The end of surgery for gastric cancer patients does not mean the end of gastric cancer treatment. In addition to the need for combined medication to consolidate the post-operative results, family care is also very important, and doing the seven precautions will help patients recover. After gastric cancer surgery, patients are not only in the high-risk period when their immunity is extremely low, but also cannot eat, which can easily lead to other complications and even recurrence of gastric cancer if not taken care of. Post-surgical care for gastric cancer is as important as conventional treatment, and if not properly taken care of, the effect of surgery or treatment may be greatly reduced. The following points should be noted in gastric cancer surgery nursing: 1. Fasting after surgery, waiting for intestinal peristalsis to resume anal discharge, and drinking a small amount of water, 4-5 tablespoons each time, once every 2 hours five days after removal of gastric tube. If the recovery is normal after surgery, a low-fat semi-liquid diet with a normal protein content and little fiber content can be eaten two weeks after surgery. 2. The patient’s diet should be based on the principle that he/she feels no discomfort and the diet content is low residue, mild and easy to digest. The amount of food should be gradually adapted from less to more, from thin to thick
When eating, chew slowly to reduce the burden on the residual stomach, generally 5-6 times a day is good. At the same time, pay attention to avoid too sweet, too salty, too thick diet, such as after eating nausea, abdominal distension and other symptoms, should be suspended from eating. 3, 2-3 weeks after surgery, some patients may enter sweet food (such as milk with sugar, etc.) after the symptoms of panic, nausea, epigastric discomfort, dizziness, sweating, etc., generally lasting 15-30 minutes can be relieved by themselves, called “dumping syndrome”. It is called “dumping syndrome”. To prevent this situation, if you want to eat sweet food, you should also eat a moderate amount of easily digestible salty food, and to control the speed of eating. 4, the patient can eat soft food after discharge, the main food and side dishes should be selected nutritious, easy to digest food, avoid eating raw and cold, fried, sour and spicy food and other stimulating easy flatulence, the patient should chew and swallow slowly, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, do not eat high-fat food, pickled products, moderate supplementation of iron minerals and vitamins, avoid smoking and alcohol, regular diet, 3-6 months after surgery can gradually according to the body After 3-6 months after surgery, the diet can be gradually restored to normal diet according to the body condition. 5.After gastric cancer surgery, medicine should be used according to medical prescription to prevent anemia, and other adjuvant treatments such as chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine and immunotherapy should be carried out according to specific conditions. More importantly, regular review, such as fecal occult blood, gastrointestinal fluoroscopy, B-ultrasound, chest X-ray, gastroscopy, etc., must be conducted to detect recurrence or metastasis of gastric cancer as early as possible. 6. Take note of the foods that often cause discomfort, and abstain from eating those that should be abstained from eating. The absorption of iron is affected by the decrease of gastric acid, so some iron supplements can avoid iron deficiency anemia. In addition, patients after total gastrectomy should take intravenous supplements of folic acid, vitamin B12 and other trace elements once a year. 7.Patients after gastric cancer surgery should forbid smoking, alcohol, moldy food and raw, hard, rough and stimulating food. They can walk slowly and gently rub their abdomen for about 15 minutes every day, once in the morning and once in the evening, which can help gastrointestinal absorption and digestion.