-aged and elderly men. In the early stage, it can be cured by surgery. However, the body is weak after surgery. If there is no proper care after surgery, it may induce infection, thus aggravating the condition. Therefore, postoperative care is very important.

How to care after prostate cancer surgery?

1. Diet care

The nutrients lost during the operation should be replenished, and the inorganic salts, trace elements and vitamins needed by the body should be replenished. The diet should be light. Cereals and beans can be made into staple foods to provide sufficient energy for the body, such as oats, whole wheat flour and black rice. Eating more fungus and algae foods, such as kelp, enoki mushrooms and hericium, can improve resistance and immunity, and the interferon contained in them can inhibit the spread of cancer cells. In addition, you can also eat more fresh vegetables and fruits that can relieve cancer symptoms, such as carrots, white radishes, garlic, apples, strawberries and bananas, which contain vitamins, saponins and flavonoids that can prevent the spread of cancer cells. Patients cannot eat warm foods, such as mutton, ginger, dog meat and longan meat, so as not to generate heat and aggravate the condition. In addition, you cannot eat river food, such as eels, hairtail and cuttlefish, which will accelerate the spread of inflammation and is not conducive to controlling the disease.

2. Psychological care

After the operation, there will inevitably be a series of psychological burdens. During the nursing process, psychological guidance must be provided to timely clear the bad mentality. Communicate and exchange with patients more often, understand their true inner thoughts, help them build confidence in the treatment of the disease, and keep them in a positive and optimistic mood to promote recovery.

3. Prevent constipation

After surgery, you need to stay in bed for a long time, which will reduce the amount of exercise, affect gastrointestinal motility, and easily cause constipation. Constipation will affect the recovery effect after surgery, so you should actively prevent constipation, drink more water, eat more coarse grains and vegetables rich in crude fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and keep bowel movements smooth.

Kind tips

Prostate cancer can improve the cure rate as long as it is detected and treated early. Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, you should choose a regular hospital for treatment and cannot delay. During this period, you should pay attention to a reasonable diet and balanced nutrition to ensure adequate nutritional intake, and eat more foods with anti-cancer and cancer prevention effects. Patients should cooperate with Chinese medicine conditioning during the recovery period. Reasonable use of Chinese medicine can replenish vitality, regulate the body, improve diet, and also improve the patient's resistance and immunity, and prevent the metastasis and recurrence of cancer cells.