How can patients increase their appetite during chemotherapy? (1) Change recipes and cooking methods: A new food can increase appetite. For example, patients who often eat pork can eat fish, shrimp, crab, chicken, etc. If possible, they can eat some turtles and soft-shell turtles. Changing cooking methods to give food different colors and flavors can also increase appetite. But no matter what kind of food, it must be cooked to a relatively cooked level before it can be digested and absorbed smoothly. (2) Medicinal diet to appetize and strengthen the spleen: ① Hawthorn meat cubes: 100g hawthorn, 1000g lean pig (or beef) meat, 250g vegetable oil, and appropriate amounts of mushrooms, ginger, green onions, pepper, cooking wine, MSG, and white sugar. First cut the lean meat into slices, sauté it in oil, then use hawthorn seasoning and wait until it is thoroughly cooked and then it is ready to eat. It is both appetizing and anti-cancer. ② Astragalus and yam soup: Use 30g of astragalus, add water and boil for half an hour, remove the residue, add 60g of yam slices, cook for another 30 minutes, add sugar (add honey for constipation) and serve. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening. It has the functions of replenishing qi and activating blood circulation, increasing appetite and improving gastrointestinal absorption function. (3) Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits with high vitamin content: This type of food can not only increase resistance, but also increase appetite. Some patients believe that raw and cold foods should be avoided, but fruits and vegetables should be treated according to the situation. In the early stage after surgery, you can eat vegetable juice and a small amount of easily digestible fruits. The amount should not be large at each time, and small meals should be eaten frequently. After the gastrointestinal function has basically recovered, you can eat some light and refreshing cold dishes and fruits, especially during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which have an obvious appetizing effect. The principle of food selection is: a light diet high in calories, high in vitamins, and low in fat. Pay attention to increasing taste, such as sweet, sour, etc., which can stimulate appetite and reduce nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by chemotherapy. Commonly eaten foods include: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stewed lean meat with hawthorn, astragalus mutton soup, and beef braised with cordyceps, etc. There are also foods such as fresh royal jelly, fungus, hericium, chicken gizzards, etc., which can not only replenish qi, blood, and spleen and stomach, but also reduce reactions and increase vigilance. But avoid the fishy smell. In addition to paying attention to the dietary principles of chemotherapy patients, dietary supplements should also be based on the diagnosis of cancer and patient response to improve the efficacy. But avoid the fishy smell. Chemotherapy patients who experience extreme loss of appetite and frequent vomiting should undergo intravenous nutrition or elemental diet in a timely manner while hospitalized to ensure water and electrolyte balance and nutritional supply. In order to ensure the daily food intake of chemotherapy patients, breakfast should be before 6 a.m. and dinner after 7 a.m. Extending the time difference between administration and eating can reduce reactions and promote food absorption.

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