Introduction to diet after rectal cancer surgery

Everyone must be curious about what dietary considerations should be taken after rectal cancer surgery. Patients definitely need a lot of nutrition during their recovery period, and their physical condition will be very poor, so family members must pay attention to dietary issues. Let’s take a look at diet after rectal cancer surgery.

1. Do not eat for 3 to 4 days after the operation. Wait until the intestinal peristalsis is restored and the artificial anus is exhausted, that is, bubbles overflow from the stoma. Then you can eat liquid food. The food you choose should be easy to digest and nutritious, such as vegetable soup, rice soup, lotus root powder, etc. You can also take some medicines that help recovery (such as ginsenoside Rh2) with warm water. It is best to eat small meals frequently, eat every 2 to 3 hours, 6 to 7 meals a day.

2. After one week, you can eat a semi-liquid diet and choose foods rich in protein and low in fiber, such as noodles, porridge, wontons, etc. You should also eat small meals frequently, 5 to 6 meals a day.

3. After two weeks, you can eat easily digestible food with less residue, but avoid eating coarse grains and vegetables high in fiber, such as celery, to reduce the burden on the intestines.

4. To facilitate stoma care, it is best not to choose the following foods. Foods that are highly irritating to the intestines, such as cold drinks, raw or undercooked food; it is best not to drink alcoholic beverages; foods that easily produce gas, such as onions, sweet potatoes, cabbage, beans, radishes, etc.; foods that easily produce odor, such as onions, eggs, chocolate, onions, shrimps, etc.; foods that are difficult to digest and easily cause blockage, such as persimmons, raisins, dried fruits, walnuts and fried foods; foods that easily cause loose stools, such as curry, coffee, garlic and spices, etc.

5. After discharge, patients should eat a balanced diet that is easily digestible and rich in nutrition, maintain a regular diet, pay attention to food hygiene, do not eat raw, cold, hard, fried, or pickled food, avoid smoking and drinking, and develop a good habit of regular bowel movements.

6. Taking Tihengjian Selenium Weikang Tablets during the treatment process can enhance the biological self-regulation function, regulate the body's own anti-cancer factors, change the abnormal biochemical changes in cancer cells, speed up recovery after surgery, and improve the efficacy of drugs.

From the above we know a lot about diet after rectal cancer surgery. As a family member of a patient, you should do what is best for the patient when the patient needs you most. If you have some family members, relatives or friends who unfortunately suffer from rectal cancer, I hope you can also gain something from this.