Diet for stomach cancer

Many patients wonder how diet can help with stomach cancer? However, there is scientific evidence that the food consumed by patients can help speed up tissue regeneration and even slow down the growth of cancer.

Of course, a diet alone is unlikely to help with cancer. But complex procedures, surgical and therapeutic measures against the background of diet significantly increase the patient's chances of recovery.

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What is the diet for stomach cancer?

Numerous medical studies have shown that regular fruit and vegetable consumption has a beneficial effect on cellular metabolic processes and prevents cancerous cell degeneration. Plant foods help strengthen the immune system and relieve inflammatory processes in the body.

When preparing a menu for patients with a cancerous tumor in the stomach, the patient's age, physiology and psychology, as well as the degree of the tumor process are taken into account.

Compliance with dietary recommendations is mandatory in the preparatory period before the main treatment measures and during chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other therapeutic procedures. A professionally selected dietary nutrition scheme will accelerate the improvement of the general condition and reduce side effects from exposure to radiation and chemicals.

When creating a diet menu, you should consider the following recommendations:

• it is necessary to reduce fat consumption (no more than 30% of the total energy value of the daily menu);
• eat little but often;
• eat as much plant food as possible, drink freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices;
• remove sweets, baked goods and sugar from the menu;
• limit the consumption of starchy foods (potatoes, bananas, corn);
• limit the amount of salt to 5 g per day;
• completely give up alcoholic and low-alcohol drinks, as well as black coffee;
• switch to green tea, tomato juice (without salt), vegetable broths.

A diet for stomach cancer should include foods that slow the growth of cancerous tumors, and also involves avoiding foods that activate this growth.

Diet after surgery for stomach cancer

The diet after surgery for stomach cancer should be as gentle as possible; in the first days after surgery, it is even possible to perform therapeutic fasting (as recommended by a doctor).

Since the digestive capacity of the stomach is usually impaired after surgery, insufficiently digested food particles can enter the intestines, which manifests itself as discomfort in the stomach, nausea and other dyspeptic symptoms.

To prevent this, you need to eat very small portions (no more than 2 dishes at a time) and drink no more than 150-200 ml of liquid at a time.

The percentage of protein food in the diet should be increased, ensuring sufficient vitamin intake. The amount of carbohydrates and salt, on the contrary, should be greatly limited.

The daily diet after surgery may be approximately as follows:

• we have meatballs with rice porridge and tea for breakfast;
• we snack on a mashed apple;
• for lunch we have half a portion of pureed vegetarian soup, a little kefir or yogurt;
• afternoon snack – half a portion of small vermicelli with cheese;
• we have dinner with stewed vegetables and a piece of boiled fish fillet;
• Before bed – 150 ml of kefir or some fresh cottage cheese.

After a few months, the diet can be gradually expanded based on the doctor's recommendations. After 1-1 ½ years, it is allowed to switch to a normal diet (if there are no contraindications). When switching to a normal diet, the diet is significantly expanded, but it is recommended to continue eating small portions of food and limiting carbohydrates.

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Diet menu for stomach cancer

Let's try to make an approximate menu for a diet for stomach cancer for 7 days:

Monday.

• Breakfast. A serving of oatmeal (1:1 water and skim milk), tea.
• Snack. 200 ml fresh orange juice, crouton.
• Lunch. A portion of pea soup, stewed vegetables, juice.
• Afternoon snack. Tea with crackers.
• Dinner. A portion of rice porridge with a piece of boiled meat, compote.
• Before bed – 150 ml of low-fat milk.

Tuesday.

• Breakfast. Omelette, juice with biscuits.
• Snack. Fruit jelly, crouton.
• Lunch. A serving of vegetable soup, pumpkin porridge, fruit drink.
• Afternoon snack. Cottage cheese with yogurt.
• Dinner. Buckwheat porridge with vegetables, tea.
• Before bed – yogurt.

Wednesday.

• Breakfast. Juice with oatmeal cookies.
• Snack: Muesli with skim milk.
• Lunch. Milk soup, a portion of vegetable casserole, tea.
• Afternoon snack. Baked apples.
• Dinner. A portion of mashed potatoes with cheese, a cup of compote.
• Before bed – 150 ml of kefir.

Thursday.

• Breakfast. Soft-boiled eggs, juice.
• Snack. A serving of fruit soufflé.
• Lunch. A portion of lentil soup, vegetable pilaf, a cup of green tea.
• Afternoon snack. Cottage cheese with sour cream.
• Dinner. Fish pate, tomato salad.
• Before bed – 150 ml of yogurt.

