What to do if you have stomach pain in the late stage of liver cancer? There are six ways

What should I do if I have stomach pain in the late stage of liver cancer? The most common symptom of liver cancer patients is abdominal pain, especially in the late stage of liver cancer patients, who often experience unbearable pain, which makes patients very painful, but they don’t know how to relieve the pain. So how to relieve stomach pain in liver cancer? Let’s learn about it together!

How to relieve stomach pain caused by liver cancer?

1. Distraction

Cancer pain can be relieved by distracting the patient. Anything that can distract the patient can be used to relieve pain, such as listening to music, watching TV, singing, etc. However, this method can only be used for mild pain, and it will not work if the pain is severe.

2. Relaxation therapy

Relaxation therapy can relieve mental tension, stretch skeletal muscles, block and relieve pain, and trigger a variety of physiological and biochemical reactions in the body, such as reduced oxygen consumption, slower breathing and heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduced secretion of adrenaline and norepinephrine, etc. Mental and psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, and fear caused by pain will gradually be alleviated.

3. Psychotherapy

Psychological therapy is to relieve the patient's pain by relieving the patient's emotions. We should try to let the patient vent negative emotions during communication, and do a good job of family work, so that cancer patients can feel the positive emotions of society and family members, and make the patients feel better. This is effective in relieving cancer pain.

4. Skin irritation

Massage to relieve pain: Depending on the location of the pain, the patient can do a slow, steady circular massage on the waist, back and feet by himself or others. You can also massage acupoints such as Zusanli, Neiguan, and Hegu.

Temperature stimulation analgesia: When cancer pain occurs, if you want to use temperature stimulation to relieve pain, it is recommended to use cold compress. If some parts are not suitable for cold compress, you can use other methods to assist in pain relief.

5. Analgesics

If the above methods cannot effectively relieve the pain, you can only consider painkillers. You can ask the doctor to prescribe them. You can also use Yanxiang Analgesic Capsules, which are powerful Chinese medicine for pain relief, but you must follow the doctor's orders when using them.

6. What medicine should I take for stomach pain caused by liver cancer?

The pain of liver cancer is mainly treated with three-level analgesia method using analgesics. The first stage starts with non-opioid analgesics, such as aspirin, bucinidine, nefopam, indomethacin suppositories, etc.

If the pain cannot be relieved, weak opioid analgesics such as codeine and propoxyphene can be added on this basis; if the pain is severe, strong opioid analgesics such as pethidine (pethidine) and MS Contin can be used. Now there is a new patch, Durogesic, which can provide analgesic effects for up to 72 hours. At the same time, observe the changes in the patient's vital signs. Once severe pain and peritoneal irritation signs occur, be alert to liver rupture, report to the doctor immediately, and be prepared for rescue.