Note: For any good food, you must pay attention to a certain amount. Exceeding a certain amount will be counterproductive
A good prescription must select the right medicinal materials to achieve the desired effect. Just like the same medicine, if it grows in different areas, it will have different medicinal effects. The selection of the same medicinal materials for different diseases will also be different.
Factors that induce gastric cancer
◆ Frequent consumption of dry and hard foods: Because dry and hard foods such as steamed bread, steamed buns, etc. are difficult to digest (digestive food), they can easily aggravate the damage to the gastric mucosa. , are also often contaminated with aflatoxins, which are carcinogens.
◆ Often eat a lot of salted and smoked foods: such as salted fish, pickled vegetables, etc. Because food contains nitrite, nitrosamines can be formed when they enter the stomach, and nitrosamines are strong carcinogens. In addition, eating too much sauerkraut, pickles, etc. can also easily cause cancer. The reason is the same as above.
◆ Eating overheated food: Studies have found that overheated food not only promotes the occurrence of esophageal cancer, but also induces gastric cancer.
◆ Lack of necessary fat in food: Fat is a substance that dissolves vitamin A, and vitamin A is necessary for the gastric mucosa. If the intake of fat is too little, vitamin (vitamin food) A deficiency will cause gastric mucosal resistance. The body's strength is reduced and it is susceptible to invasion by carcinogens and cell canceration.
◆ Lack of protein in food: Protein can help repair damaged cells and improve the body's immunity. Therefore, lack of protein (protein food) can easily cause cancer.
◆ Intake of too few vegetables and fruits: Too little intake of vegetables and fruits (fruit foods) is also an important factor in inducing gastric cancer. Insufficient intake of vegetables (vegetable foods) and fruits results in insufficient vitamins, minerals and fiber (cellulosic foods). In particular, vitamin C can block the process of cell canceration. Too little intake of vegetables and fruits can easily cause cancer.
◆ Excessive drinking: Excessive drinking can cause the gastric mucosa to be irritated by alcohol and reduce resistance, which can easily lead to cancer.
◆ Irregular diet: Irregular diet, overeating, or excessive hunger and satiety can easily cause damage to the gastric mucosa and induce gastric cancer.
◆ Eating late night snacks can easily cause gastric cancer
Generally speaking, the warning signs of early gastric cancer can be summarized as follows:
◆ Changes in pain patterns: abdominal pain loses its original appearance The regularity of stomach trouble attacks is obviously different from usual.
◆ Intensification of pain: When stomach pain attacks, it can be relieved by eating or taking medicine in the past, but recently, although eating or taking medicine, it still does not help, or even worsens.
◆ Weight loss: In the past, stomach problems had little impact on appetite, physical strength, and weight, but now there is loss of appetite, fatigue, and significant weight loss.
◆ Blood in the stool or vomiting blood: Persistent blood in the stool or vomiting blood occurs.
◆ Others: More than 5 years after Billroth E-type gastric surgery, symptoms of indigestion, weight loss, anemia and gastric bleeding occur; unexplained upper abdominal distension, discomfort, fatigue, weight loss, etc. occur.
When any of the above symptoms appear, you must not take it lightly. You should go to the hospital for eye examination and other examinations in time to make a clear diagnosis and timely treatment.
In addition, attention should be paid to the following gastroscopy, pathological changes and X-ray examination results:
◆ Moderate or severe atypical hyperplasia.
◆ Typical epithelial metaplasia or severe atypical hyperplasia in patients over 40 years of age.
◆ Gastric ulcers with a diameter greater than 2 cm, especially those located in the lesser curvature and have a long course.
◆ Adenomatous, non-acidic or larger gastric polyps with a diameter of more than 2 cm and accompanied by intestinal metaplasia, especially atrophic gastritis with severe atypical hyperplasia.
If the above changes occur, careful observation and regular review are required. If there is a possibility of cancer, timely surgery should be performed.
