What are the reactions of gastric cancer patients after chemotherapy? Pay attention to these four reactions

At present, the reaction after chemotherapy is the most worrying issue for gastric cancer patients and their families. Common reactions include gastrointestinal reactions, bone marrow hematopoietic system reactions, and nervous system reactions. Patients will mainly experience symptoms such as nausea, loss of appetite, numbness of hands and feet, and decreased white blood cells. With the development of pharmaceutical technology, these reactions have become less common, so patients do not need to be too nervous or worried.

As long as chemotherapy is mentioned, I believe many people are very familiar with it. Chemotherapy mainly refers to chemical treatment. Now chemotherapy has been favored by many people because the method of chemotherapy is better and can better inhibit the growth of cancer cells and better treat malignant tumors. However, chemotherapy also has certain side effects. Therefore, many people want to know what reactions do gastric cancer patients have after chemotherapy?
Systemic symptoms <br/>Certain chemotherapy drugs can cause symptoms and manifestations such as dizziness, fatigue, mental depression, loss of appetite, insomnia, dry mouth, and intestinal obstruction.
Gastrointestinal reactions <br/>Gastrointestinal mucosal cells are often damaged by various drugs, causing a series of gastrointestinal symptoms. These symptoms generally appear earlier than bone marrow suppression, such as dry mouth, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc.
Bone marrow suppression <br/>Most tumor chemotherapy drugs can cause varying degrees of bone marrow suppression, which is mainly manifested as a decrease in peripheral blood cell counts, especially leukopenia such as cyclophosphamide. Some drugs, such as mitomycin, can cause a significant decrease in platelets. As the drug dose increases, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets will be affected, and even bone marrow suppression and aplastic anemia may occur. Prevention and treatment of bone marrow suppression and decreased blood counts are the main problems of chemotherapy. Therefore, chemotherapy should be combined with other treatments to reduce the toxic and side effects of chemotherapy drugs, protect the bone marrow, and promote the recovery and reconstruction of bone marrow hematopoietic function.
Immunosuppression <br/>The interactions between cancer, immune function, and drug therapy are complex. Chemotherapy drugs kill tumor cells while suppressing the body's immune function. Therefore, using other drugs for chemotherapy can not only protect the body's immune function and disease resistance, but also eliminate tumor cells to the greatest extent. During treatment, you also need to pay attention to many things, especially to avoid eating foods that are not good for your health, in order to ensure your health.