What should you pay attention to in your diet after chemotherapy for breast cancer

For breast cancer patients, chemotherapy is a very difficult period. During chemotherapy, many women feel different because of the different effects of drugs on their bodies, but everyone feels uncomfortable. A reasonable diet is very important during this period. The following mainly introduces what patients should pay attention to in their diet after breast cancer chemotherapy.

During chemotherapy: nourishing diet to improve disease resistance. When patients undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy, their digestive function is weak, and their diet should be mainly porridge, with small and frequent meals. Such as pork ribs and kelp soup, black chicken nourishing porridge, lotus seed, lily and longan porridge, yam, coix seed and red date porridge, red date and white fungus soup, etc. If symptoms such as leukopenia and hair loss occur, lean meat, fish, river crabs, beef, milk, red dates, red beans, etc. should be eaten. If constipation occurs, more vegetables should be eaten, such as asparagus, sweet potato, kelp, seaweed, mushrooms, etc. If digestive tract reactions and bone marrow suppression occur, foods that soothe the stomach, reduce adverse reactions, and nourish qi and blood can be eaten, such as fresh ginger juice, sugarcane juice, fresh fruit juice, bergamot, tomato, raw coix seed, polished rice, white lentils, ganoderma lucidum, black fungus, sunflower seeds, etc.

During chemotherapy, the diet should be based on hygienic, light, and nutritious food, and the use of better antiemetic drugs and symptomatic treatment can greatly reduce gastrointestinal reactions. There are large individual differences among patients, and the degree of nausea and vomiting varies. Therefore, do not equate chemotherapy with vomiting and avoid self-suggestion.

After chemotherapy for breast cancer, you can eat some fungi that can improve immunity: Oyster mushroom, shiitake mushroom, Coprinus comatus, Hericium erinaceus, and Ganoderma lucidum all contain polysaccharides, which can improve immunity. Seafood that inhibits cancer cells: Kelp, laver, sea cucumber, seaweed, oysters, etc., have the effect of softening and dispersing nodules, can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and prevent recurrence. Fresh fruits and vegetables with anti-tumor effects: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, bamboo shoots, garlic, onion, tomato, spinach, winter melon, purple eggplant and other vegetables; kiwi, jujube, citrus, pear, apple and other fruits, have certain effects on the prevention and treatment of breast cancer in menopausal women.

In addition, in order to recover as quickly as possible during chemotherapy, many foods are avoided, mainly raw onions and garlic, pork, alcohol, spicy, warm, fried, and greasy foods. Of course, you can eat more kelp, seaweed, laver and other foods, which are effective in the formation of breast cancer cells.