Bowel cancer patients postoperative rehabilitation to eat right

A few days after his 66th birthday, Mr. Tu felt that he could not control the number of bowel movements and, most embarrassingly, that fluid was stillleaking from his anus. Go to the hospital to check just found that the culprit is rectal cancer.

As one of the common malignant tumors of digestive tract, colorectal cancer is a disease closely related to diet. According to Huang Rui, a member of the tumor metastasis Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and professor of colorectal cancer Surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, colorectal cancer ranks third in morbidity and second in mortality among all tumors.

"Not only that, but for colorectal cancer patients, even if the surgery is successful, it's not the end of the world. The rehabilitation of patients with colorectal cancer cannot be separated from science, reasonable diet help and support, it can even be said that eat well, right, directly affect the postoperative rehabilitation effect of patients with colorectal cancer and the future of normal life." Huang Rui said.

Postoperative diet should be moderate

It is important for anyone recovering from an illness to ensure adequate and comprehensive nutrition. However, due to the limitations of the disease in patients with colorectal cancer after surgery, diet must be moderate. Eat as little and as varied as possible.

Huang Rui said, colorectal cancer patients after the recovery stage can not eat spicy, greasy, cold, overheated, rough food, at the same time to ban alcohol, avoid overeating; Daily intake of low fat and low cholesterol high quality protein, such as fish, etc. After the transition to an ordinary diet, eat some vegetables and fruits rich in fiber and vitamins.

It takes about 3-6 months to transition from a liquid diet to a semi-liquid diet and then to a normal diet. However, due to the gradual aging of the digestive system in elderly patients, the dietary transition time needs to be prolonged accordingly.

Huang Rui reminds, postoperative should always pay attention to the change of weight, slight weight loss is a normal phenomenon, after nutritional supplement, weight will gradually recover. But if you continue to lose weight after returning to a normal diet, you should seek medical attention.

Elderly patients can be appropriately supplemented with short peptide and nutritional powder

The elderly and infirm usually need longer time to transition from liquid diet to semi-liquid diet after surgery, and are prone to malnutrition. In this process, nutrition powder can be supplemented appropriately, with short peptide and total nutrition as the best, eat less and eat more meals, to reduce the poor recovery caused by malnutrition and other problems.

Huang Rui explained that amino acids are the basic units of macromolecular proteins, peptides are composed of two or more amino acids, short peptides are generally composed of 2-10 amino acids, also known as oligopeptides, is an organic compound between protein and amino acids. Studies have shown that most of the protein ingested into the body is absorbed in the form of short peptides, with a small amount absorbed in the form of amino acids. So when a short peptide is ingested into the body, it can be absorbed quickly. In addition, short peptides can protect amino acids from destruction during the absorption process, so the mixture of short peptides and amino acids is the best combination for the human body to supplement protein.

Not only that, short peptide can also adsorption beneficial to the human body of trace elements, to promote the absorption of trace elements, and bring it to the human body each cell, organ, tissue, and short peptide together to be absorbed and utilized, play their different effects, and then improve the nutritional status of patients, promote the postoperative rehabilitation of patients.

"During the transition from a semi-liquid diet to an ordinary diet, the best food is easy to absorb, and during this period of time, the patient's diet is close to daily meals, so there will be little malnutrition; If the diet is not regular, the stomach is not good, each eclipse into less, resulting in weight loss, can be appropriate to add some high nutrition, high protein food. Huang Rui reminds, after the diet recovery stage, you can regularly check the blood routine, biochemical indicators, timely according to the examination indicators according to the doctor's advice to adjust the diet structure.

"Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality are high, so in daily life, must pay attention to prevention." Huang Rui said, "To prevent bowel cancer, we must stop talking and start walking. These two points are very important. This is because you cannot modify your genetic susceptibility genes, but people can protect themselves against bowel cancer by making poor lifestyle changes."