Therefore, generally 1-3 months after operation, semi-liquid diet, such as soup, porridge, noodles, etc., is mainly used. , supplemented by digestible fresh vegetables, fruits, soft meat, including fish, eggs and other foods that are relatively easy to digest and absorb and rich in protein.
There are three main surgical methods for gastric cancer, namely subtotal gastrectomy and subtotal gastrectomy, subtotal gastrectomy and total gastrectomy, depending on the number, size and location of the tumor. If the tumor is located in the middle of the stomach and has a large diameter, or if there are more than two gastric cancer lesions and the tumor widely invades the stomach wall, total gastrectomy may be needed.
Water, rice, meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. What we eat quickly passes through the mouth and esophagus and is temporarily stored in the stomach. Our stomach is a very elastic organ. On an empty stomach, the volume of the stomach is only about 50 ml. After eating, the stomach wall expands, just like a balloon is blown up, and the volume of the stomach can be expanded to 1000 to 2000ml.
The stomach is an organ for storing and grinding food. After total gastrectomy, the ingested food directly enters the duodenum, and the volume of the duodenum is very limited, which can only accommodate a small amount of food. Patients who eat more will feel abdominal distension or even vomiting. Moreover, the ingested food has not been ground and decomposed by the stomach, and it is not easy to digest.
Control the quantity and speed of diet: Some patients will have symptoms such as palpitation, sweating, dizziness, nausea and vomiting after eating, and generally will relieve themselves after 15-30 minutes. This phenomenon is called "dumping syndrome". In order to reduce this phenomenon, we should slow down the speed of eating, don't eat too much every meal, and lie down and rest for 20 minutes after meals, which can reduce the frequency of this phenomenon.
Gastric cancer has 16 groups of lymph nodes. In principle, the goal and requirement of radical treatment are achieved by clearing lymph nodes at the second station, and the goal and requirement of radical treatment are achieved by clearing lymph nodes at the second station. Therefore, the surgical treatment of gastric cancer is essentially different from proximal or distal gastrectomy for benign gastric lesions (such as gastric ulcer). Do not mix them into one operation. Under normal circumstances, you can start eating one week after operation, and you can basically return to normal diet after half a year.
In the process of resuming eating, we should gradually transition from the initial liquid food and semi-liquid food to general food. Eat from less to more, eat less and eat more meals. The food structure is light, digestible and nutritious.
Generally speaking, although there is some influence on eating after gastrectomy, it will gradually return to normal with the recovery of surgical trauma, and there will be no problem of not eating. If gastric cancer is diagnosed, as long as there is an opportunity for surgical treatment, we must strive for surgery as soon as possible to effectively prevent further deterioration of the condition.
After total gastrectomy for gastric cancer, doctors will connect the small intestine with the esophagus. After total gastrectomy for gastric cancer, the doctor will connect the small intestine with the esophagus, so it basically does not affect the digestion and absorption of the three nutrients. Surgery is an important or even key treatment for gastric cancer, and surgery for early gastric cancer is the only possible cure. Therefore, surgery is necessary.
The surgical method of gastric cancer is not determined by the doctor or the patient's own ideas, but mainly by the stage and location of the disease. The radical degree and preservation function of gastric cancer surgery are very important, and it is best to have both. If not, radicalism is the first choice, which is beyond doubt.