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on March 21, 2023
Some cells, such as those in the gastrointestinal tract, are more metabolically active during chemotherapy.
Because the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract is metabolized every day, necrotic 化療副作用減輕cells and new cells are added every day, chemotherapy drugs will have a certain effect on these fast-growing cells. The result is nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea in the gastrointestinal tract.
What can be done to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy?
The gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy can be reduced with certain medications, such as anti-emetic drugs and 5-hydroxytryptamine inhibitors, which suppress patients' central vomiting reactions. The vomiting reaction is relatively controlled, but sometimes the reaction is large or the patient is more sensitive, so the vomiting reaction will still occur.
A patient's reaction will become increasingly obvious as the length and number of chemotherapy sessions increase. In order to open the patient's appetite and maintain nutrition at this time, we can use some easily digestible or appetizing drugs.
When a patient has a habit of picking on food, we must obey the patient. This time, we cannot stress which foods can be eaten, or which foods are taboo, but rather we should let the patient know that as long as he likes to eat, he wants to eat, he has an appetite, let him eat as soon as possible. This is the only way to open up the patient's appetite, so he can get the nutrition he needs.
In addition, chemotherapy can cause hair loss as a side effect. For hair loss, do not be worried, this is the result of the drug, but it will return to normal hair growth after the chemotherapy treatment is over, so you do not need to worry. It is possible for patients to temporarily wear a hat or wig during chemotherapy, and that is all they are required to do.
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