The 21st century is an era that focuses on quality of life, and leukemia patients are no exception. Patients with chronic granulocytic leukemia have poor body resistance and immunity, so they should pay more attention to their own conditioning and care in their lives while adhering to drug therapy.
Maintain optimism and actively cooperate with treatment Until the 1970s, leukemia was considered an incurable disease and was once synonymous with death. Today, however, people are no longer afraid of leukemia or helpless to do anything about it because they have the weapons to control and even defeat it. Good emotion can improve the body’s resistance to cancer cells, which cannot be replaced by any medicine. Maintaining an optimistic mood, good mental state and actively cooperating with treatment are crucial to one’s recovery.
Leukemia patients should pay attention to dietary hygiene in daily life, avoid eating cold, overnight or spoiled foods; fresh fruits must be washed and peeled before consumption; some fried or hard foods should also be avoided; for those who have habitual constipation before the disease, they should pay attention to supplementing fiber-rich foods and eating less spicy and stimulating foods; they should also keep daily bowel movements as smooth as possible to prevent constipation leading to hemorrhoids. To prevent constipation from aggravating hemorrhoids or inducing anal fissures and increasing the chances of local infection. Choose good quality, easily digested and absorbed animal protein and bean protein, such as poultry eggs, dairy, fish and shrimp, lean meat, tofu, soy milk, etc., to supplement the body’s need for protein.
Eat foods rich in vitamins, such as tomatoes, kiwi, lemon, which are rich in vitamin C; carrots, pumpkin, egg yolk, cod liver oil, which are rich in vitamin A, can enhance the body’s local resistance and systemic immune function. In addition, you should also eat more iron-containing foods.
Moderate physical exercise is also very important When chronic granulocytic leukemia patients are in the acute phase, especially combined with fever, anemia, bleeding or chemotherapy process, bed rest; remission period can be based on their own situation, do what you can, but should avoid too intense exercise. Walking is a better way for leukemia patients to exercise, but they should avoid going to crowded places and wear a mask if needed. In addition to regular walks, you can also play tai chi and climb stairs.
Prevent bleeding and infection Patients with leukemia should keep their skin clean, bathe often, change their underwear often; pay attention to oral hygiene, rinse your mouth before and after meals, brush your teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush; wash your perineum after pooping; protect your skin mucous membranes to prevent bleeding and infection caused by trauma; try not to use hard objects to pick your ears or teeth.