Dietary considerations for small cell lung cancer

What should be paid attention to in diet for small cell lung cancer? The early symptoms of small cell lung cancer are hidden, so they are often ignored by people. Once we find it, it is usually in the late stage of cancer, so we should pay more attention to diet. Today we will take a look at what should be paid attention to in diet for small cell lung cancer?

1. Cooking: You need to work harder on the color, aroma and taste, and try to satisfy the tastes and preferences of patients. At the same time, you can also take small meals, liquid and soft food according to the patient's digestive capacity. You also need to avoid the adverse stimulation of some oil smoke before eating.

2. Nutrition should be relatively balanced: According to the needs of patients, the elements of each nutrient should be appropriate and complete, and sufficient high-quality protein intake is required, generally mainly low-fat, and an appropriate amount of carbohydrates. Patients need to be appropriately supplemented with some vitamins, which can also be obtained from fresh vegetables and fruits.

3. Total calories: The total calories that patients with small cell lung cancer consume from food every day cannot meet the requirements of normal people. Because the protein decomposition in the body of patients with small cell lung cancer is high and the metabolic function is reduced, the nutrition cannot keep up, so the demand for protein needs to be increased.

4. Anti-cancer food: What to eat after surgery for small cell lung cancer? Patients should pay attention to preventing recurrence after surgery for small cell lung cancer and eat more anti-cancer foods such as brown rice, black glutinous rice, black beans, fungus, etc. At the same time, patients should note that surgery cannot completely eliminate cancer cells. It is also very beneficial for patients to take some Chinese medicine to prevent recurrence after surgery.

The principles of dietary anti-cancer are to control fat intake, increase protein intake, supplement vitamins, increase crude fiber in food, supplement trace elements in appropriate amounts, avoid eating stale, spoiled or irritating foods, eat less smoked, grilled, pickled, fried, or overly salty foods, and match coarse and fine grains as staple foods to ensure nutritional balance.