Chemical treatment: chemotherapy (chemotherapy) in patients during the taste, smell changes,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, lack of nutritional intake so that patients, resulting in water
and electrolyte imbalances. Some chemotherapy can cause stomatitis and constipation. Of loss
of appetite in patients who can use some of the usual appetizer of food preferences (such as
plum juice, fruit juice), a food with less oil or no oil to prevent nausea, eat crude fiber
foods such as leek, celery, etc. to promote bowel movements. Stomatitis who eat less
residue, easy to digest, no stimulation of soft food or semi-liquid, and eat animals, liver
and egg yolk, if necessary, vitamin B2, vitamin C. Taking dates, angelica, astragalus and
other drugs liters of blood. Avoid the simultaneous intake of hot or cold food, and to
encourage a small amount of movement before the meal.
Radiation therapy: side effects of radiotherapy treatment depends on the location and dose.
Often appear in patients with head and neck radiotherapy xerostomia, mouth ulcers. This
period of low-fat diet should be light, non-stimulating, easy to chew soft food or semi-
liquid-based, while using honeysuckle, astragalus, chrysanthemum bubble suit. The lower neck
and mediastinal radiotherapy in patients prone to swallowing difficulties caused by
esophagitis, should be given to high-quality liquid or semi-liquid, to avoid cold, hot and
spicy food. Abdominal and pelvic radiotherapy prone to diarrhea, intestinal adhesions,
intestinal obstruction, etc. of the change, and you should parenteral nutrition therapy.
Surgical treatment: head and neck surgery patients need to use nasal feeding nutrition.
Stomach and total or subtotal after the patients, reducing the stomach capacity, reduced
ability to digest, patients often restricted because of discomfort after eating food intake.
Time to eat liquids, to prevent dumping syndrome, should be thick gruel, soft rice is
appropriate, smaller meals. Intestinal surgery applications of total parenteral nutrition to
replenish nutrients.
Radiofrequency hyperthermia: hyperthermia, the patient a lot of sweat, water, electrolytes
lost more, hyperthermia patient to drink salt water 2000ml, eating foods high in sodium
potassium such as bananas, oranges, fat free broth, Eat production food such as beans and
other gas.
In addition, due to physical weakness in advanced cancer patients, reduced activity,
combined use of pain medications cause constipation caused by decreased bowel movements.
Guiding patients with multiple food rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, fresh fruits
and vegetables, and contains crude fiber brown rice, beans and other foods; encourage more
water, eat carrots, garlic, jam, raw cucumber and other food to gas production increased
bowel movements, and develop good bowel habits.