About 90% of all cancer deaths are cancers of the digestive (food) system, such as esophageal cancer, stomach cancer and rectal cancer. Professor Beliveau said: "The formation of tumors is closely related to the nutrients supplied. Tumors need to form their own vascular system to further spread to healthy (healthy food) tissues. Tumor vascular tissue is also called a vascular source. The human body absorbs it every day through By adding a small amount of various anti-vascular molecules, you can prevent the formation of tumor blood vessels.”
In our daily lives, many foods contain anti-vascular molecules. Experts recommend eating as many as 5 meals a day. Eat foods that contain this ingredient, which can greatly reduce your risk of cancer. Experts recommend the following foods with the most anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects: raspberry fruit and jam, olive oil (oil food), green tea, tomatoes, whole wheat bread, onions and garlic (garlic food), various fish , cabbage, lemon, red wine and dark chocolate. Raspberry fruit can destroy the formation of tumor blood vessels, olive oil can inhibit the development of tumors, green tea can prevent various cancers, onions and garlic can prevent stomach cancer and prostate cancer, cabbage can prevent breast cancer and bladder cancer, and red cabbage can prevent breast cancer and bladder cancer. Grape (grape food) wine can reduce the risk of oral and esophageal cancer.
Here are some foods that are good for late-stage gastric cancer: (Be sure to pay attention to a certain amount. Any good food will be counterproductive if it exceeds a certain amount)
1. Garlic. Contains allicin, which can block the synthesis of carcinogen nitrosamines in many ways.
It has a certain effect in preventing esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and various cancers, and raw food is more effective. People with yin deficiency and strong fire should not eat too much.
2. Onions. It contains some anti-cancer substances in garlic, and also contains glutathione, which can combine with carcinogens and have a detoxifying effect. It is also best to eat raw food.
3. Tomato. It is an important source of vitamin C. During the storage and cooking process, the vitamin C it contains is not easily destroyed. Tomatoes also contain carotene, lycopene, and vitamin B family. Lycopene is the strongest antioxidant. Carotenoids. Do not eat tomatoes on an empty stomach, do not eat unripe tomatoes, and do not eat them with cucumbers.
4. cucumber . Contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins (A, B1, B2, C, E), propanoic acid and other ingredients. Whether it is a patient with cancer fever or inflammatory fever, eating cucumber can clear away heat. Patients with ascites, pleural effusion or generalized edema can benefit from eating cucumber.
5. Broccoli. It is rich in vitamin C, carotene, calcium, potassium, etc., and has the advantages of low fat and low calories.
6. Celery. Containing protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals, celery also contains volatile celery oil, which can promote appetite. Celery contains a lot of fiber, and regular consumption can prevent colorectal cancer. British scientists have found that eating cress can offset the damage to the lungs caused by toxic substances in tobacco and prevent and treat lung cancer to a certain extent.
7. Asparagus. It is rich in tissue protein, nucleic acid, folic acid, trace elements, and free asparagine. It has preventive and therapeutic effects on various cancer patients, especially bladder cancer, lung cancer, and skin cancer.
8. Eggplant. Rich in vitamin P, nightshade vegetables contain important phytochemicals that studies show can prevent the formation of cancer cells. Eggplant has three anti-cancer effects: dispersing blood, relieving pain, reducing swelling, and widening the intestines. Some patients with digestive tract cancer who are receiving chemotherapy can also use eggplant as an auxiliary therapeutic food when they have fever.
9. Sweet potato. It is rich in sugar, protein, fiber and multiple vitamins, especially carotene, vitamin E and vitamin C. Sweet potatoes are also rich in lysine. Sweet potatoes must be steamed thoroughly before eating, and it is best to consume milk at the same time.
10. Carrot. It is rich in carotene, which is rarely destroyed at high temperatures, and is easily absorbed by the body and then converted into retinoids. For long-term smokers, if they can drink half a cup of carrot juice every day, it will also have a good effect on the lungs. Studies have confirmed that eating carrots every day is beneficial to preventing cancer. Clinical studies have found that when cancer patients receive chemotherapy, if they eat more carrots, the reaction to chemotherapy can be reduced. (Do not eat carrots while drinking alcohol, otherwise it will easily cause cirrhosis of the liver)
Clematis Vinegar and Honey Soup
Ingredients: 12g of Clematis, half and half aged vinegar and honey (honey food) bowl.
