"If a person is diagnosed with cancer in the morning, what will he do at noon?" This is the title of an article published by CCTV News last year, and the answer given in the article is surprisingly simple, just - make a meal.
The fireworks in the world are the most soothing to the hearts of mortals.
It is unfortunate to be "sentenced" to cancer, but the days will always pass, and all the difficulties will eventually pass, so you may wish to eat a hot meal first.
Personally cooking a hot meal for a patient is one of the few things that relatives and friends who accompany the patient are within their reach, but it is such a "small" right that often makes people confused: how should tumor patients eat better? Especially when experiencing a variety of side effects?
These oncologists may not elaborate on the problem is actually quite important, in the right time to choose the right diet strategy, food is a good "anti-cancer drug".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="146" > anemia</h1>
Anemia refers to a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood, usually manifested as fatigue, in addition to the drug will inhibit bone marrow hematopoiesis, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the process of nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and so on is also a major reason. In addition, if the tumor causes coughing up blood and blood in the stool, it will aggravate the symptoms of anemia.
Pork liver is rich in iron and high-quality protein, and eating in moderation helps to treat iron deficiency anemia. Black sesame seeds, black fungus, spinach, black chicken, etc. are also rich in iron, and regular food can supplement iron, promote hemoglobin synthesis, and improve iron deficiency anemia.
Vitamin C can help the absorption of iron, help make hemoglobin, improve the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia, may wish to eat more vitamin C-rich foods. In addition to iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 can also promote the production of red blood cells and improve anemia.
1. Stir-fried pork liver with spinach
Ingredients: 250 g of pork liver, 150 g of spinach.
Seasoning: 5 grams each of minced ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, starch, 2 grams of salt.
method:
(1) Soak the pork liver in water for 30 minutes, remove the blood water, slice, add ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, starch and mix well and marinate for 10 minutes; spinach is washed, blanched, controlled water, and cut into sections.
(2) Heat the oil in the pot, add the pork liver on high heat and fry until it changes color, add the spinach section and stir-fry slightly, add salt and stir-fry well.
2. Miscellaneous bean porridge
Ingredients: Red adzuki beans 10g, black beans 10g, cowpea 10g, mung beans 10g, soybeans 10g, kidney beans 10g, millet 20g, purple rice 20g, barley 20g, rice 20g, red dates 20g, goji berries 5g, dried hawthorn slices 30g
(1) Wash all beans and rice, soak in water for 4 hours, wash hawthorn slices, wash red dates, check and cut.
(2) Put the pot on the fire, add water, beans, rice, hawthorn, goji berries to the pot, boil on high heat and reduce the heat, cook until the beans are flowering and the porridge is cooked.
(3) Finally, add the pitted dates, stir well, and then come out of the pot.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="147" > loss of appetite</h1>
Possible causes of decreased appetite in patients include: changes in the sensation of taste or smell; side effects of treatment; tumor compression; dehydration, etc. Other discomforts in the body can also cause a decrease in appetite, such as difficulty swallowing, depression, pain, nausea, or vomiting.
Decreased appetite may lead to insufficient nutrient intake, if not timely supplementation, it can easily lead to a decrease in the body's immunity, and even affect the treatment effect. Therefore, eating fewer and more meals, trying easy to eat high-calorie foods, such as: dark chocolate, yogurt, nuts, etc., can supplement the energy needed by the body. When you have an appetite, eat high-protein foods first, half an hour before and during meals, try to avoid drinking water and soup.
Hard candy, mints, etc. can help remove strange tastes from the mouth. You can add more seasonings to your food, or add spicy flavor appropriately. Pay attention to eating more easily digestible foods, and if the patient loses weight quickly, nutritional supplements can be tried.
1. Hawthorn malt porridge
Ingredients: 100 g of rice, 30 g of malt, 15 g of hawthorn.
Seasoning: 5 g tangerine peel.
method
(1) Wash the malt and tangerine peel; wash the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes; wash the hawthorn, remove the seeds and cut into pieces.
(2) Put the pot on the fire, add an appropriate amount of water to boil, add malt and tangerine peel to cook for 30 minutes, then add rice to boil, add hawthorn pieces, simmer over low heat to cook into porridge.
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2. Steamed pumpkin with broccoli
Ingredients: 200 grams of broccoli, 180 grams of pumpkin, 60 grams of white fungus, white fruit, lily, goji berries, a little mint leaves.
Seasoning: water starch, salt each appropriate amount.
(1) All ingredients are washed. Sliced white fungus and lilies, soaked with white fruits; cut into pumpkin strips; broccoli cut into chunks.
(2) Put other materials except mint leaves into a dish, add salt and stir well.
(3) Bring water to a boil in a pot, put the plate containing the ingredients into the steamer and steam for 5 minutes on high heat.
