How to slow down the recurrence of esophageal cancer patients after surgery

The standard mode of esophageal cancer surgery is to remove part or most of the esophagus, and also remove part of the stomach including the gastric cardia, and then lift the remaining stomach into the chest cavity or even the neck to connect it to the remaining esophagus. However, patients will inevitably have some problems after the operation, such as reduced food intake and appetite, and are particularly prone to symptoms of reflux esophagitis such as acid reflux and heartburn, which bring discomfort and pain to patients.

Therefore, patients with esophageal cancer need to take certain measures before surgery to relieve these uncomfortable symptoms and slow down recurrence.

① Patients should increase the frequency of meals, but slightly control the amount of food they eat at each meal;

② Patients should move more after meals and should move for at least one hour after each meal before lying down to rest;

③ When lying in bed, the patient can raise the head of the bed by about 15°~30°;

④ Patients should avoid spicy food, smoking and drinking; reduce greasy food and reduce gastric acid secretion; gradually change semi-liquid diet to normal diet;

⑤ Patients can increase their exercise volume appropriately according to their physical condition, which is beneficial for both food excretion and increasing appetite;

⑥Keep a relaxed and happy mood;

⑦ Ninth, if the symptoms are severe, you can take acid-suppressing drugs and drugs that promote gastrointestinal emptying;

In addition, esophageal cancer patients should undergo regular checkups after surgery to detect recurrence of esophageal cancer early.