Usage Fry the above three flavors together until half a bowl is cooked and drink.
Effects: This soup can soften and break knots, and eliminate phlegm accumulation. It is suitable for patients with gastric cancer due to phlegm-qi obstruction, choking on food, vomiting in the morning and evening, abdominal distension and pain, tightness in the chest and diaphragm, and thirsty throat. Dryness, gradual weight loss, etc., this soup can be used as dietary therapy.
Note that people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not use this prescription more often. After spitting up phlegm and saliva, it is advisable to drink rice soup to nourish stomach qi.
Iron leaf and red date soup
Ingredients: 150-200g of iron (iron food) leaves and 10 red dates.
Preparation method: Mix and add appropriate amount of water, and decoct over slow fire. Take 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times, and 1 month is a course of treatment.
Effects: This soup has the effects of astringing and stopping bleeding, replenishing deficiency and strengthening the body, consolidating and protecting the healthy energy, and fighting cancer. Used to treat gastric cancer, vomiting, nausea and other conditions.
Sunflower stem core soup
Ingredients: 5-6g of sunflower stem core.
Preparation method: add water to decoction and drink it, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times. Can be taken regularly.
Effects: This soup has the effects of stimulating menstruation, diuresis, laxative and anti-cancer. It is suitable for the treatment of gastric cancer and has a certain effect on gastric cancer.
Hericium Lean Meat and Egg Soup
Ingredients: 100g Hericium, 50g lean pork, 1 egg, a little oil (oil food), salt, monosodium glutamate and chopped green onion. .
Preparation method: Soak Hericium erinaceus in water, wash and slice it, then wash and slice the lean pork, then put them into a pot together, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat to make a soup. After the soup boils, beat in the eggs, add oil, salt, a little MSG, then add chopped green onion and serve. Eat with food, drink soup and eat mushrooms and meat.
Effects: This soup can strengthen the spleen and stomach, fight cancer and prevent cancer. It is suitable for gastric cancer and is a good dietary therapy for gastric cancer patients.
Leek Juice Milk Drink
[Ingredients] 800 grams of leeks, 400 grams of milk, and 200 grams of ginger juice.
[Method] Wash the leeks, mash them and squeeze the juice into gauze; boil the milk, use 100 grams of leek juice each time, and add the ginger juice.
[Usage] Warm it several times and swallow slowly.
[Function] Warm and promote qi, activate blood circulation and detoxify. For gastric cancer and esophageal cancer.
[Commentary] Leek is pungent and warm, can warm the body, promote qi, relieve pain, disperse blood stasis, expel phlegm, and detoxify. It also has anti-cancer effects and can promote appetite; milk is slightly cold, tonic, moisturizes and detoxifies; ginger juice reduces It harmonizes the stomach and relieves vomiting. The combination of three raw materials can not only fight cancer but also relieve the symptoms of loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting caused by gastric cancer and esophageal cancer.
Yiren porridge
Ingredients: 20g yiren, 30g glutinous rice or japonica rice, and half a spoon of sugar.
Instructions: Wash the glutinous rice kernels and glutinous rice, put 2 large bowls of cold water in a pot, simmer over medium heat for half an hour, remove from the heat and eat warm, once a day (add sugar for those who like sweet food, add sugar for those who like light food) Vegetables to eat). Regular consumption of this porridge after gastric cancer surgery can reduce the chance of recurrence.
Shouwu Porridge
Ingredients: 50g Shouwu, 20 jujubes, and 100g japonica rice.
Usage: Peel and wash the jujube, decoct the polygonum multiflorum in water to extract the juice; add the japonica rice and cook together to make porridge. Take 1 dose daily, morning and evening.
Stir-fried pork with bean sprouts
Ingredients: 250g bean sprouts, 150g lean pork, and 1 green onion.
Preparation method
① Wash the bean sprouts (remove the bean husks and roots) and chop them into small pieces; wash the green onions (remove the whiskers) and chop them into small pieces; wash and chop the lean pork. rotten.
