Dietary principles and precautions after gastric cancer surgery

  Gastric cancer ranks first among all kinds of malignant tumors in China, and there are obvious geographical differences in the incidence of gastric cancer. The prognosis of gastric cancer is related to the pathological stage, location, tissue type, biological behavior and treatment measures of gastric cancer.  What are the dietary principles and precautions after gastric cancer surgery?  Because only a small part of stomach or inter-jejunal replacement stomach is left after radical resection of gastric cancer or total gastrectomy, the feeding capacity is obviously reduced compared with the original one, and only by increasing the number of meals can make up for the lack of food and meet the body’s demand for nutrients. Therefore, patients should develop good eating habits, eat at regular times, eat regularly and quantitatively, and insist on eating less and more meals, with 5-6 meals per day being appropriate. The main food and side dishes should be soft and easy to digest. Do not overeat.  2. Chew slowly and slowly. After surgery, the grinding function of the stomach is lacking, so the chewing function of the teeth should play a more important role. For coarse and indigestible food, chew and swallow slowly.  3.Separate dry and thin foods In order to make the food stay in the stomach longer, attention should be paid to separate dry and thin foods when eating, and try to eat soups before or 30 minutes after the meal to prevent the food from being eaten.
minutes into the soup, in order to prevent food too fast discharge affect digestion and absorption. After the meal should rest in the lateral position to prolong the emptying time of food, so that its full digestion and absorption.  4. Gradually increase the quantity and type of food. Patients should gradually change from postoperative liquid or semi-liquid food to soft food or ordinary meal, and increase the pattern according to the patient’s eating habits to improve the patient’s appetite and help the patient’s recovery.