First, why is it easy to constipation after chemotherapy? 1. Drug inducing factors Many chemotherapy drugs can directly damage the gastrointestinal tract and weaken gastrointestinal peristalsis; At the same time, many adjuvant drugs of chemotherapy can interfere with neurohumoral regulation, thus inhibiting gastrointestinal movement and causing constipation.
2. Dietary factors After chemotherapy, patients generally have loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and picky eaters. If you eat too little, drink too little and lack dietary fiber, you can't produce enough feces to liquefy chyme, and the speed of chyme passing through ileum will also slow down, thus prolonging the time and causing the intestine to absorb more water. In this way, feces will harden, defecation will be reduced, causing constipation.
3, sports and psychological factors Chemotherapy patients because of physical weakness, reduced activity, mental and psychological state is often poor, defecation habits are also forced to change, these are factors that aggravate constipation.
Second, how to prevent chemotherapy-related constipation? 1, diet adjustment Diet should be light and easy to digest, try not to be picky eaters, and have rich varieties. Adding dietary fiber and drinking water to food is conducive to maintaining normal gastrointestinal peristalsis and gastrocolon reflex. Moisturizing foods such as honey and walnuts can be eaten properly.
2, appropriate activities according to the physical condition, choose appropriate physical exercise, such as walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, etc. You can also do abdominal massage within half an hour after three meals, each time 10min, and massage in circles clockwise.
3, defecation training as far as possible to develop the habit of defecation on time, generally choose after meals, even if there is no intention to go to the toilet regularly to try defecation. When defecating, don't read newspapers or do other things, pay attention and develop good defecation habits.
4, adjust the psychology to maintain a good mood, and intervene and adjust as soon as possible when anxious.