I. Diet adjustment: leukemia patients have a high metabolic rate, coupled with the chemotherapy period, patients often have a loss of appetite, bloating, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal discomfort and other adverse reactions, therefore, during chemotherapy bed rest, eat less and more meals, especially high protein, high-calorie light diet is preferred, especially attention should be paid to supplement fiber-rich foods, as far as possible to maintain daily bowel movements, to prevent constipation to aggravate hemorrhoids or trigger The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the following table.
Personal hygiene and protection: During chemotherapy, the patient’s resistance is low, so a high degree of attention must be paid to personal hygiene to prevent infection, such as: strengthening the change of clothing, disinfection, keep the skin clean and dry, daily under the guidance of the physician with a variety of mouthwash, such as furacilin, mycobacterium gargle solution, etc., if necessary, calcium folic acid, metronidazole, gentamicin, etc.; after each stool application 1:5000 PP After each bowel movement, apply 1:5000 PP powder solution to prevent perineal infection; open windows regularly every day, and wear a good mask to reduce visits to avoid cross-infection.
Third, maintain a calm and optimistic mood: during chemotherapy, a few patients with severe reactions may experience hair loss, vomiting, fatigue, oral erosion and other discomforts, and thus prone to pessimism and frustration, and even lose confidence in treatment, which is not conducive to recovery from the disease. In fact, most of these discomforts are temporary, to stop chemotherapy can return to normal, and, at present, many leukemia is completely curable, so patients should be emotional peace, optimism, establish confidence in overcoming the disease, so that the body is in good condition, as the saying goes: “positive energy within, the evil can not dry, the spirit of guarding, the disease is safe from”.
Four, careful observation, early report: chemotherapy during the various toxic side effects and complications, such as early detection, early intervention, these adverse events can be controlled to a minimum, or even completely avoidable, this task should be done by the patient and family members with the medical staff together. For example, fever, cough, sore throat, gum or perianal pain are highly suggestive of infection, while epistaxis, gum bleeding, purple skin spots, black stool or blood in the stool are likely signs of severely reduced platelets, weight gain, edema, and decreased urine output may mean that renal insufficiency will occur, and chemotherapy drug spillage often causes soft tissue injury, so patients should carefully observe and report any of these conditions immediately to Medical staff should report any of these conditions immediately so that early interventions can be taken to stop the progression of the disease.