How to diet in rectal cancer patients

Reporter Wu Xueqin and correspondent Lian Xue'e and Zhuang Bump Xia

Rectal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract in China, which refers to the cancer that occurs between the sigmoid colorectal junction and the
dentate line.
"Simply put, a malignant tumor that occurs in the epithelium of the rectal mucosa is rectal cancer
.
" Li Binfen, deputy chief nurse of Huian County Hospital in Fujian Province, said that so far, the cause of rectal cancer is still not very clear, lifestyle, eating habits, genetic factors, environmental factors, etc.
may play a role
in the occurrence of the disease.
Rectal cancer tends to occur in people who regularly eat high-fat, high-animal protein, low-fiber foods, so it is called "cancer that comes out of eating"
.

Li Binfen introduced that in China, the proportion of low-lying rectal cancer (within 5 cm from the dentate line) is high, accounting for about 60%-70% of rectal cancer, and the vast majority of rectal cancer can be palpable during digital rectal examination
.
In addition, rectal cancer is getting younger, and the proportion of rectal cancer among young people (age < 30 years old) is high, accounting for about 10%-15%.

Li Binfen suggested that rectal cancer patients can be regulated by diet:

Eat less or not eat foods rich in saturated fats and cholesterol, such as animal oil, fatty meat, animal offal, roe, squid, cuttlefish, coconut oil, etc
.
Dietary fats, especially animal fats, can stimulate bile acid secretion, and when the amount of intestinal bile acid is too high, it is easy to become carcinogenic.

It should be noted that there should be cereals, lean meat, fish, eggs, milk, all kinds of vegetables and soy products every day, reasonable combination, and the amount of each should not be too much
.

Increase the intake of fiber in the diet, such as sweet potatoes, leeks, celery, cabbage, etc.
, to stimulate intestinal peristalsis, reduce the time for feces to stay in the rectum, and accelerate the excretion of poisons, but be sure to carry out fine processing
when eating crude fiber foods.

Patients with rectal cancer are often accompanied by symptoms of anemia, it is recommended to eat "five red soup": 20 goji berries, 5 red dates, 20 red beans, 20 red peanut rice, 30 grams of brown sugar under the pot, boil the water and simmer for 20 minutes to eat, 1 time
in the morning and evening.
Wuhong soup can improve anemia, increase the number of white blood cells, and improve the
body's immunity.
If it is accompanied by side effects after chemotherapy such as nausea and vomiting, ginger can also be added to Wuhong soup, which can significantly reduce the vomiting reaction
.

Those who lose appetite after radiotherapy or chemotherapy can use barley, Huaishan, Poria, Qianshi and lotus seeds to cook porridge or use a wall breaker to make a slurry to accompany the meal, and eat
it every day for breakfast.
Patients with decreased white blood cells after chemotherapy should supplement a high-protein diet, such as milk, soybeans, lean meat, pig's trotters, sea cucumbers, black fish, ejiao, pork skin gum, etc.
, to help increase the number of
white blood cells.
At the same time, you can also eat more black foods, such as black sesame, black rice, black beans, black dates, etc.
, Chinese medicine believes that "black into the kidney", can replenish the kidney and fill the pulp, help improve the blood picture
.

Eating more foods with immunity-enhancing power, such as shiitake mushrooms, lion's mane mushrooms, black fungus, silver fungus, sea cucumbers, yellow fish, etc.
, can increase the number of white blood cells and enhance the
body's immunity.
Carrots contain folic acid, biotin and carotene, which is converted into vitamin A by liver and intestines after entering the human body, which can play an antioxidant role, so you can also eat more carrots
.

Patients with rectal cancer should avoid eating spicy foods, and foods such as pepper and pepper have a stimulating effect
on the anus.
Avoid tobacco and alcohol, as well as moldy, salt-cured foods and greasy, fried, barbecued foods
.

Li Binfen, Deputy Chief Nurse of Huian County Hospital of Fujian Province, Member of Ostomy Nursing Professional Committee of Fujian Nursing Association, Chairman of
Wound and Stoma Nursing Professional Committee of Quanzhou Nursing Association.
He has been working as a nursing nursing practitioner for 27 years
.

China Food News(Version 03, December 29, 2022)

(Responsible editor: Yang Xiaojing)