How to relieve liver cancer pain? Diet recipes for liver cancer patients

Liver cancer is a common type of malignant tumor in clinical practice. The early symptoms of liver cancer patients are mainly pain, which causes great pain to the patients. So how to relieve the pain of liver cancer?

How to relieve liver cancer pain?

1. To relieve the pain of liver cancer, you should not eat too much and avoid eating foods that easily produce gas to avoid bloating. At the same time, you should keep your bowel movements smooth.

2. For some patients with advanced liver cancer, the tumor is deeper and they can eliminate the pain by diverting their attention, such as watching TV, listening to storytelling, listening to the radio, watching movies, reading books and other distracting things.

3. To relieve the pain of liver cancer, you can adopt a comfortable posture, reduce tension on the abdominal wall, and avoid pressure on the abdomen. Local massage can relieve pain to a certain extent, but it must be gentle to prevent the tumor from rupturing.

4. To relieve the pain of liver cancer, nursing staff and the patient's family members need to give care and encouragement to the patient, which can reduce anxiety and relieve pain to a certain extent.

Know the ways to relieve liver cancer pain and take dietary therapy to improve the condition. So, how should liver cancer patients eat?

(1) Pay attention to low-fat diet, which can alleviate the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, etc. in liver cancer patients. Liver cancer patients have poor appetite and eat less food. They should increase the calorie intake of their meals and eat fats and sweets that are easy to digest and absorb, such as honey, royal jelly, sucrose, vegetable oil, cream, etc. Liver cancer patients should eat more protein-rich foods, especially high-quality protein, such as lean meat, eggs, beans, milk, etc., to prevent the reduction of albumin. However, in the late stage of liver cancer, when liver function is poor, protein intake should be controlled to avoid excessive protein intake that may induce hepatic encephalopathy.

(2) Liver cancer patients consume a lot of energy and must ensure adequate nutrition. Therefore, the diet should be balanced. Patients are also required to eat more fresh vegetables, and half of them should be green leafy vegetables.

(3) Most patients with advanced liver cancer are in a state of systemic exhaustion and have difficulty eating. They should focus on strengthening their body’s health. In addition to increasing nutrition, they should often drink American ginseng or white ginseng in water to enhance the functions of their organs.

(4) Liver cancer patients should eat more foods containing trace elements with anti-cancer effects, such as corn, seaweed, kelp, laver, beans, whole wheat flour, nuts, etc.

(5) After liver cancer surgery, patients often suffer from general fatigue, sore limbs, poor appetite and spontaneous sweating due to damage to qi and blood. They should focus on nourishing qi and blood. They can eat crucian carp soup, black chicken soup, ginseng tea, longan, white fungus, and soft-shelled turtle. Avoid eating hard, raw and cold foods.

Diet recipes for liver cancer patients:

1. Chinese wolfberry turtle: 30g Chinese wolfberry, 150g turtle. Steam the Chinese wolfberry and turtle until they are cooked. Both Chinese wolfberry and turtle soup can be eaten. Eat once a week. Do not eat too much, especially for those with indigestion and insomnia. Avoid drinking white wine, chili peppers, sow meat, leeks, fat, fried food, hard food and irritating condiments. It has the functions of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, dispersing knots, cooling blood, and improving the body's immune function.

2. Watermelon rind, tomato and tofu soup: 30g watermelon rind, 50g tomato and 150g tofu. Cut the watermelon rind, tomato and tofu into thin strips and make soup. Regular consumption has the effects of strengthening the spleen and digestion, clearing away heat and detoxification, and promoting diuresis and dampness. People with cold and weak constitution should not take too much.

3. Thistle and crucian carp soup: 30g thistle, 1 crucian carp. Boil thistle and crucian carp together, add appropriate seasonings. Regular consumption can eliminate blood stasis, stop vomiting, and improve symptoms. However, it is not recommended for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and no stasis.

4. Gorgon fruit stewed with meat: 30 grams of Gorgon fruit and 100 grams of lean pork. Put the two together in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and stew until cooked, remove the dregs, eat the meat and drink the soup. Eat it regularly, this meal can purge fire, eliminate phlegm, and relieve constipation. People with ascites can use this recipe.

5. Fruit-cooked eggs: 20 grams of green fruit, 1 egg. Cook the green fruit first and then add the egg, cook and mix together before eating. Eat 3 times a week, 1 egg each time, which can break blood and disperse the liver. It is suitable for patients with liver cancer pain and obvious ascites.