②Put the bean sprouts into the pot, heat it up, and serve on a plate. Heat the oil pan, stir-fry the pork until cooked, add soybean sprouts, chopped green onion, oyster sauce (oil food), salt, stir-fry several times to thicken, and stir-fry evenly.
Effects: This dish can invigorate the spleen, nourish the heart, nourish yin and moisturize dryness. It is suitable for people with gastric cancer who are weak and have poor appetite, or who have no desire to eat or have a dry throat after radiotherapy or chemotherapy for other cancers. Those with dry mouth.
Note that drinking soy milk made from soybeans can also achieve synergistic effects.
Mushroom, chicken and corn soup
Ingredients: 5 mushrooms, 30g corn flakes, 1 green onion.
Preparation method
① Soak the mushrooms until soft, wash and cut into fine pieces. Mix the corn flakes with appropriate amount of water; wash the chicken and cut into pieces; remove and wash the green onions. Chop green onions.
②Put the corn paste into a pot of boiling water, simmer for 5 minutes, add chicken cubes and mushrooms, cook for 3 minutes, add chopped green onion for seasoning, and boil again.
Effects: This dish has the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and nourishing blood. It is suitable for patients with gastric cancer who have a deficiency of both qi and blood, such as loss of appetite, dull pain in the epigastrium, fatigue and other symptoms.
Note: 1. People with weak stomach qi should eat small meals frequently to regulate stomach qi. ② If you have vomiting, you can add a little ginger juice and use it together.
Garlic eel pot
Ingredients: 500g eel, 30g garlic (garlic food), 15g notoginseng powder, and 2 slices of ginger.
Preparation method
① Wash the garlic (with its clothes removed) and smash it into pieces; remove the guts of the eel, wash it and cut it into sections; wash the ginger.
② Heat the oil (oil food) in a pot, add eel, garlic, and ginger slices to sauté, add an appropriate amount of water, switch to an earthen pot, add minced Panax notoginseng, cover, and simmer for 1 hour , when the water is almost dry, add the seasonings.
Effects: This dish can strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, eliminate accumulation and relieve pain. Suitable for patients suffering from gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer pain.
Note that if you think this dish is too dry, you don’t need to fry it in an oil pan but simmer it directly.
Pear root porridge
Ingredients: 125g of rattan pear root, 100g of lean pork, and 100g of rice.
Wash the French pear roots, boil them in water to extract the juice, cut the pork into small pieces, and cook it with rice to make porridge. Eat meat and drink porridge, 1 dose a day, morning and evening, 7 to 14 days as a course of treatment.
Crucian carp and water shield soup
Ingredients: 500g of live crucian carp, 500g of water shield, appropriate amounts of oil (oil food), salt and wine.
Preparation method: Remove the scales and gills of the crucian carp, disembowel it and remove the internal organs, leaving the liver, swim bladder and roe, wash and drain, and set aside; wash and chop the water shield. First, take the crucian carp and fry it until brown, add an appropriate amount of water and bring it to a boil. Add the water shield and cook until cooked. Add a little salt, wine and oil before eating. Eat it while it's hot.
Effects: This soup can neutralize the stomach, relieve vomiting and relieve pain, strengthen the spleen and diuresis, reduce inflammation (anti-inflammatory food) and detoxify, and prevent and treat cancer (cancer food). It is suitable for chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer and prevention of other cancers. It can treat gastric cancer and prevent recurrence of gastrointestinal cancer after surgery.
Sanbai Decoction
Ingredients: 150g of Hedyotis diffusa, 120g of Cogongrass root, and appropriate amount of sugar.
Preparation method: Decoct in water and add sugar to drink.
Effects: This soup has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling the blood and activating blood circulation, diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for patients with cancer of the digestive (digestive food) system due to heat and poison stagnation, yin injury and fluid consumption, thirst, ascites, hematuria, yellow tongue coating, stringy and rapid pulse, etc. This soup can be used as dietary therapy.
It should be noted that people whose cancer is due to edema or ascites caused by cold and dampness stopping accumulation, who have a light mouth and lack of thirst, white and greasy tongue coating, and a moist pulse should not consume this soup.
Kapok bark lean meat soup
Ingredients: 500g kapok bark (with thorns) and 250g lean pork.
