What should patients with esophageal cancer pay attention to in their diet?

Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor. It mostly occurs in men over 50 years old, more common in the north than in the south. Clinical manifestations: discomfort when swallowing food, a feeling of food stagnation and choking in the esophagus in the early stage.

Unlike other tumors, esophageal cancer patients often have difficulty swallowing due to the special location of cancer cells. Therefore, esophageal cancer patients should take their time in eating. Not only should they eat slower, but their diet should also be gradual, starting with nasogastric feeding, then liquid diet, porridge, etc. So what should esophageal cancer patients pay attention to in their diet?

1. If you feel choking, do not force yourself to swallow, otherwise it will stimulate local cancer tissue to bleed, spread, and metastasize.

2. Do not eat irritating foods to avoid esophageal spasm and discomfort.

3. Avoid eating cold food, such as cold noodles, milk, egg soup, etc. that have been stored for a long time. Because the narrow part of the esophagus is very sensitive to cold food, which can easily cause esophageal spasm, nausea, vomiting, pain, etc.

4. For those who are completely unable to eat, intravenous hypernutrient nutrition can be used to infuse nutrients to maintain the body's needs.

5. Esophageal cancer experts say that the wound recovery period is within 1 month after esophageal cancer surgery, and you should eat small meals frequently to promote the recovery of digestive function. Generally, intestinal motility will gradually recover after 3 to 4 days. If a gastric tube or nutrition tube is left, you can start nasogastric feeding of nutrient solution (5 to 6 times a day, about 300 ml each time).

On the 5th day, you can eat liquid food without residue, but it should be mainly water, 50 ml each time, once every two hours. On the 6th day, you can eat liquid food, mainly rice juice, once every 3 hours, 100 ml each time. On the 7th day, you can eat fish soup, chicken soup, meat soup or porridge, etc., 200 ml each time, once every 4 hours.

You can eat rice, steamed buns, bread, etc. after 3 weeks, but you cannot eat long-fiber foods or large slices of meat, so as to avoid getting stuck in the "interface" and causing food obstruction.

6. If you experience nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite during chemotherapy, you can eat some acidic foods that aid digestion, such as hawthorn cakes and red jam. In addition, sometimes the patient's stomach contents are prone to reflux, so you should sleep on a sloped bed, keep your head high and your feet low, and do not eat two hours before going to bed to prevent the stomach contents from refluxing into the mouth, entering the trachea or lungs, which can cause life-threatening conditions.

The above is the relevant knowledge about esophageal cancer introduced by experts. Expert Tips: If you have symptoms of disease, do not delay diagnosis and go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation. I wish you health and happiness!

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