Clinical treatment found that dietary care during gastric cancer chemotherapy can not only enhance the chemotherapy effect of gastric cancer patients, but also improve patients’ immunity and physical fitness. At the same time, experts also pointed out that when the nutrition level is poor and the physique is not good, the chemotherapy effect is poor and the toxic side effects are also great. Therefore, the dietary care of gastric cancer patients during chemotherapy is extremely important. Rational diet and balanced nutrition: After total gastrectomy for gastric cancer, the complete loss of gastric function affects the digestion and absorption of food, resulting in different degrees of malnutrition and often accompanied by symptoms such as epigastric distension, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dumping, reflux esophagitis, impaired absorption of iron and calcium ions, etc., and physical weakness, and after chemotherapy, a series of Toxic side effects, bring more psychological worry, tension and fear to patients. Therefore, we should care, understand, respect and sympathize with the patients, and patiently explain the precautions during chemotherapy, the toxic side effects and the corresponding treatment. Diet should be small and many meals, with high protein and high calorie food as the principle, balanced nutrition and reasonable diet. 2. Dietary care for nausea and vomiting: Most gastric cancer patients have different degrees of nausea, vomiting and anorexia after 1-6h of drug administration, and a few have delayed reaction. Anti-emetic drugs such as granisetron or azasetron should be routinely given before and after chemotherapy according to medical prescription. In addition, adjust the eating time according to individual patient’s condition, have small and frequent meals, eat a light diet, and avoid foods that are too strong smelling, greasy, and easy to produce gas. Most patients after total gastrectomy have symptoms of esophageal reflux, so do not lie down immediately after meals and raise the head of the bed by 10-20 degrees during sleep, and at the same time, family members should not eat too strong smelling greasy food in the patient’s room to avoid adverse stimulation of the patient and try to keep the patient in a good mood. 3. Care of diarrhea: diarrhea will appear after chemotherapy for gastric cancer, so you should tell the doctor in time and apply antidiarrheal drugs according to medical prescription. Care should pay attention to observe the number, amount and nature of stools, keep the perianal area clean and dry, and wash with warm water after each stool to prevent infection. Carefully observe changes in the condition and pay attention to maintaining water-electrolyte balance. In terms of diet, patients can be instructed to choose easily digestible, high-protein, high-sugar, low-fat food, and avoid stimulating, hyperosmotic food as well as too cold, too hot, gas-producing food. 4. Constipation care: Patients with gastric cancer are constipated due to physical weakness, low activity, toxic side effects of chemotherapy drugs, unreasonable diet structure and slow intestinal peristalsis. Therefore, before starting chemotherapy, patients should understand their past defecation habits and the status of using laxatives, record defecation daily, encourage patients to eat more vegetables, beans and coarse grains, drink enough water, take some honey with warm boiled water every morning, move more and develop the habit of regular defecation. 5. Specific food: During chemotherapy, foods that can stop vomiting and strengthen the spleen, such as ginger, figs, beef pine, etc., can be included. Also available some blood food such as adzuki beans, barley, red dates, etc.. After chemotherapy, you should pay attention to eat foods that can increase appetite and are nutritious, such as scrambled eggs with mushrooms, lean meat with hawthorn, dried beef, turtle, turtle, milk, red dates, shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms and fresh vegetables and fruits. Medicinal food during chemotherapy for gastric cancer 1. Hooked vine and lotus seed milk soup Composition and usage: 20 grams of hooked vine, 100 ml of fresh milk and 50 grams of white lotus seeds. Boil lotus seeds and hooked vine with appropriate amount of water first, remove the dregs and take the water, add rock sugar or granulated sugar to taste, then boil the milk and take. Its effect is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the deficient blood. Milk is flat and sweet in nature, tonifies deficiency, nourishes Yin and nourishes blood. White lotus seeds are mild and sweet in taste, nourishing the heart and spleen, appetizing the stomach and stopping vomiting. Hooked vine is slightly cold in nature and sweet in taste, enters the liver and pericardium meridian, clears heat, calms the liver and quenches wind. Indicated for dizziness and poor appetite caused by chemotherapy. 2. Astragalus cordyceps stewed chicken juice Composition and usage: 20 grams of astragalus, 15 grams of Cordyceps, 10 grams of asparagus, not laying eggs hen 1, slaughtered and remove the hair and internal organs, naval astragalus, asparagus, Cordyceps into the chicken belly, bamboo sticks, add water to stew 2-3 hours, and salt to taste, drink chicken juice or meal. Its effect is to nourish the deficiency and strengthen the spleen, nourish Yin and blood. Cordyceps sinensis is warm in nature and sweet in taste; it is used in the lung and kidney meridians to nourish deficiencies and benefit the essence. Pharmacological effects have been shown in animal experiments to have anti-cancer effects. Chicken is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It is used in the spleen and lung meridians to nourish the qi and strengthen the table and the middle. Tianma is mild and sweet in nature, it is used in the liver meridian to calm the wind and tranquilize the body. It is suitable for chemotherapy body weakness, shortage of energy, dizziness and palpitation. The effect of chemotherapy is obviously related to the good or bad constitution and nutrition of gastric cancer patients. When the nutritional level is poor and the physique is bad, the chemotherapy effect is worse and the side effects are also large. Therefore, during chemotherapy, nutrition is very important. At the same time, chemotherapy often brings more serious gastrointestinal reactions to patients, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, therefore, dietary management is also very important.