5 dietary considerations for laryngeal cancer

The patient, male, has laryngeal cancer and has difficulty swallowing. He is not taking any medicine at the moment. The doctor asked him to take care of himself at home. What medicine can he take to relieve the pain first? Or what treatment methods would be better for him?

Laryngeal cancer can cause difficulty in eating and swallowing, which can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Medicine and food have the same origin, which can not only relieve symptoms, but also restore the body's immune function.

5 dietary considerations for laryngeal cancer

1. Dietary taboos: No smoking or drinking, be cautious with spicy foods, and avoid hot foods such as dog meat and mutton when there is infection. Patients should be encouraged to eat, and their diet should be properly arranged according to their personal tolerance. When laryngeal cancer patients feel good and have an appetite, they can eat as much as possible. There is no need to impose too many restrictions, and do not force them to eat foods they do not like, so as to avoid nausea and vomiting.

2. Choose the following foods according to the symptoms: hoarseness, radish, pear, ginkgo, coix seed, plum, etc.; difficulty in swallowing, almonds, peach kernels, lily, etc.; hemoptysis, lotus root powder, day lily, etc.

3. The diet should be light , and foods with anti-infection and anti-ulcer effects should be selected, such as monk fruit, water chestnuts, honey, pig skin, mud snails, spinach, bitter melon, etc.

4. The diet should be rich in nutrition and easy to digest, especially providing enough protein and vitamins. The food should be diversified and pay attention to color, aroma, taste and shape to increase the patient's appetite. The diet should be light and avoid eating greasy food. Some appetizers can be added to stimulate the patient's appetite and eat small meals frequently.

5. Choose more foods that are anti-laryngocarcinoma and laryngeal cancer, such as plantain leaves, amaranth, fermented black beans, almonds, loofah, eggplant, etc.