How To Regulate The Diet During Chemotherapy Of Lung Cancer

by Win.Ho


Chemotherapy is one of the important means to treat lung cancer. Unfortunately chemotherapy will also injure normal cells while killing cancer cells. Gastrointestinal reaction is the most common chemotherapy drug reactions, including nausea, vomit, diarrhoea, abdominal distension, etc, most patients feel unwell. So it is very important to regulate the diet during chemotherapy. Reasonable diet arrangement will not only reduce these gastrointestinal reaction, but also the general state of the body can be adjusted to ensure the smooth progress of chemotherapy.

We need to pay attention to the following points:

1. The diet should adopt some delicious food with little or no oil or some sour food, which are appetizing. Avoid eating spicy, fried, greasy, marinated, smoked food.

2. Eat several times a day but less food at each, avoid satiating. Increase some small high-calorie nutrient-rich food, such as chocolates, eggs products. Eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, such as tomatoes, hawthorn, oranges, etc.

3. Keep indoor air fresh, avoid contacting with the odour which can cause discomfort such as cigarettes, perfumes, disinfectants and other odours.

4. Fully supplement of water, drink water several times a day, some cups of tea is feasible.

5. As far as possible not to eat or drink lying down, you may have a chat or take a deep breath when eating or drinking.

6. Overcome fear, you should adhere to eat food even if there are nausea and vomiting.