Hearing that her best friend who had undergone cancer surgery had been discharged from the hospital, Aunt Liu hurriedly bought pigeons from the farmers' market and stewed them, thinking about going to see her best friend.
Aunt Hou was very happy when she saw her best friend come to see her at first, but when she saw the pigeon meat in Aunt Liu's hand, she was instantly unhappy.
"Don't you know that cancer patients can't eat pigeon meat, this kind of hair can promote the recurrence of cancer!"
"Isn't pigeon meat nourishing? How can it promote cancer recurrence?" Aunt Liu felt that her kindness had been misunderstood, and her heart became uncomfortable
Is pigeon meat really hair, and can cancer patients eat it?
1. Chicken, duck, fish and pigeon meat are hair products, and cancer patients can't eat them?
Many classics of traditional Chinese medicine have recorded that aphthous sores, calendar winds, etc., should pay attention to avoid hair products, but the definition of hair products is not clear in ancient books.
Modern Qin Bowei once pointed out in "The Dietary Problems of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Patients" that hair is a food that can cause symptoms such as red eyes, dry mouth, dry stool, swollen gums, and fever, and it is also said that hair is shrimp, chicken, crab, fish, mutton, chili pepper, etc., which may cause new diseases to aggravate or recur old diseases.
Some patients have heard that cancer patients should avoid eating chicken and other hair products, and want to starve cancer cells to death.
Lu Yanyu, Department of Nutrition, Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, reminded that so far, there is no scientific research that can confirm that protein-rich foods such as chicken will cause tumor recurrence and spread, and cancer patients should ensure adequate protein intake to avoid malnutrition and not conducive to recovery.
Pigeon meat is rich in high-quality protein, minerals, vitamins, polysaccharides and a variety of active substances, and only about 1% of the fat content. For most cancer patients, pigeon meat is not considered a hair product and is therefore edible.
Second, the "hair products" that cancer patients should really avoid are these three types
Although cancer patients can eat pigeon meat, beef and other high-protein foods, there are indeed some dietary taboos, and cancer patients really need to avoid these kinds of hair products!
1. Avoid greasy food
Regular consumption of greasy food will increase the burden on the digestive tract, lead to diarrhea, and stimulate the contraction of the gallbladder, so it is recommended that patients with cancer of the digestive system and cancer of the biliary and pancreatic system avoid fatty foods after surgery.
2. Avoid smoking and drinking
Tobacco contains a variety of harmful substances, cancer patients should strictly quit smoking, and alcohol will increase the burden on the liver, and even induce pancreatitis, so cancer patients should pay attention to avoid smoking and alcohol.
3. Avoid irritating and unclean food
Irritating foods and unclean foods may increase the risk of gastrointestinal diseases, and cancer patients are advised to avoid them.
Third, how to eat cancer patients is very important, listen to what the doctor says
Tumor patients themselves are affected by the body or treatment, and their appetite will be affected, and once they eat wrong, they are easily malnourished, which is not conducive to the treatment of the disease, so how to eat for cancer patients is very important.
Fang Qilu, Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Provincial Cancer Hospital, reminded that cancer patients should pay attention to the following three mental suggestions in their diet!
1. Eat as much as you want
Cancer patients may have digestive reactions during treatment, resulting in a decrease in appetite, but they should pay attention to supplementing more protein and calories, and try to eat as much as possible to ensure nutrient intake.
2. If you don't want to eat, you don't want to be reluctant
Many cancer patients have poor appetite and do not want to eat, so in this case, do not force it, you can drink more appetizing juices, exercise appropriately, massage, etc., to increase the patient's appetite.
3. Choose food according to your appetite
When cancer patients have a good appetite, they can choose to eat more cereals, proteins, vegetables and fruits, etc., and when they have no appetite, they should pay attention to ensuring the intake of energy and nutrients, and can choose professional nutritional oral liquid.
Wang Jie, Department of Oncology, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, suggested that cancer patients should try to expand their diets and enrich their food types.
In terms of staple foods, purple rice, pumpkin, millet, oats, corn, sweet potatoes, whole grains, etc., and less finely processed foods are eaten;
Ensure the intake of fresh fruits and vegetables every day to improve your own immunity;
It is also necessary to ensure the intake of high-quality fats, eat more deep-sea fish, eat more high-protein foods such as meat, eggs, milk, soy products, and eat more nuts.
In fact, there is no research so far to confirm that pigeon meat is hair, and most cancer patients can eat pigeon meat.
Cancer patients may experience symptoms such as decreased appetite due to physical or therapeutic factors, so it is recommended that you eat as much as you want, choose food according to your appetite, and not be reluctant to eat if you don't want to.
Resources:
[1] "[Increasing Knowledge] Pigeon Meat is a "Hair Thing", which Will Lead to Tumor Recurrence and Metastasis?Doctor: These 3 Kinds of Meat Should Be Eaten Less, Department of Pharmacy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Prevention and Treatment Center.2024-02-02
[2] "How to eat for cancer patients during the Spring Festival?Take this dietary guidance manual!", Zhejiang Provincial Cancer Hospital.2023-01-23
[3] "Can cancer patients eat hair?listen to what oncologists say", Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.2021-06-10
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