Cancer is basically an abnormal growth of cells. Though it is considered as a life risking disease, can be cured if taken care of properly. A good treatment with a proper cancer care can give you a rebirth. Make sure that you will follow all the rules even after your cancer treatment.
Nutrition:
Nutrition is a vital part of cancer care. You must need to make a major nutritional change during your cancer treatment. A healthy diet can lead you to maintain your weight, to boost your energy and strength and combat with the infection. It will also prevent the side-effects of the treatment.
Your doctor may advice you to put on some weight before your surgery if your weight is below normal. Therefore, you must include more protein and calories in your regular diet. Try to eat lean proteins, whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy products and strictly avoid the foods that are high in fat and sugar.Actually most of the time, cancer and the side effects of it's treatment make it really difficult for you to eat properly. Nausea, vomiting, sore mouth, dry mouth, weight loss, weight gain, muscle aches, fever and many other problems you may face as the side effects of treatment.
It is to be notified that you can not eat anything if you have mouth, throat or stomach surgery. However, in this kind of situation, you must take nutrition intravenously. Surgery in chest may lead you to have trouble swallowing. It will cause nausea, diarrhea and cramps if you have experienced surgery on your abdominal area. Therefore, ask your doctor about the process through which you get proper nutrition.
Hygiene Factor:
Do not forget that your body is combating with various bacteria that can cause infection. So, all you need is to underline the hygiene factor in the list of your cancer care. You must eat food that are safe. Otherwise, it will increase the risk for food-borne sickness as well as for other infections too.
- Make sure that you are washing your hands properly with soap and lukewarm water before and after preparing each food.
- Clean your kitchen surfaces properly with paper towels.
- Do not forget to wash the fruits or vegetables before eat even if you are about to peel off it's skin.
- Always separate the raw foods like fish, eggs, raw meat etc. from other foods in your refrigerator.
- Make sure that you are not eating any food that are raw or under-cooked.
- Do not eat too much at one time. Try to take small meals six to eight times instead.
- Drink hot chocolate and fruit juice regularly.
Follow up care:
Follow up care is another important part of cancer care. Your body is going through a major change during cancer and it's treatment. Therefore, it is mandatory to understand weather there is a chance of recurrence (i.e. the return of cancer) or metastasis (i.e. the spread of cancer to the other parts of the body too). Some times the surgery affects your psychology too. So, do not stop visiting your doctor frequently even after your surgery to know the later consequences.
Exercise :
Exercise is also very much important for recovery. Your doctor may advise you to complementary therapy that includes reflexology, meditation, massage, music therapy, yoga, acupuncture. This special kind of therapy will help you to recover soon. You must continue doing these exercises even after your recovery.
A proper cancer care will help you to optimise your soul with much positive energy what you really require after surgery. It also leads you to live a problem free and healthy life.
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