What medicine should I take after gastric cancer surgery? There are three situations

Gastric cancer can be divided into early gastric cancer and advanced gastric cancer. The treatment methods after surgery are different according to the stage of gastric cancer. The medication used after gastric cancer surgery is closely related to tumor staging, lymph node metastasis, immunohistochemistry, etc. Early gastric cancer does not require chemotherapy or oral medication after surgery. Advanced gastric cancer can choose chemotherapy, radiotherapy or targeted therapy according to the pathological stage.

After gastric cancer surgery, patients have had all or most of their stomach removed. First, the physiological structure of their bodies changes, and they often experience symptoms such as acid reflux, nausea, heartburn, abdominal distension, and vomiting. Therefore, the medications given to patients after gastric cancer surgery are different. Next, let's take a closer look at what medications to take and postoperative care after gastric cancer surgery.
1. Early stage of gastric cancer <br/>Patients with early stage of gastric cancer recover relatively quickly after surgery. However, since the entire stomach or most of the stomach is removed during surgery, the patient's physiological structure will undergo significant changes. Patients generally experience symptoms such as acid reflux, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension. Therefore, patients need to take some acid suppressants regularly after surgery.
2. Advanced Gastric Cancer <br/>For patients with advanced gastric cancer, if they miss the opportunity for surgical treatment, they can choose systemic intravenous chemotherapy or oral chemotherapy drugs according to their condition. This is mainly to control the growth of tumor cells. For commonly used oral chemotherapy drugs, it is necessary to pay attention to monitoring changes in blood routine and liver and kidney function during treatment. If patients in the late stage have obvious symptoms of digestive tract discomfort, they can also take high-quality protein powder orally. You can choose medicinal protein powder to supplement the body's nutrition on a certain basis, increase the colloidal osmotic pressure of plasma, and improve the consumption symptoms shown in the late stage of tumors.
3. Postoperative digestive drugs <br/>After surgery, the volume of the stomach will become smaller or completely disappear. At this time, the intestines will replace part of the stomach's function. Therefore, postoperative care is mainly about diet care. You must eat small meals frequently. You can only eat a little watery food, that is, liquid food. You need to eat six to eight meals a day or more. You can't eat too much at one time. If you eat too much, the patient will feel uncomfortable. You can take some drugs to help digestion.
The above content is about some medicines suitable for taking after gastric cancer surgery. Patients need to choose some suitable medicines according to their own symptoms in order to achieve better treatment effects.