What exactly should stomach cancer patients eat?

  How to regulate the diet of gastric cancer patients is actually a special concern for many gastric cancer patients and their family members. In particular, many gastric cancer patients have undergone gastrectomy, which significantly reduces the volume of stomach and its storage and digestive functions, resulting in a series of consequences such as low food intake and malnutrition.  To summarize briefly, we should try to achieve the four words of “clear, frequent, warm and nourishing”.  Stomach cancer is related to high salt diet and high sugar diet, and in the past, patients ate big fish, fatty meat and fatty paste, so at this time, they should avoid the above-mentioned diet, and remember not to stimulate spicy, strong tea, tobacco and alcohol. However, it should be noted that it does not mean that stomach cancer patients cannot eat meat, after all, stomach cancer patients also need a lot of nutrients, including vitamins and trace elements such as iron and zinc, but when eating meat dishes, try to choose the way of steaming or soup, rather than applying such cooking means as grilling and deep-frying. Therefore, fish and shrimp are not forbidden foods for gastric cancer patients, but can be eaten. Some people may have doubts that fish and shrimp are traditionally called “hairy food” in the past, and hairy food refers to allergic diseases, but for gastric cancer patients, they should not be prevented from eating these high-quality proteins because of these thoughts.  Frequency: It means that stomach cancer patients should eat less and more meals, not necessarily three meals a day, after all, his stomach capacity has been reduced, so it is recommended to eat only seven minutes full each time, and he can eat 4~5 times a day.  Warm: As the name implies, it means that the diet of stomach cancer patients should be warm, neither too cold nor too hot. Another point to emphasize here is that when stomach cancer patients eat some fruits and vegetables, they may face that these foods are raw and cold, so at this time, especially in autumn and winter, they can make them into juice and heat them slightly before eating to avoid stimulation.  Nutrition: that is, the diet should pay attention to the nutritional value, that is, the ingredients of the diet, in addition to those mentioned above, we should pay attention to diversity, for example, in addition to rice and flour, we can also eat some coarse grains, lotus root powder corn paste, etc., in addition to pay attention to increase milk, meat, poultry and eggs, and not just eat vegetables, if the hard food does not feel comfortable, can be made into a liquid food, semi-liquid food, in short, so that patients in a balanced nutrition All in all, it is appropriate for patients to feel comfortable when eating with balanced nutrition.  These are the areas that patients with stomach cancer need to pay attention to in their diet, and I wish all patients good health.