(4) After steaming, add water starch and garnish with mint leaves.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="150" > nausea and vomiting</h1>
Nausea is a subjective feeling, a feeling of stomach discomfort and urgency to vomit. Vomiting is when something in the stomach is thrown out of the mouth in reverse. Nausea and vomiting can go hand in hand, can occur independently, and are independent of whether or not to eat. There are many causes of nausea/vomiting, the symptoms and triggers vary greatly in different populations, and dehydration due to frequent vomiting can be life-threatening.
When nausea occurs, try to eat some favorite foods, sour foods are usually easier to eat. Rinse your mouth before and after meals to reduce the effect of nausea and vomiting on food. At the same time, inform the doctor to control the nausea symptoms with drugs as much as possible. Immediately relieve nausea with medications when symptoms of nausea appear, which can help prevent vomiting from occurring. If vomiting persists, or if there is blood or bile in the vomit, contact your healthcare professional promptly.
1. Carrot apple ginger juice
Ingredients: Apple 150 g, carrot 50 g, ginger 25 g.
(1) Peel, remove and dice the apples; peel and wash the carrots, cut into small cubes; and chop the ginger into small pieces.
(2) Put diced apples, diced carrots and minced ginger into the juicer, add an appropriate amount of drinking water and beat evenly.
Tip: Not for people with skin diseases.
2. Ginger tangerine peel water
Ingredients: Ginger, tangerine peel 10 g each.
(1) Wash the ginger and tangerine peel separately and cut into strips.
(2) Put the ginger and tangerine peel into the pot, bring to a boil in some water and fry for 10 minutes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="153" > constipation</h1>
Common causes of constipation are too little water intake, or inadequate bowel movement. Lack of exercise, use of painkillers, or inadequate diet can all lead to constipation. Getting more water and drinking some juice or warm water in the morning can help relieve constipation. In the case of normal chewing and swallowing function, gradually increase the intake of some high-fiber foods every day, such as: whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid or reduce the consumption of foods that may cause constipation, such as eggs, cheese, etc. At the same time, some physical exercise is appropriate.
1. Brown rice with pumpkin rice
Ingredients: 100 g of rice, 40 g of brown rice, 150 g of pumpkin.
(1) Wash the brown rice and soak in water for 2 hours; wash the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes; peel and seed the pumpkin, wash and cut into small pieces.
(2) Put the brown rice and rice into the rice cooker, add the appropriate amount of water, press the steam button, let the water in the rice cooker boil, open the lid, pour in the pumpkin pieces, stir, continue to cook until the jump button, and then simmer for another 10 minutes.
2. Grape apple porridge
Ingredients: 40 g of rice, 40 g of millet, 1 apple, 20 g of raisins.
(1) Wash and drain the rice and millet; pit the apples and cut them into chunks.
(2) Put the pot on the heat, add an appropriate amount of water, then add rice, millet and apple pieces, bring to a boil on high heat, stir slightly, then change to medium heat and simmer for 35 minutes.
(3) Finally, add the raisins and mix well.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="155" > dry mouth</h1>
Dry mouth is mainly caused by damage to salivary glands. Lack of saliva in the mouth can make patients feel that food is too dry to swallow, and even affect speech. Patients should usually develop the habit of sipping water at any time, and remember to carry water with them when going out.
1. White radish white ear soup
Ingredients: 100 grams of white radish, 10 grams of white fungus, duck soup to taste.
Seasoning: a little salt, sesame oil.
(1) Wash the white radish, cut into strips, put it in water and soak it for a while; the white fungus foams, removes impurities, and tears into pieces.
(2) Place the white radish and white fungus in a light duck soup, simmer over low heat, and season with salt and sesame oil.
2. Sydney rice porridge
Ingredients: 200 g of Sydney, 100 g of rice.
(1) Wash the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes; wash the sydney pear, peel and pit and cut into thin slices.
(2) Put the pot on the fire, add the pear slices and an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over low heat, put the pear slices out and set aside, take the sydney pear juice.
(3) Put the pot on the fire, add the Sydney pear juice and an appropriate amount of water to boil on high heat, then increase the rice to boil, skim off the foam, turn the heat to low and cook until the rice porridge will be formed, add the Sydney pear slices and cook for a while.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="156" > conclusion</h1>
"Eating" has a special status in Chinese culture, the so-called "diet men and women, people's great desires" and "the people take food as the sky". Although cancer is terrible, during the tedious testing, treatment, and recovery, don't forget to eat a hot meal with your family and friends. After all, only when you have enough to eat can you have the strength to fight cancer
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[1] CCTV News WeChat public account. If a person is diagnosed with cancer in the morning, will he do it at noon?
Liu Jinying. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer recipes of dietitians at China Cancer Hospital. China Textile Publishing House.
Xu Feng. Big Doctor: Anti-Cancer and Anti-Cancer Diet. Guangdong Science and Technology Press.
[4] Yang Yue; WANG Xing. How cancer patients eat: experts from Beijing Cancer Hospital prescribe prescriptions for you. Tsinghua University Press.
Peking University Cancer Hospital. On How to Care for Oncology Patients at Home: A Handbook for Caregivers (Draft)