What foods to eat to prevent colon cancer

There are many patients with colorectal cancer around us. Colorectal cancer has caused great harm to our health. In severe cases, it threatens our life and health. So what are some good ways to treat colorectal cancer? Let's learn about the diet and treatment methods of colorectal cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. Dietary Principles (1) Patients with colon and rectal cancer often suffer from recurrent and persistent diarrhea and have weak digestive abilities. Therefore, they should be given foods that are easily digestible and absorbable.

(2) Colorectal cancer patients often have blood in their stools, and patients in the late stage often have large amounts of blood in their stools. Therefore, they should eat less or no irritating and spicy foods.

(3) Patients with chronic diarrhea or those in the late stage of the disease have long-term fever, sweating, and damage to body fluids. Therefore, they should drink more water or soup, and their staple food can be semi-liquid foods such as porridge and noodles.

(4) Patients often experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, and even vomiting, so they should consume a light diet and avoid greasy foods.

(5) Patients with advanced colorectal cancer suffer from chronic diarrhea, bloody stools, fever, and loss of a large amount of nutrients and water. They become emaciated, lose weight, and suffer from deficiency of both Qi and blood. They should take nutritious tonic medicinal foods.

(6) After colorectal cancer surgery, some patients often experience gastrointestinal discomfort such as loss of appetite or bloating. Drinking yogurt after surgery can relieve the above discomfort. This is because after colorectal cancer surgery, the balance of beneficial intestinal flora is broken, and drinking a moderate amount of yogurt can help the intestinal flora return to normal.

(7) For people with colostomy, beer will cause loose stools, while soda will increase gas discharge, so they should pay more attention. Other foods you can take include: (1) Mushroom porridge: 30g fresh mushrooms (or 9g dried mushrooms), 30g red glutinous rice, and appropriate amounts of salt, oil, and MSG. Take it all at once on an empty stomach. It has the effect of strengthening the stomach and stomach, and is used for the prevention of colorectal cancer and the adjuvant treatment of early rectal cancer or postoperative rehabilitation. (2) Bamboo leaf and mung bean dumplings: 1 fresh bamboo leaf, 500g mung beans, 2 glutinous rice. Wash and drain the bamboo leaves, soak the mung beans in cold water for half an hour, wash and drain them together with the glutinous rice, and beat them evenly. Use 4 bamboo leaves and 30-40g mung beans and glutinous rice to make triangular or square dumplings, and tie them tightly with thread. Then, put the dumplings in a pot, submerge them in cold water, and cook them over high heat for 3-4 hours until the soup thickens and the glutinous rice and mung beans are cooked. Twice a day, drink 1 small bowl of zongzi soup and eat 2 zongzi each time. It has the effect of detoxification and accumulation, and is mainly used to treat rectal cancer.

The above content introduces how to treat colorectal cancer and the diet of colorectal cancer patients. Reasonable diet and proper nourishment are good for our body and help us fight diseases. In order to avoid this disease, we must pay attention to our daily diet and strengthen physical exercise to better ensure our health.