Friday.

• Breakfast. A portion of cottage cheese casserole, a cup of green tea.
• Snack. Berry mousse.
• Lunch. Beetroot soup, a portion of rice casserole, a glass of tomato juice.
• Afternoon snack. Fruit puree.
• Dinner. A portion of buckwheat porridge with vegetables, compote.
• Before bed – 150 ml of kefir.

Saturday.

• Breakfast. Macaroni casserole with sour cream, a cup of green tea.
• Snack. Juice and cracker.
• Lunch. A portion of bean soup, vinaigrette, compote.
• Afternoon snack. Steamed cottage cheese pancakes, tea.
• Dinner. Vegetable stew, cup of green tea.
• Before bed – a glass of yogurt.

Sunday.

• Breakfast. Rice pudding, green tea.
• Snack. Dried fruit compote, biscuits.
• Lunch. A portion of noodle soup, steamed zucchini pancakes, compote.
• Afternoon snack. Berry jelly.
• Dinner. A portion of beans in tomato sauce, a cup of green tea.
• Before bed – 150 ml of milk.

To add variety to this menu, we recommend several recipes that you can use when planning your diet.

Diet recipes for stomach cancer

• Cabbage with rice in Greek style

We will need: 600-700 g of cabbage, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 100 ml of tomato juice, 100 g of rice, 100 g of vegetable oil, a little parsley or dill, a little salt and green onions.

Finely chop the cabbage, cut the onion into squares, and the carrots into wheels. Sauté the onion in vegetable oil until transparent, as well as the carrots. Add green onions and cabbage and simmer over high heat, stirring constantly. After the cabbage has softened, pour in tomato juice, rice, and water (twice as much as rice). Cover with a lid and simmer until the rice is done. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.

• Potatoes are hot

You will need: six potatoes, a tablespoon of soy sauce, 100 g of grated hard cheese, herbs, garlic, vegetable oil.

Boil the potatoes without peeling, cool, flatten each potato with a flat plate (to soften). Place in a mold, grease each potato with oil, sprinkle with herbs, garlic, drip a little soy sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake at 180 ° C for about 15 minutes.

• Steamed oatmeal cutlets

We will need: a glass of oatmeal, half a glass of boiling water, one potato, one onion, two cloves of garlic, herbs, salt, sunflower oil.

Pour the flakes into a saucepan, pour in boiling water, cover and leave for 15-20 minutes to swell. Meanwhile, peel the potato, grate it on a fine grater, do the same with the onion, finely chop the greens, press the garlic. Mix everything with the swollen flakes, add salt and make cutlets. If the consistency of the minced meat does not allow you to form cutlets, you can add one egg. Cook in a steamer for 5-8 minutes.

A diet for stomach cancer requires a varied, but mechanically and chemically gentle diet: food should be easily digested and digested in the stomach. Consider this when making a menu. If you doubt the possibility of eating a particular product, do not rush to include it in the diet - consult a doctor.

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What can you eat if you have stomach cancer?

1. Seaweed, dill, parsley, nettle, lettuce leaves, broccoli, Savoy and Chinese cabbage.
2. Plant foods in the form of unsweetened fruits and vegetables.
3. Onion, garlic, mustard.
4. Green tea (weak).
5. Puree soups and mashed boiled porridges.
6. Low-fat fish and meat pates.
7. Vegetable side dishes in the form of puree.
8. Liquid soups.
9. Boiled chicken eggs or steamed omelette.
10. Low-fat cottage cheese.
11. Fruit jellies, pureed fruits.
12. Vegetable oil.

The products for the dishes must be chopped as much as possible, cooked in a steamer or boiled. Food should be eaten warm (hot dishes are prohibited).

The menu should be dominated by plant-based and dairy products, as well as cereals and pasta (preferably made from durum wheat).

What should you not eat if you have stomach cancer?

First of all, it should be remembered that eating fried, spicy, hot, smoked foods, as well as foods containing dyes, preservatives, flavorings, emulsifiers and other potential carcinogens can accelerate tumor growth and worsen the situation.

What else should be excluded from the menu for stomach cancer:

• any rich broths made from meat, mushrooms or fish;
• spices, gravies, sauces;
• smoked and salted products;
• rough and tough food;
• canned and pickled foods;
• unripe fruits;
• alcoholic beverages;
• animal fat, butter;
• fast food, semi-finished products;
• chocolate;
• soda and black coffee, packaged juices, strong tea.

The food consumed should be chopped so as not to irritate the stomach walls and not to create difficulties in digestion. Soups, purees and jellies are welcome.