What are the side effects of radiotherapy for gastric cancer

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I'm very busy at work. Drinking and socializing are inevitable. But for a long time, my stomach is very uncomfortable. I didn't care about it at first. As a result, I felt that I couldn't survive after a period of time. I went to the hospital to check out gastric cancer. Now let me talk about the side effects of radiotherapy for gastric cancer.

What are the side effects of radiotherapy for gastric cancer

First, during radiotherapy for gastric cancer, normal upper abdominal tissues, small intestine, colon, pancreas, liver, kidney and other organs are exposed to direct radiation. The possible side effects include radiation gastroenteritis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, burning pain, upper abdominal fullness and fatigue. The main side effect of radiotherapy for gastric cancer is gastrointestinal reaction. Most of them are caused by the injury of adjacent organs of stomach, such as small intestine, liver, kidney, spinal cord and heart.

Second: radiotherapy has a lot of side effects, often cause vomiting, alopecia, anorexia, leukopenia, immune decline and other symptoms. In killing cancer cells, but also killed a large number of normal cells. At the same time, it is suggested to take oral liquid of Chinese patent medicine to reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and improve immunity. Strengthen physical fitness, control and prevent recurrence and metastasis.

Third: the side effects of radiotherapy are generally dry mouth, fever, hair loss and so on. Another common complication is decreased hemogram, which is mostly related to combined chemotherapy. Chemotherapy for gastric cancer is the same, when chemotherapy must pay attention to supplement nutrition and light diet, must not eat greasy things, do not give yourself too much burden in the heart.

matters needing attention

Gastric cancer is a serious disease, most patients are very painful, but do not give up treatment, as long as you can find the disease as soon as possible, use a reasonable way so that the disease can be effectively controlled, it is recommended that you should go to a regular hospital for early treatment.