Patient with colon cancer and chemotherapy has low white blood cell count

The side effect of chemotherapy, a decrease in white blood cell count, is caused by bone marrow suppression, which may not be supplemented by food. Pay attention to timely replenishment of daily nutrients, enhance resistance, exercise appropriately, and maintain a positive attitude. A decrease in white blood cell count can easily occur during and after chemotherapy, so pay attention to regular blood count checks.

Food should be diversified as much as possible. Eat more high-protein, multi-vitamin, low-animal fat, easily digestible foods, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Do not eat stale, spoiled or irritating foods, do not eat carbonated drinks and other gas-producing foods, eat less smoked, grilled, pickled, fried, and overly salty foods, and combine coarse and fine grains in staple foods to ensure nutritional balance and prevent bloating, diarrhea and constipation.

To prevent the decrease of white blood cells and platelets caused by chemotherapy, it is advisable to eat more blood and meat, such as animal offal, egg yolks, lean meat, fish, eel, chicken, bones, jujube, longan, donkey-hide gelatin, etc.; at the same time, it can be combined with medicated food, such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis, red dates, peanuts, etc.

To improve immune function, you can eat foods such as shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, Hericium erinaceus, and black fungus.

To increase appetite and prevent vomiting, you can change the diet, change the cooking methods, increase the color, aroma and taste of food; eat small meals frequently, and eat some light and refreshing raw cold dishes; add some ginger to the diet to stop vomiting; you can also use medicated food to stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen, such as diced hawthorn, astragalus, yam, radish, white lentils, shiitake mushrooms, tangerine peel, etc.

If there are symptoms such as decreased immune function, leukopenia, gastrointestinal mucosal ulcers, hair loss, etc., it is advisable to supplement high-protein foods such as milk, lean meat, fish, animal liver, red dates, red beans, etc. River crabs, eels, black fish, beef, etc. can also help increase white blood cells.

During chemotherapy, patients have poor appetite and reduced nutritional status, which affects the treatment effect. A reasonable diet helps maintain nutritional balance. Eating small and frequent meals, drinking plenty of water and cold drinks can relieve stomach discomfort. Choose high-calorie, high-protein, high-fiber, and easily digestible foods according to your preferences, and avoid sweet, fried, and high-fat foods. It is recommended to use Chinese medicine at the same time to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. I hope my answer is helpful to you.