I. Keep optimistic emotion and actively cooperate with treatment
Good emotion can improve the body’s ability to resist cancer cells, which cannot be replaced by any drugs. Maintaining an optimistic mood, good mental state and actively cooperating with treatment are crucial to one’s recovery.
Second, pay attention to diet and health and arrange diet reasonably
Leukemia patients should pay attention to dietary hygiene in daily life, avoid eating raw and cold, overnight or spoiled food; fresh fruits must be washed and peeled before consumption; some fried or hard food should also be avoided; for those who have habitual constipation before the disease, attention should be paid to supplementing fiber-rich food and eating less spicy and stimulating food; also keep the daily bowel movement as smooth as possible to prevent constipation from aggravating hemorrhoids or inducing anal fissures, which increases the localized fissure. or induce anal fissures and increase the chance 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, should also eat more iron-containing food.
Third, moderate physical exercise is also very important
If the combination of fever, anemia, bleeding or chemotherapy process, bed rest; remission period can be based on their own situation, do what they can do, but should avoid too intense exercise. Avoid excessive family companionship; too much bed rest for patients can lead to muscle atrophy and increased lung infection.
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 frequent walks, you can also play tai chi and climb stairs.
Four, to prevent bleeding and infection
Patients with leukemia should keep their skin clean, bathe often, change 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 mucosa to prevent bleeding and infection caused by trauma; try not to use hard objects to dig your ears or pick your teeth.
V. Dietary guidance
1, leukemia is the result of pathological changes in blood cells
The consumption of protein in the organism of such patients is much greater than that of normal people, and the function of the tissues and organs can only be maintained by replenishing protein of high quantity and quality. Another function of protein is to constitute antibodies, which have the function of protecting the body from bacteria and viruses and improving the body’s resistance. Therefore, leukemia patients should consume a high-protein diet, especially the use of some good quality, high digestion and absorption rate of plant-based proteins and bean proteins, such as, tofu, tofu brain, tofu Yu, tofu, soy milk, etc.. To supplement the body’s need for protein.
Human protein has the role of regulating the acid-base balance of the human body. If the human body lacks protein, it will cause the acid-base imbalance of the human body fluids, making the weak alkaline environment of the human body acidic, leading to various endogenous diseases of the human body, including cancer.
2. Eat more vitamin-rich food
Clinical data prove that about 70-90% of malignant tumor patients have different degrees of vitamin deficiency in their bodies. Foreign medical research proves that eating more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C can stop cancer cells from spreading. The intake of large amount of vitamin C can also enhance the local matrix resistance and systemic immune function of the body, thus achieving the purpose of cancer control and treatment. Foods rich in vitamin C include rape, potherb mustard, tomato, chervil, leek, caper, hawthorn, mandarin oranges, fresh dates, kiwi, sea buckthorn and lemon, etc.
Vitamin A can stimulate the body’s immune system, mobilize the body to fight against cancer and resist the invasion of pathogens. Foods rich in vitamin A include carrot, pumpkin, alfalfa, persimmon pepper and spinach.
Water-soluble vitamins include VitC and B vitamins, while fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E and K. Water-soluble vitamins are easily absorbed and lost from body fluids, which can cause vitamin deficiency if not replenished in time. Fat-soluble vitamins are easily stored in fatty tissues and the liver, and are slowly excreted from the bile, so an excess can lead to toxicity. The human body should be supplemented with a reasonable mix of vitamins, not more and not less, in moderation. The lack of vitamins will also make the formation of acidity, the human body to go from the plant to supplement the required vitamins.
3, more intake of iron-rich food
One of the main manifestations of leukemia is anemia, so along with medication, patients are encouraged to regularly consume iron-rich foods, such as move peas, black beans, green vegetables, dates, brown sugar, black fungus, sesame paste, egg yolk, etc.
4, eat less and more meals, easy to digest
Patients with leukemia, especially in the course of treatment, the digestive system often has many reactions such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea and other symptoms, at this time, you can adopt the method of eating less and more meals, or in addition to the three meals, increase the volume of small, high-calorie, nutrient-rich foods, such as pastries, chocolate, bread, kiwi, fresh vegetable juice. Adverse reactions of the digestive system, patients should consume more alkaline food to reduce the discomfort of the digestive tract.
5, according to the condition of the symptomatic regulation of diet
If the patient has poor appetite and indigestion, semi-liquid or soft meal can be supplied, such as two rice porridge, steamed egg custard, yogurt, bean curd brain, small dumplings, etc., along with hawthorn, radish and other demulcent foods.
In short, during chemotherapy patients often have loss of appetite, bloating, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal reactions, attention should be paid to the color, aroma, taste and type of dishes to arouse the appetite of patients.
6.Friendship reminder
Leukemia patients also do not need excessive nutrition, if excessive intake of protein, fatty foods will cause fatty liver, high blood sugar and obesity, bringing adverse effects to treatment, fatty liver will lead to liver malfunction, high blood sugar patients prone to co-infection, because the chemotherapy dose is calculated per kilogram of body weight, the amount of chemotherapy for obese patients will also increase accordingly, the greater the amount of chemotherapy, the associated drug side effects, so for Some family members’ practice such as: one snapper per day is not advisable.