Postoperative rehabilitation of rectal cancer

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My aunt always felt bad at the end of last year. She found a lump 7cm away from the anus. We were all worried about it. We went to the hospital and were diagnosed with mid-term rectal cancer. Then she received radiotherapy for a month. However, after radiotherapy, there was skin damage in the radiation field of the buttocks. Now there is a wound about 8cm behind the buttocks. Our family is very worried. I want to ask, Like my aunt, what's a good way? The doctor gave me treatment, and the symptoms were alleviated. For the problem of recovery after rectal cancer surgery? Now let's talk about the recovery after rectal cancer surgery.

Postoperative rehabilitation of rectal cancer

First: in addition to eating some soft food with high nutrition and easy digestion, the principle of diet conditioning should be from less to more, from thin to thick, from simple to diverse, with low residue exciting and non irritating light diet as the main, and try to reduce fecal output and frequency in the early stage after operation.

Second: diet should be moderate, 3-4 meals a day, to eat comfortable degree. In addition, patients with ileostomy should pay attention to supplement water and inorganic salts, especially in hot weather and sweating.

Third: due to the difficulty in excreting dry stool, patients can be given some fresh vegetables and fruits, some foods with more vegetable oil, such as sesame, walnut, banana, etc., and the amount of drinking water can be increased appropriately. If the expected defecation effect is not achieved, a small amount of sesame oil or fasting honey water can be taken with boiling water before going to bed.

matters needing attention

Rectal cancer has become one of the most common cancers in cancer patients, which is caused by diet, working environment and other reasons.