Preparation method: Wash the kapok bark and lean pork, chop them into pieces respectively, add water and decoct them, simmer them over low heat until very soft, and then take them. Take 1 dose every day or every other day, divided into 3 times, and keep taking it for a long time.
Effects: This soup has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting dampness, activating blood circulation and reducing swelling, and soothing the stomach. Suitable for gastric cancer, intestinal cancer, etc.
◇ Sugar cane and ginger drink: appropriate amounts of sugar cane and ginger. Take half a cup of pressed sugar cane juice and 1 tablespoon of ginger juice and stew evenly.
Twice a week, simmer and warm before taking. It has the effect of harmonizing and strengthening the stomach, and is suitable for use in the early stages of gastric cancer.
◇ Brown sugar pot tofu: 100 grams of tofu, 60 grams of brown sugar, 1 bowl of water. Dissolve brown sugar with water, add tofu and cook for 10 minutes. Taking it regularly can harmonize the stomach and stop bleeding. People with obvious vomiting of blood can choose this therapeutic formula.
◇ Tangerine peel and red dates drink: 1 orange peel, 3 red dates. Remove the pits of red dates and decoct orange peels in water. Once a day, this therapeutic formula can promote qi and strengthen the spleen, reduce qi and stop vomiting. It is suitable for vomiting caused by cold and deficiency.
◇ Radish porridge: 30 grams of radish seeds, appropriate amount of japonica rice. First fry the radish seeds and then cook them with japonica rice to make porridge. Take it once a day with breakfast. This prescription can eliminate accumulation and relieve bloating. It can be used for those with obvious abdominal bloating.
◇ Tangerine peel and lean meat porridge: 9 grams of tangerine peel, 12 grams of squid bones, 50 grams of lean pork, and an appropriate amount of japonica rice. Use tangerine peel, fish bones and rice to cook porridge. After cooking, remove the tangerine peel and cuttlefish bones, add lean meat slices and cook again. Season with a little salt before eating. Take 2 times a day, breakfast and dinner. This therapeutic porridge can reduce qi and stop vomiting, strengthen the spleen and smooth the qi, and is the first choice for those with abdominal distension.
◇ Lettuce: 250 grams of lettuce, 250 grams of dates, 500 grams of flour. Chop the lettuce, cook the dates and remove the cores, mix with flour and make cakes. Take it as a snack to strengthen the spleen and stomach, remove dampness and diuresis; it can be used for thin stools or diarrhea.
◇ Gorgon Six Treasures Cake: 30 grams each of Gorgon fruit, yam, poria, lotus meat, barley kernels, and lentils, and 500 grams of rice flour. Process all the above into powder and mix well with rice flour. Take 2 or 3 times a day, 6 grams each time, add sugar to taste, drink with boiling water, or make cakes for consumption. This recipe strengthens the spleen and has good antidiarrheal effects.
◇ Longan and peanut soup: 250 grams of peanuts with red coats, 5 jujubes, and 12 grams of longan meat. Remove the pits from the jujubes, add water to them with peanuts and longans, and cook. Take once a day to nourish blood and spleen. This prescription can be used for patients with obvious anemia.
◇ Black plum porridge: 20 grams of dark plums, 100 grams of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. First, fry the black plums to get thick juice and remove the residue, add japonica rice and cook it into porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add a little rock sugar and cook it briefly. Once a day, this prescription has the effect of reducing astringency and stopping bleeding.
◇ Sesame porridge: 20 grams each of sesame and peach kernels, 80 grams of japonica rice. Use sesame seeds, peach kernels and glutinous rice to cook porridge together. Once every other day, this porridge can be used to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. People with dry stools and constipation can use this porridge.
◇ Sesame porridge: 6 grams of sesame seeds, 30 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of honey. Saute the sesame seeds until fragrant, add them when the rice porridge is about to be cooked, add honey (honey food) and mix thoroughly. Once a day, this medicinal diet can nourish blood (blood-tonifying food) and moisturize the intestines.
