Recipes should be prepared according to the patient's taste, physical constitution and family financial capacity. The general principles can be referred to the following points:

Some substances in the diet can prevent and fight cancer; It also promotes cancer and causes cancer, so good eating habits are very important. The following precautions are hereby put forward:

1. Eat regularly, quantitatively, and eat small meals frequently, which is more suitable for patients with digestive tract cancer.

2. Eat more foods containing vitamins A, C, and E, and eat more green vegetables and fruits.

3. Eat foods that can inhibit carcinogenesis, such as kohlrabi, cabbage, carrots, rape, garlic, vegetable oil, fish, etc.

4. Do not eat salted, smoked, roasted or fried food, especially if it is burnt or burnt.

5. Adhere to a low-fat diet and often eat lean meat, eggs and yogurt.

6. Food should be kept fresh and no moldy or spoiled food should be eaten.

7. Make up your mind to quit harmful tobacco and alcohol habits.

8. To keep the stool smooth, patients with constipation should eat foods rich in fiber and drink some honey every day.

9. Eat more whole grains, such as coarse rice, corn, whole wheat flakes, and less refined rice and refined noodles.

10. Eat nutritious dried fruit and seed foods, such as sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, peanuts, walnuts, dried apricots, almonds, raisins, etc.

Dietary taboos for cancer patients

Lung cancer patients

It is advisable to eat fungus, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, peanuts, lilies, jellyfish, almonds, lotus seeds, and pears. , water chestnuts, bananas, milk, soybeans, animal liver, etc. Avoid eating beef, mutton, hairtail, peppers, leeks, garlic, etc.

Gastric cancer patients

It is advisable to eat barley, lotus root starch, beans, sesame, asparagus, kelp, mushrooms, eggplant, onions, fungus, milk, freshwater fish, animal liver, kidney, etc. . Avoid grilled, fried, and salted foods.

Intestinal cancer patients

It is advisable to eat black fungus, garlic, eggplant, loofah, carrot, konjac, sweet potato, fig, strawberry, apple, pear, banana, honey, green vegetables, etc. Avoid eating hot peppers, peppers and fried foods.

Liver cancer patients

It is advisable to eat white fungus, mushrooms, spinach, carrots, cabbage, winter melon, watermelon, mung beans, barley, soft-shell turtle, eggs, milk, etc. Avoid greasy, fried, and spicy foods.

Esophageal cancer patients

It is advisable to eat fresh vegetables and fruits, sword beans, lettuce, water chestnuts, eggs, meat, dairy products, etc. Eat less or no sausage, ham and salted products.

Breast cancer patients

It is advisable to eat soybeans, carrots, broccoli, cereals, fresh fruits, etc. Eat less refined cooking oil.

Lymphoma patients

should eat seaweed, kelp, asparagus, oysters, soft-shell turtles, etc. Avoid eating beef, mutton, hairtail, wine, and green onions.

Seven dietary taboos for cancer patients

Indeed, cancer patients must strengthen their nutrition to enhance their ability to resist the erosion of cancer cells, promote recovery, and prolong life. However, cancer patients have to make more choices and have more taboos in their diet.

Traditional Chinese medicine is well-known both at home and abroad for its emphasis on syndrome differentiation and treatment. It also emphasizes syndrome differentiation on food, so cancer patients must differentiate their diets. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cancer can also be divided into cold, hot, damp-heat, phlegm-dampness, yang deficiency and yin deficiency. The dietary taboos of cancer patients should depend on the disease.

People with cold syndrome: avoid eating cold foods. To avoid the development of disease.

People with fever: avoid eating fried dough sticks, chili peppers, garlic, onions, star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon and other pungent, wet, dry and strong foods.

Damp and hot people: often have symptoms such as bitter mouth, yellow urine, less food, abdominal distension, loose stools, and even jaundice. Fatty meat, salted fish, and shellfish (especially oysters, also called mussels) should be avoided. , sweets, wine, pepper, ginger and other turbid and greasy foods.

Those with phlegm and dampness: avoid eating sweet potato (yam), sea cucumber, etc.

Those with Yin deficiency often have symptoms such as red tongue with less coating, dry mouth and craving for drinking, low-grade fever and night sweats. They should avoid eating mutton, dog meat, bear paws and other foods that nourish Yang and consume Yin.

People with spleen deficiency often suffer from symptoms such as light mouth and scanty food, diarrhea, indigestion, and fatigue. They should avoid eating ducks, turtles, turtles (also known as water fish or turtles), crabs, and honey. , pears, watermelons, winter melons, snails, etc.

In addition, no matter what type of cancer patient, eating too much high-fat food is harmful. Because high-fat foods are digested slowly and remain for a long time in the gastrointestinal tract, they are conducive to the reproduction of intestinal anaerobic bacteria and prolong the contact time between carcinogens in the food and the intestinal wall, which can easily lead to worsening of the condition. High-fat foods can also increase estrogen levels in the blood, which can aggravate the symptoms of female breast cancer or uterine cancer, or induce these two cancers. There will be no serious consequences. Therefore, you should relax your mind during the examination to better cooperate with the doctor's examination and shorten the examination time.