What should lung cancer patients pay attention to in their diet

In daily life, we should pay attention to food choices. For lung cancer patients, dietary choices cannot be ignored. Lung cancer patients eating the right food can help alleviate the condition. On the contrary, if patients eat inappropriate food, it will aggravate the condition. In order to give everyone a comprehensive understanding of the dietary precautions for lung cancer patients, the following will introduce the foods that lung cancer patients should eat and the foods that should be avoided.

1. What foods are suitable for lung cancer:

(1) It is advisable to eat more foods that have the effect of enhancing the body's immunity and resisting lung cancer, such as coix seed, sweet almonds, water chestnuts, oysters, jellyfish, yellow croaker, sea turtle, crab, horseshoe crab, cockle, sea cucumber, Poria cocos, yam, jujube, black snake, green beans, mushrooms, walnuts, and soft-shelled turtle.

(2) For cough with a lot of phlegm, it is advisable to eat ginkgo, radish, mustard greens, almonds, tangerine peel, loquat, olives, tangerine cakes, jellyfish, water chestnuts, kelp, seaweed, winter melon, loofah, sesame, figs, pine nuts, walnuts, mussels, monk fruit, peaches, oranges, grapefruit, etc.

(3) In case of fever, it is advisable to eat cucumber, wax gourd, bitter gourd, lettuce, eggplant, hair algae, lily, amaranth, shepherd's purse, water spinach, agar-agar, purslane, plum, watermelon, pineapple, pear, persimmon, orange, lemon, olive, mulberry, water chestnut, duck, and herring.

(4) In case of hemoptysis, it is advisable to eat green plum, lotus root, sugar cane, pear, cotton, jellyfish, sea cucumber, lotus seed, water chestnut, kelp, mustard, black bean, tofu, shepherd's purse, eggplant, milk, crucian carp, turtle, grass carp, squid, yellow croaker, soft-shelled turtle, oyster and mussel.

(5) Foods that can reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy: goose blood, mushrooms, shark, longan, eel, walnut, soft-shelled turtle, tortoise, kiwi, water shield, day lily, jujube, sunflower seeds, apple, carp, mung bean, soybean, red bean, shrimp, crab, silver bean, loach, catfish, grass carp, salmon, green tea, and snail.

(6) Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains every day;

2. What foods should you avoid if you have lung cancer?

(1) Quit smoking, which is the most effective way to prevent lung cancer.

(2) Drink less strong alcohol.

(3) Do not eat moldy or spoiled food, and eat less pickled food.

(4) When eating, you should chew slowly and avoid eating overly hot food.

(5) Avoid spicy foods: onions, garlic, leeks, ginger, peppers, chili peppers, cinnamon, etc.

(6) Avoid hot foods such as frying and grilling.

(7) Avoid greasy, sticky, and phlegm-producing foods.

(8) Avoid excessive fat intake, and control the intake to less than 30% of total calorie intake, that is, 50g to 80g of animal and plant fat per day; eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, which provide 10g of fiber and a normal level of vitamins per day.

(9) Eat less smoked foods.

Through the introduction of this article, we have a certain understanding of the dos and don'ts in food choices for lung cancer patients. For the sake of our health, lung cancer patients should keep the above foods in mind, eat more foods that are helpful in alleviating the condition in daily life, and avoid foods that should be taboo.