Thyroid cancer patients are prone to loss of appetite, nausea, general fatigue and prone to malnutrition during the treatment process. Oncology specialists recommend that as long as the patient can still eat with his mouth, he should consume high-protein, high-calorie, high- vitamin-like foods in a small amount and multiple meals. For specific implementation, please refer to the following 7 principles.
1. Completely balanced nutritional foods are the foundation of dietary therapy that enhances immunity. can naturally form a nutritional balance by intake of more than 30 kinds of brown rice, vegetables, seaweed, fungi and fruit food every day. However, before radioactive iodine treatment, you can restrict the consumption of seaweed foods with high iodine content.
2. Fully intake of fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables is the best way for the body to intake vitamins and minerals. is best not to eat out-of-season vegetables and fruits, eat what kind of food in what season, follow the laws of nature, and do not harm the body.
3. You should develop the eating habit of eating less and more meals, which is best for easy digestion.
4. Do not contact convenience foods containing food additives , fast food foods, refined processed products, canned foods, as well as contaminated air, water, environment, etc. Choose an environment that is conducive to physical and mental health to recuperate.
5. The irritating properties of cooked foods should not be too high. Try to avoid eating foods that are too spicy, too salty, too hot, too cool, or add strong spices. Patients should eat sweet, sour and fragrant foods.
6. Calcium supplementation should be given when the parathyroid function is low. Hypothyroid function in the parathyroid gland will lead to insufficient calcium content in the blood, inducing sensory disorders in the hands and mouth and causing hand twitching. Calcium supplementation should be done in time at this time.
7. Be sure to quit smoking and drinking. The toxic substances in alcohol can inflame the liver and damage liver cells. Alcohol itself has no nutritional value and only has the function of dissipating calories. Drinking alcohol will reduce the body's chances of intake of essential foods, reduce appetite, hinder the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and further worsen the cancer.
thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor, but the degree of malignancy is low, the cure rate is high, and most patients have a good prognosis of . It is recommended that patients with thyroid cancer should abide by the above dietary principles, eat healthy after treatment, actively prevent it, and maintain an optimistic and healthy mindset.
article content is partly derived from "Code of Hope for Cure of Cancer"
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