Can you eat watermelon after gastric cancer operation

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Gastric cancer is a threat to health of a major cancer, do the operation should also pay attention to postoperative health care, so what to eat after gastric cancer surgery? Gastric cancer postoperative diet is particular, the following small series for you to introduce what to eat after gastric cancer surgery, these details should pay attention to.

Can you eat watermelon after gastric cancer operation

1. In the early stage after operation, the patients should eat in the order of water, clear flow, liquid food, half flow, soft food and common food. It is better to avoid flatulence in food such as lotus root soup and egg soup. Semi liquid diet should choose high protein, high calorie, high vitamin, low fat, fresh and digestible food. The best source of animal protein is fish. We encourage people to eat more fish, such as yellow croaker and crucian carp. After entering the ordinary diet, you should eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods with high cellulose content to keep the stool unobstructed and promote the excretion of toxins.

2. Because only a small part of stomach remains after radical gastrectomy or jejunal interposition after total gastrectomy, the food intake is significantly reduced. Only by increasing the number of meals can we make up for the lack of food intake and meet the body's demand for nutrients. Therefore, patients should develop good eating habits, regular eating time, regular and quantitative meals, insist on eating less and more meals, 5-6 meals a day is appropriate. Staple food and side dishes should be soft, rotten and easy to digest food. Never overeat.

3. Excessive sugar intake is easy to cause hypertonic dumping syndrome (postprandial discomfort after gastrectomy). Therefore, sugars should be controlled properly, and the energy supply of sugars should account for 50% ~ 60% of the total calories. Avoid eating too sweet food, and starch should be the main food.

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Gastric cancer is a major threat to health. We should pay attention to postoperative health care after operation