What is the dietary treatment for constipation after chemotherapy

Constipation after chemotherapy is a very common side effect, and the situation varies from patient to patient, let’s talk about the dialectic and treatment of constipation in Chinese medicine. It can be seen, mostly combined with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract Qi blockage – actual constipation; —- early after chemotherapy is most common Yin-cold stagnation – cold constipation; – -Most common after multiple rounds of chemotherapy Insufficient qi and blood, yin and yang – deficiency constipation. — most common in late stage of malignancy or after multiple rounds of chemotherapy Weakness in the bowels, also involving the lungs, spleen and kidneys Key points of identification: dry and hard, with anal burning, thick yellow moss – heat accumulation vegetative yang deficiency, difficult bowel movement, fat tongue with white smooth moss, no anal burning Yin-cold and heat accumulation in the intestines and stomach. Patients with Yang deficiency and excessive spicy food and alcohol consumption lead to heat accumulation in the stomach and intestines. The main manifestations: constipation, abdominal pain and fullness, which does not diminish throughout the day, pain when pressed, bloating when eating, bad breath, yellow urine, yellow greasy moss, smooth and solid pulse. Dietary regimen: cold, cool, flat vegetables and fruits can be used. To clear heat and moisten the intestines. Avoid using warm and hot foods. You can choose mung bean soup, green vegetable soup, sugar cane juice, pear juice to reduce fire, foods that produce fluid, and drink more water. After the laxative, you can have fluid and soft fluid food, soft food with more fiber vegetables such as leek and celery. Qi stagnation type. Most of the Qi stagnation is not smooth, fluid does not work, intestinal loss of conduction and the formation of Party 1: nori soup Nori contains unusually soft crude fiber, a large amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine and a variety of vitamins. Directions: 10 grams of nori, 2 small spoons of sesame oil, soy sauce and MSG in appropriate amounts, brewed with boiling water half an hour before each dinner and served warm. Recipe 2: Astragalus yucca rabbit soup Astragalus and yucca 30 grams each, 500 grams of rabbit meat, add water and season to boil and take. It is suitable for those who have weak bowel movement, fatigue after defecation, sweating and shortness of breath. Recipe 3: Snow fungus and jujube soup 10 grams of snow fungus, 15 jujubes, appropriate amount of rock sugar, stewed in water for 1 hour and then taken. It is suitable for those who have difficulty in relieving stool knots, dizziness and palpitation, yellow and pale face. Recipe 4: Lily soup Lily 50g boiled with water until cooked, add honey in appropriate amount and take. This formula is suitable for those with stool like sheep dung, hot hands and feet, dry throat and dry mouth.