After surgery for rectal cancer

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In the past month, when I went to the toilet to defecate, it was always accompanied by blood. I also felt that the anus was falling. At first, I thought it was hemorrhoids, so I wanted to go to the hospital for surgery. When I got to the hospital, the doctor asked me about the condition and asked me to have an examination. Later, I found that it was not hemorrhoids but rectal cancer. For patients with this disease should be treated as soon as possible, I will tell you about rectal cancer after surgery.

After surgery for 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

Avoid being overweight or underweight, and limit the weight gain to no more than 5kg in adulthood. Overweight or obesity can easily lead to increased risk of endometrial cancer, renal cancer and colorectal cancer.