The prominent symptom of pancreatic cancer patients is dysphagia, which is also a serious problem for pancreatic cancer patients in terms of diet. Most pancreatic cancer patients’ dysphagia occurs gradually and worsens progressively. At the beginning, patients only have a choking sensation when eating dry food, but it gradually worsens to the extent that they have difficulties in eating soft food and semi-liquid food, and eventually they have complete difficulties in drinking and eating, which makes the nutritional status of patients worse and worse and finally leads to cachexia. Thus it can be seen that difficulty in feeding is a very serious problem for pancreatic cancer patients.
What are the undesirable diets for pancreatic cancer patients: 1. Patients with pancreatic cancer should not overeat or overeat, and protein and sugar should be controlled appropriately. This is also one of the dietary taboos for pancreatic cancer patients.
2. Patients with pancreatic cancer should avoid smoking, alcohol and sour, numb and spicy stimulating foods, such as onion, garlic, ginger, pepper, chili, etc.
Avoid hard, sticky and indigestible food, leek, celery and other rough and fibrous foods such as coarse grains, corn, glutinous rice, etc.
Avoid oily food and high animal fat food, such as fatty meat, mutton, meat loaf, shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, sesame, crispy snacks, etc.
For patients with middle and late stage cardia cancer and patients after cardia cancer surgery, diet care should be mainly liquid and semi-liquid. Avoid any irritating diet intake to prevent anastomotic infection and injury. The normal food will be admitted after the doctor’s permission. The diet should be highly nutritious and can be supplemented with coix congee, glutinous rice congee, fresh eggs, fresh meat, milk and fresh fruits and vegetables on the basis of the usual taste habits.