The postoperative diet of rectal cancer should be diversified, not partial eclipse, not picky eaters, not eating a high-fat and high-protein diet for a long time, and often eating fresh vegetables rich in vitamins and anti-cancer foods. Such as tomatoes, dark green and cruciferous vegetables (celery, radish, cabbage, mustard, radish and so on. ), bean products, citrus fruits, malt and cereals, onions, garlic, ginger, yogurt, etc.

Dietary patterns after rectal cancer surgery

1. After one week, you can enter a semi-liquid diet and choose foods rich in protein and low in cellulose, such as noodles, porridge and wonton. And you have to eat a few meals, 5 ~ 6 meals a day.

2. After two weeks, you can eat digestible, low-residue, fast coarse grains and fiber-rich vegetables, such as celery, to reduce the burden on the intestines.

3. Fasting for 3-4 days after operation, waiting for the recovery of intestinal peristalsis, exhausting the artificial anus, and after bubbles overflow from the stoma, you can enter a liquid diet. The food you choose should be digestible and nutritious, such as vegetable soup, rice soup and lotus root powder. Eat less and eat more, once every 2 ~ 3 hours, 6 ~ 7 meals a day.

Foods that are strongly irritating to the intestines.

Such as cold drinks, raw or undercooked food; Don't drink alcoholic beverages; Foods that are easy to produce gas, such as onions, sweet potatoes, broccoli, beans, radishes, etc. Foods that are prone to odor, such as onions, eggs, chocolate, onions, shrimp, etc. ; Foods that are difficult to digest and easy to cause blockage, such as persimmons, raisins, dried fruits, walnuts, fried foods, etc. Loose stool's food, such as curry, coffee, garlic, essence, etc.

Dietary principles of patients with rectal cancer

1. Patients with colorectal cancer have recurrent and persistent diarrhea and weak digestive ability, so they should be given food that is easy to digest and absorb.

2. Patients with colorectal cancer often have bloody stools, and patients with advanced stage often have bloody stools, so they should eat less or refuse to accept irritating and spicy food.

3. Patients with chronic diarrhea or late stage have long-term fever, sweating and body fluid damage, so they should drink more water or soup. The staple food can be semi-liquid Yunnan diet such as porridge and noodles.

4. Patients often have symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea and even vomiting. The diet should be light and avoid greasy.

5. Patients with advanced colorectal cancer with long-term diarrhea, bloody stool, fever, loss of a large amount of nutrition and water, emaciation, weight loss and deficiency of both qi and blood should take nutritious medicated diet.