As soon as Li, who was diagnosed with breast cancer this month, was admitted to the hospital, she was overwhelmed by her daily diet.
Auntie Zhang from the next bed told her that if you have breast cancer, you cannot drink soy milk , soy milk will increase the estrogen in the body, which will ruin the balance of the body, no matter how much money you spend on treatment, it is useless.
Aunt Li, who was by the window, told her that , leeks, , and eggs should not be touched. If her condition worsened, it would be too late to regret it. The innermost Auntie Wang said...
Everyone talks a lot and talks about a variety of foods, but Xiao Li is confused: "Who should I listen to? I can't eat and foods. Is it?"
Today, let's talk about some principles that cancer patients should consider.
1. Should cancer patients avoid food? Look at personal
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and the physical condition of each cancer patient is also very different. Whether cancer patients need to avoid food, should first consider the characteristics of the individual.
For example, some patients have rashes when they eat mango, and some patients have diarrhea when they drink milk, so these patients should avoid these foods that cause their allergic symptoms in their daily diet. They don’t have to be limited to milk, they can supplement high-quality protein. You need to drink more and other concepts and sayings, and force yourself on diet.
Patients who cannot drink milk can consider eggs, fish, chicken, duck, lean pork and other foods, which are also good helpers for supplementing high-quality protein. Be careful not to be too rigid when considering the daily diet list, so as not to cause problems such as malnutrition in patients.
Furthermore, it is necessary to consider whether the patient has other diseases . If cancer patients usually have bad stomach and stomach, try to eat sticky and oily food as much as possible to avoid irritating the stomach.
Cancer patients with hypertension should eat less pickles, pickled foods, and less fatty meat, animal offal , fried dough sticks and other high-fat foods, and the daily salt intake should not exceed 5 grams.
Second, should cancer patients avoid food? Look at the specific cancer type
Can cancer patients should not eat or not, also need to look at the specific cancer type that the patient suffers from, and specific problems are analyzed in detail.
As mentioned above, Xiao Li, who has breast cancer, should avoid fried, meaty , thick-flavored, greasy foods, limit the intake of red meat, processed meat, sugar, alcohol, eat more fresh vegetables, fruit. But like the soy milk mentioned by Aunt Zhang, breast cancer patients do not need to avoid it.
Relevant epidemiological studies have found that the incidence of breast cancer in women in Asian countries with higher intake levels of soy products is significantly lower than in developed countries in Europe and America, which is related to the protective effect of phytoestrogens in soybeans.
Soy isoflavone , can selectively bind to estrogen receptor , when the estrogen level in the body is low, it can supplement estrogen; and when the estrogen level in the body is high, it can prevent the excess of estrogen effect.
Moderate consumption of soybean and its products will not affect the recurrence of breast cancer, but can reduce the risk of breast cancer and the progression of the disease, and has a certain protective effect on patients, so breast cancer patients do not need to avoid soybeans and soy products.
In addition to breast cancer, many other cancers also have their corresponding taboo lists. Based on the "White Paper on Dietary Guidelines for Cancer Patients in China", "Health Education Prescriptions (2020 Edition)" and nutritional treatment guidelines for various cancer types, we provide you with information such as The list of taboos for some types of cancer has been compiled, hoping to help patients in need.
In addition, we have two general recommendations for all cancer patients to avoid. One is to reduce the intake of foods with high carbohydrate content, and the other is to quit smoking and limit alcohol.
3. Should cancer patients avoid food? Look at the treatment stage
Cancer patients often have different taboo requirements in different treatment stages.
1. Before surgery
For patients who meet the surgical indications, most patients are not allowed to eat any solid and high-protein food at least 6-8 hours before surgery, gastrointestinal obstruction, delayed gastric emptying, abnormal gastrointestinal motility and Except for emergency surgery patients.
2. Post-surgery
For colorectal cancer patients with stable nutritional status after sphincter preservation, the intake of foods rich in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol should be reduced, and the intake of dietary fiber should be appropriately increased to prevent overweight and fat while avoiding fatty, spicy, spicy, pickled, smoked and fried foods. For patients with enterostomy, the intake of foods that are prone to gas production should be minimized, such as soybeans, milk, white radish, onions, leeks, garlic, etc. Breast cancer patients should avoid fried, meaty, thick-flavored, and greasy foods after surgery, so as not to affect the recovery of the wound.
3, release, chemotherapy period
At this stage, patients may have symptoms such as anorexia, constipation, pain, diarrhea, changes in taste or smell, dysphagia, and other symptoms, and the recovery time is long, and can be avoided according to specific symptoms.
For patients with diarrhea symptoms, they can choose low-residue and low-fiber foods and avoid greasy foods; patients with oral inflammation can eat less residue or cold liquid, avoid irritating foods, and keep their mouths clean; patients with constipation symptoms should not Eat pepper, onion, ginger and other foods, you can eat more tremella soup , honey grapefruit tea , sweet potato porridge, etc.
Sweet potato porridge
At the same time, lung cancer patients and their families should pay attention not to eat grapefruit (also known as grapefruit ) when taking targeted anti-cancer drugs, so as not to affect drug metabolism.
In short, how to eat cancer patients is a big problem. A reasonable and scientific diet can enhance the immunity of cancer patients. Blind taboos are not advisable.
The diet blacklist should be determined according to the cancer patient's personal situation, specific cancer type, and treatment stage, and updated regularly. If you have any questions about diet during the treatment process, you should communicate with your doctor or nutritionist in time, and don't listen to rumors on the Internet. Or other gossip blindly avoid or eat health care products, so as not to bring adverse effects on the body and affect the process of disease treatment.
