What can't you eat if you have cervical cancer

Generally, women will seek treatment as soon as possible after they find out that they have cervical cancer. However, some female patients will find that they have followed the doctor's instructions for treatment, but their condition has not improved significantly. In fact, treatment is one aspect, and diet is also very important during treatment.

1. The impact of cervical cancer on digestive tract function in the early stage is generally small. In order to enhance the patient's disease resistance and improve the immune function, as much nutrients as possible, such as protein, sugar, vitamins and other foods, should be supplemented. If there is a lot of vaginal bleeding, you should take some blood-tonifying, hemostatic, anti-cancer and other foods, such as lotus root, coix seed, hawthorn, black fungus, etc. If the patient's leucorrhea is watery, appropriate nourishment, such as turtle, pigeon eggs, chicken, etc. If the leucorrhea of ​​cervical cancer patients is sticky and smelly, they should eat more light and damp-removing foods, such as coix seed, red bean, white grass root, etc.

2. The dietary adjustment after surgery should focus on replenishing qi and blood, and should mainly include foods that produce essence and replenish essence, such as yam, longan, mulberry, wolfberry, pork liver, sesame, donkey skin glue, etc.

3. During radiotherapy, you should focus on diet and nourishing blood and yin, such as beef, pork liver, lotus root, fungus, spinach, celery, etc. If radiation cystitis or radiation proctitis occurs during radiotherapy, take more foods that clear heat and dampness, nourish yin and detoxify, such as watermelon, coix seed, red bean, lotus root, spinach, etc.

4. During chemotherapy, the diet should focus on strengthening the spleen and kidney. You can use yam powder, barley porridge, animal liver, donkey-hide gelatin, fungus, wolfberry, lotus root, banana, etc. When gastrointestinal reactions occur, such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, use foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as sugarcane juice, ginger juice, black plum, banana, etc.

5. In the late stage of cervical cancer, choose high-protein, high-calorie foods, such as milk, eggs, beef, red beans, mung beans, fresh lotus root, spinach, winter melon, apples, etc.

6. Dietary taboos:

1) Cervical cancer is caused by stagnation of Qi and blood, accumulation of phlegm and dampness, and accumulation of toxic heat. Therefore, the diet should avoid foods that are greasy, sweet, spicy, fried, or other foods that can generate dampness, phlegm, dryness, heat, and bleeding.

2) When the patient has watery leucorrhea, avoid eating raw and cold food, fruits, and hard and difficult to digest food. When the leucorrhea is thick and smelly, avoid eating greasy food.