◇ Fish maw cake: fish maw (the swim bladders of large yellow croaker, carp, yellow-lipped fish and eel can be used as raw materials), sesame oil. Use sesame oil (oil food) to fry the fish maw until crispy, then crush it. Take 10 grams 3 times a day with warm water. This medicinal diet nourishes the kidneys and essence, nourishes the muscles and veins, stops bleeding, disperses blood stasis, and reduces swelling.
◇ Stomach-invigorating and anti-cancer tea: 30 grams of sunflower stems or sunflower discs. Use the above ingredients to decoct the soup and serve. Decoction instead of tea, long-term drinking, has anti-cancer, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory food) effects. People with inflammation of the anastomosis after gastric cancer surgery can choose this meal.
Dietary therapy for gastric cancer with phlegm-food obstruction type
Clinical manifestations: epigastric distention, dull pain, difficulty swallowing, general spitting of sticky phlegm, vomiting of food, sour smell, poor appetite Lack of energy, pale red tongue, white and greasy coating, stringy and slippery pulse.
Therapeutic Medicinal Diet
◎Pork belly soup with galangal and pepper: 10 grams of galangal (cut into thin slices), 10 grams of pepper (ground), 1 pork belly (about 500 grams) ) Remove the fat film and wash it, put the pepper and galangal into the pork belly, tie the two ends tightly, add an appropriate amount of water, boil it with high heat, then simmer it until it is cooked and tender, season with salt, drink the soup and eat the pork belly.
◎Kelp, Mushroom and Lean Pork Porridge: 15 grams of kelp (wash and cut into pieces), 20 grams of Shiitake mushrooms (remove the stems and cut into pieces), 60 grams of lean pork (chop into pieces), japonica rice 100 grams, add appropriate amount of water and cook porridge together, season and eat when cooked.
◎Lean water chestnut pork porridge: 25 pieces of water chestnut pulp (chopped), 50 grams of lean pork (chopped), 100 grams of japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water to cook the porridge, and season when cooked.
◎Walnut branch boiled eggs: 250 grams of walnut green branches, 3 eggs. Wash the walnut branches with water, cut them into strips about 3 cm long, put them and the eggs into the water, simmer slowly for 4 hours, filter out the juice, take out the eggs, drink the soup and eat the eggs. Once a day.
Dietary therapy for gastric cancer with qi, blood and phlegm obstruction
[Clinical manifestations] A lump in the epigastric area is hard and fixed, sometimes painful, and vomitus such as red bean juice is sometimes seen. The stool is black like tar (oil food), the body is thin, the complexion is pale, the spirit is tired, the tongue is purplish and red, and the pulse is thin and astringent.
[Therapeutic Medicinal Diet]
1. Cordyceps (Cordyceps food) mushroom teal soup: 6 grams of cordyceps, 30 grams of mushrooms, 1 teal (slaughter and remove the hair and internal organs) , add appropriate amount of water and stew until the teal is cooked, season with salt and eat with food.
2. Stir-fried beef with cactus: 50 grams of fresh cactus and 100 grams of beef. Wash the fresh cactus, remove the thorns and cut into fine pieces. Wash the beef and cut it into pieces, put it into the oil pan with the cactus, stir-fry over high heat until cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt and eat the beef and cactus.
3. Goose blood and mushroom soup: 200 grams of goose blood and 100 grams of mushrooms.
Cut the coagulated goose blood into small pieces. Cut the mushrooms into strips after they are cooked. Add vegetable oil to the pan and fry the mushrooms for 5 minutes. Add the goose blood cubes and stir-fry over high heat until cooked through. Season and serve.
4. Stir-fried cauliflower with shiitake mushrooms (mushroom food): 25 grams of shiitake mushrooms (water-cooked), 300 grams of cauliflower, 200 ml of chicken broth, 15 grams of starch, 2 grams of MSG, 4 grams of refined salt, 10 grams of chicken fat, 10 grams of peanut oil. Cut the cauliflower into small pieces and blanch in boiling water. After the peanut oil is cooked, add onions and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then add salt, chicken broth, and MSG. After boiling, take out the minced onions and ginger, then put the cauliflower and shiitake mushrooms into the pot respectively, simmer over low heat until the flavors are absorbed, and then pour in Serve with starch and chicken fat and eat with meals.
