The most common cause of loss of appetite is loss of appetite, anorexia, poor taste, and vomiting, and it is most necessary for family members to patiently help patients eat more. The diet is based on nutritious, light and easily digestible foods, and the patient’s favorite foods.
Symptoms of sore throat and dry mouth are more common in radiation response in patients with head and neck or chest tumors due to radiation damage to salivary glands and mucous membranes. The diet is based on cool, non-irritating foods. The temperature of rice raisins should not be too hot, the meat should be squeezing fine, and if the vegetables and fruits cannot be swallowed, it is advisable to drink juice. Suffering from sore throat and heavy dry mouth, can contain or swallow a small amount of nococaine or lidocaine solution before meals, and then eat, the pain will be significantly reduced. Can also be used traditional Chinese medicine Cassia, raw licorice Jianshui when the tea.
Nausea and vomiting abdominal tumor radiotherapy, some patients will have symptoms of nausea and vomiting, diet should be light and less greasy, Eat small meals, dishes can be placed in a small amount of ginger seasoning, do not eat stale food. Also delicious with ginger slices, or with Chinese herbal medicine Chenpi, Shidi, Zhuru Jianshui as tea, can reduce the gastrointestinal tract reaction.
Abdominal bloating, diarrhea, abdominal radiotherapy treatment, stimulate the intestinal mucosa, causing increased bowel movements. At this point should be eaten easily digestible, light, less greasy foods, such as half-stream diet, do not eat more cellulose, sticky foods.
Constipation should increase the amount of activity, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods containing cellulose (such as bananas, apples, sweet potatoes, etc.), drink a glass of honey water every night before going to bed.
Urinary urgency, urinary frequency, and urinary pain are common in radiotherapy of pelvic neoplasms such as bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and cervical cancer. At this time, the patient should have more water and more urine, and he can add baking soda to make the urine alkaline.
Fallen blood due to radiotherapy can cause bone marrow suppression, manifested as white blood cells, platelets decreased. In order to prevent bone marrow suppression caused by blood drop, pay attention to strengthen nutrition, eat more duck meat, fish, egg yolk, animal liver, kidney, heart and other high protein foods.
In addition, to ensure that the patient's psychological optimism, eliminate sadness.