The diet of lung cancer patients can be combined with the four gases and five tastes of food and the attribution of food, as well as the time of day and the earth, so that patients can choose the food according to the evidence. Generally speaking, foods are divided into protein, cereals, vegetables and fruits, and dairy products. Because the uncontrolled growth of lung cancer consumes a lot of nutrients in human body, on the other hand, the treatment methods of lung cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, also have high nutritional requirements for patients, so the intake of high quality protein, various vitamins and trace elements plays an obvious role in the recovery of tumor patients, but the specific intake of protein and vitamins needs to be individualized according to different stages of patients’ specific conditions. (a) Before lung cancer surgery (a) Before lung cancer surgery: In order to fully cope with the deficiency of qi and blood brought about by surgery, the preoperative diet is mainly based on supporting and nourishing qi to improve the tolerance of the body to surgery. (2) Postoperative lung cancer: Since surgery depletes qi and blood, it is advisable to give foods that strengthen the spleen and appetite, benefit qi and nourish blood after surgery to improve appetite and promote recovery, such as Chinese yam, glutinous rice, lean meat, crucian carp, loach, jujube, orange, spinach, loofah and other diets rich in high protein, high calories and a lot of vitamins. A small amount of glutinous rice wine, hawthorn, etc. can assist in appetite and promote digestion. (3) Chemotherapy period of lung cancer: Different chemotherapeutic drugs will produce toxic side effects on different systems of human body, so the special conditions of different chemotherapeutic drugs should be handled separately. 1.Bone marrow suppression
It is appropriate to supplement high protein diet. Goose blood, mushrooms, eels, cinnamon, walnuts, turtle, kiwi, dates, pork ribs soup, donkey skin gum, peanut coats, etc. can prevent the reduction of white blood cells, hemoglobin and platelets. Those who have a cold body can stew red ginseng and deer antler, while patients with Yin deficiency and toxic heat can stew American ginseng instead. 2, oral mucositis and mouth ulcers should be supplemented with a highly nutritious liquid or semi-liquid diet, avoid eating too hot, too acidic and irritating food. The symptoms can be reduced by boiling soup with horse feet, carrot, white fungus root and snow pear. Avoid eating too hot, too acidic and stimulating foods. You can also add 20ml of honey to 0.1g of crushed vitamin C tablets, orally, 2 to 4 times a day. 3, nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal reactions
Appropriate to strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, and stop the effect of vomiting food, such as hawthorn, lentils, yam, white radish, mushrooms, ginger, perilla, etc., lemon slices put nostrils also have an anti-vomiting effect. Sitting eating, eat less and more meals, avoid eating cold, food should be more moderate warm. 4, fingertip numbness and other peripheral neurotoxicity
It is advisable to enter the liver to nourish the blood circulation products, and at the same time to supplement the food rich in vitamin B. Such as pork liver, fish, milk, cheese, beans, spinach, tomatoes, bananas, oranges, grapes, chestnuts, kiwi, etc.. Drinking loofah in small amount daily can also reduce the numbness of fingers and toes. (4) Radiotherapy period of lung cancer: radiotherapy is mostly heat toxicity, which can easily deplete yin and fluid. (V) Targeted therapy period: Targeted therapy is an effective treatment method for lung cancer in the 21st century. Patients treated with targeted drugs mostly have rash, diarrhea and other side effects, so it is advisable to eat foods to clear heat and cool blood and dispel dampness, such as duck, celery, coix seed, Huai Shan loofah, water chestnut, winter melon, lotus root, water chestnut and popcorn, etc. (F) Maintenance treatment period: Maintenance treatment refers to the stabilization of the disease after post-operative radiotherapy and continuous drug treatment to consolidate the efficacy, which can last until the disease progresses or more than 5 years. After surgery and radiotherapy, the patient’s body is damaged to a certain extent. In the long term, the patient should pay attention to nutritional balance, eat a moderate diet, be careful with spicy and fried foods, cold fruits and melons, and fatty and greasy foods to ensure the body’s nutritional needs, and follow the principle of supplementation in moderation.