The diet of gastric cancer patients during chemotherapy
From the perspective of nutritional supply, it should meet the requirements of high protein, rich vitamins (vitamin foods), and sufficient calories. During the chemotherapy period, patients have poor appetite and have reactions such as nausea and vomiting. It is better to eat soft and easy-to-digest food (digestible food) with small and frequent meals. If the food intake is not enough, grape (grape food) sugar and vitamins can be supplemented through infusion. , amino acids (amino acid food), and albumin if necessary.
Meal time should avoid the peak time of chemotherapy drugs. If chemotherapy drugs are administered intravenously, it is best to do so on an empty stomach, because nausea and vomiting may occur after high-concentration chemotherapy drugs are administered intravenously. Fasting can alleviate nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. If chemotherapy drugs are taken orally, they may have a certain irritating effect on the stomach. It is best to take them after meals. When the drugs are absorbed into the blood after 2 to 3 hours and their concentration reaches the highest level, even if there is a gastrointestinal reaction, it will be on an empty stomach and the symptoms will Much lighter.
TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Diet Therapy for Stomach Cancer
Causes and Symptoms
Gastric cancer belongs to the categories of epigastric pain, choking, diaphragm, nausea, vomiting, and accumulation of symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that internal injuries due to diet, emotional depression, and exposure to evil poisons can lead to gastric qi stagnation, phlegm coagulation, blood stasis, and knots. In the early stage, the healthy qi is not greatly deficient, the evil is not very real, and the accumulation is not obvious; in the middle stage, the healthy qi gradually declines, and the evil qi becomes more severe, the accumulation is obvious, the pain is localized, and the diet is reduced day by day; in the late stage, the healthy qi is greatly deficient, the evil qi is very real, and the accumulation is not obvious. The accumulation of lumps increases, the patient vomits after eating in the morning and in the evening after eating, and becomes thin and weak.
Clinically, TCM can be divided into the following four types: liver and stomach disharmony type, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold type, qi stagnation and blood stasis type, and qi and blood deficiency type.
1. Liver-stomach disharmony type
The main symptoms are noisy stomach, distended and painful chest and flank epigastrium, bitter mouth and upset, vomiting and belching, thin yellow tongue coating, and deep and stringy pulse.
The treatment principles are mainly to soothe the liver and stomach, detoxify and reduce inverse disease.
Recipe 1. Bupleurum and Baiying porridge
Amount: 9g of Bupleurum, 9g of White Peony, 12g of Papaya, 18g of Atractylodes, 30g of Baiying, 30g of Tengli root, appropriate amount of seasoning.
Preparation method: Decoction the first six herbs such as Bupleurum, remove the residue, add coix kernels and seasonings, and cook porridge. Take one dose a day, divided into two times; 20 to 30 doses constitute a course of treatment.
Recipe 2. Hericium root drink
Amount: 30g Hericium root, 30g Vine pear root, 30g wild grape (grape food), 9g Cyperus rotundus, a little salt.
Preparation method: Decoction the roots of vine pear, wild grapes and cyperus rotunda to remove residue, add hericium and cook, season with salt and eat. One dose per day, with regular food.
2. Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold type
Symptoms include dull epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting, watery mouth, fullness and pain after eating, loose stools and edema, fatigue and weakness. The tongue is dark with white coating; the pulse is heavy and thready.
The treatment principle is mainly to warm the spleen and strengthen the spleen, remove blood stasis and regulate the stomach.
Recipe 1. Water chestnut and nightshade porridge
Amount: 60 grams of water chestnut, 9 grams of monkshood, 9 grams of dried ginger, 6 grams of amomum villosum, 30 grams of white solanum, 20 grams of nightshade, and 60 grams of japonica rice.
Preparation method: decoct the first six herbs such as water chestnuts and remove the residue, add japonica rice to cook porridge. One dose per day, taken regularly.
3. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type
Symptoms include fixed stomach pain, dry mouth and desire to drink, hardness under the heart, masses in the upper abdomen, and uneven skin. The tongue is dark purple with ecchymosis; the pulse is deep, thin and astringent.
