Dietary considerations for patients with esophageal cancer

The incidence of cancer in modern society is already very high. There is a saying that disease comes from the mouth, especially for esophageal cancer, this saying is very true. People with esophageal cancer must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to treat the disease correctly. Especially for patients, they should eat more foods that are beneficial to treatment.

1. For esophageal cancer, you should learn to choose vegetables: medicine and food have the same origin, and some foods have both therapeutic and anti-cancer effects, so they can be selected and used in a targeted manner. Foods that are beneficial to digestive system tumors include leeks, lilies, black cabbage, water shield, sword beans, cabbage, etc. Foods in daily life such as garlic, green tea, and soy products are also good anti-cancer medicines.

2. Dietary adjustment for early esophageal cancer: In terms of diet, mainly use the maximum digestion and absorption capacity of the gastrointestinal tract to supplement as many nutrients as possible to make the body stronger. Eat more fresh food to supplement protein, vitamins, fats, etc.

3. The diet should be light, not picky, and eat more foods containing a lot of vitamins, trace elements and fiber, and add fresh vegetables, seafood, mushrooms, fruits, etc.

4. When esophageal cancer patients have difficulty swallowing, they should eat liquid food. When esophageal cancer cancer patients have difficulty swallowing, they should change to liquid food, chew slowly, and eat small meals frequently. Forcing food to accumulate will also stimulate the spread, metastasis, pain and bleeding of cancer cells, etc.

5. Dietary adjustment for advanced esophageal cancer: When esophageal cancer patients develop cachexia, they should supplement more protein, such as milk, goose blood, various fruits, goose meat, eggs and lean pork, etc.

6. Patients with esophageal cancer who rely on a semi-liquid or liquid diet should pay special attention to avoiding cold food or food that has been left out for too long.

7. Within seven days after esophageal cancer surgery, liquid foods containing a lot of zinc and calcium should be the main food, such as milk, bone soup, chicken soup, etc.; in the second week (7-14 days) after esophageal cancer surgery, if eating is smooth, a full-nutrition diet should be chosen, such as chicken soup, duck soup, meat soup, rice porridge with carrot juice, spinach juice, white fungus porridge, etc. After two weeks, esophageal cancer patients can switch to a semi-liquid diet and soft rice.

After reading the above content, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of what esophageal cancer patients should eat. If you have just found out that you have esophageal cancer, you must supplement your nutrition and eat light food. Finally, I wish all patients and friends a speedy recovery.