The main physiological function of the colon is to absorb water and store food residues to form feces. The glands of the colonic mucosa secrete thick mucus, which is alkaline and neutralizes fermentation products of feces. When the colon is suffering from cancer, its physiological function is damaged, and the defecation function and general condition are affected, such as diarrhea, difficulty in defecation, general wasting and other symptoms. If you do not pay attention to the diet and eat some indigestible food and cancer-promoting food, it will aggravate the progress of colon cancer and make the whole body fail. Therefore, colon cancer patients, must pay attention to their daily diet. What colorectal cancer patients should eat Dietary fiber-rich vegetables can stimulate colon peristalsis, increase the number of bowel movements and take away carcinogenic and toxic substances from feces. Therefore, colorectal cancer patients should pay attention to eating more vegetables rich in dietary fiber, such as celery, leek, cabbage, radish and other green leafy vegetables in their diet. Dietary considerations for colorectal cancer patients If colon cancer bulges into the intestinal cavity and the intestinal cavity becomes narrow, the intake of dietary fiber should be controlled, because the intake of too much dietary fiber will cause intestinal obstruction. At this time, easy-to-digest, soft and semi-fluid food should be given, such as millet porridge, thick lotus root soup, rice soup, congee, cornmeal porridge, egg custard, tofu brain, etc. These foods can reduce the stimulation to the intestinal tract, pass through the intestinal cavity smoothly and prevent the occurrence of intestinal obstruction. Warm tips Colon cancer is a kind of malignant tumor in the large intestine. If colon cancer patients can eat reasonably, it will be helpful to the recovery of colon cancer, but if they cannot eat reasonably, it will lead to the spread of colon cancer. Therefore, patients must pay extra attention to the daily diet.