The treatment principle is mainly to remove blood stasis and regulate qi.
Recipe 1. Tangerine peel and Panax notoginseng porridge
Amount: Appropriate amounts of honey locust mushroom and tangerine peel, a little brown sugar, and 2 grams of Panax notoginseng powder.
Preparation method: Roast and grind the honey locust mushroom and dried tangerine peel into fine powder. Take 2 grams each time. Take it with Panax notoginseng powder and brown sugar with warm boiled water. Take it 3 times a day continuously.
Recipe 2. Toad skin and coix seed porridge
Amount: 30g coix seed, 15g water chestnut, 9g myrobalan, 3g safflower, 15g polygonatum odorifera, 15g dried toad skin, 30g rattan pear root.
Preparation method: Decoct the remaining six flavors of water chestnuts and medicine to remove the residue, add coix kernels and cook porridge. One dose per day, taken regularly.
4. Qi and blood deficiency type
Symptoms include dull pain in the epigastrium, chills, body weakness, pale complexion, and lack of energy. The tongue is dull, with little coating and dry; the pulse is thin and weak.
The treatment principle is mainly to nourish qi and nourish blood.
Recipe 1. Polygonum multiflorum and jujube drink
Amount: 10 jujubes, 15 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, 30 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, 30 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, and appropriate amount of sunflower stalks.
Preparation method: Peel off the skin of the sunflower stalk, take out the white heart, 5 to 6 grams each time, fry it with jujube, Polygonum multiflorum, Bai Ying, and Hedyotis diffusa to remove the residue, drink the soup and eat the jujube. . One dose per day, taken in two portions, and a course of treatment lasts for 20 to 30 days.
Dietary taboos for gastric cancer patients
◆ Do not eat moldy or rotten food.
◆ High-salt diet is prohibited.
◆ Avoid excessively irritating foods, such as chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, etc.
◆ Smoking and alcohol are prohibited.
◆ Patients after surgery should avoid eating milk, sugar and high-carbohydrate diets to prevent dumping syndrome.
◆ Eat less or no smoked and grilled foods and excessively pickled vegetables (vegetable foods)
Dietary health care for gastric cancer patients after surgery
1. Eat small meals frequently
It will take at least 6-8 months for gastric cancer patients to gradually return to their normal diet, that is, three meals a day, after surgery. Therefore, after the patient is discharged from the hospital after surgery, the dietary principle is to eat small meals frequently. 5-8 times a day, 75-100 grams of food each time. At the beginning, the amount is small and the frequency is small, and then gradually the amount is larger and the frequency is small. Since everyone's physical fitness is very different, the postoperative adaptability performance will be different and must be individualized. Gradually reaching the level of dietary nutrition and quantity required by patients for health (healthy food) is a dietary and nutritional goal that patients and their families work together to achieve.
2. Chew slowly and use the oral cavity to replace part of the digestive (food digestion) function of the stomach
Oral saliva contains amylase, which can break down the starch in food. Saliva also contains proteins (protein foods), chloride, phosphate, potassium, sodium, calcium (calcium foods) and other substances that are beneficial to the body.
3. Choose a nutritious, easy-to-digest high-protein diet
The variety of food can respect the patient’s daily preferences, but it is recommended to choose milk, eggs, fish, shrimp, and lean minced meat ( silk) etc. These foods are high in protein and easy to digest.
4. Eat more foods with high vitamin content (vitamin foods)
Fresh fruits and vegetables are high in vitamins, so you should eat more. If conditions permit, you can use a juicer to squeeze a large amount of fruits (fruit foods) and vegetables (vegetable foods) for drinking, which not only increases the intake of vitamins, but also facilitates digestion and absorption.
5. Diet that should be restricted
In your daily diet, you should limit fried, salty, spicy, and irritating foods such as coffee, strong tea, and cold drinks. and other food intake. Food that is too hot and too sweet should also be restricted. The temperature of the food is best between 40°C and 50°C. Drinking alcohol is prohibited.
6. Maintaining regular eating and smooth bowel movements is an important guarantee for physical recovery.
(Liu Dongcai)