If you have cancer, you can't eat mutton and chili. Is it a hair thing? The 6 foods to really watch out for

"Just after surgery, you can't eat chicken, mutton, or mutton, so that the wound won't heal."

"Just after being discharged from the hospital, these meats and eggs are all hairs and can't be eaten. If you eat them, they will relapse."

We can often hear "hair objects" in the mouths of the older generation, ranging from cancer and surgery, to colds and broken skin. What is this mysterious-sounding "hair thing"? Can cancer patients need a taboo? What foods should you avoid?

1. Can't eat mutton and pepper if you have cancer?

In the eyes of many people, fish, shrimp, and chicken are regarded as hair products. The concept of hair is not clear , it does not exist in nutrition, and only a few clues can be found in a few books on food and herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.

So why do so many people talk about this hair thing? It may be related to the ancients. For example, it was difficult for the ancients to eat meat frequently, and the thermic effect of protein-rich fish, shrimp, and meat would be relatively high, so some changes in the body may have occurred. Or eat mutton and other foods with a mutton taste, which has a strong taste stimulation. In addition, it may be that you are allergic to these foods, or you cannot ensure food hygiene because of backward cooking methods, etc. These situations may allow the saying of "fat things" to spread.

In fact, there is no scientific basis for the relationship between hair objects and tumors. Wu Tao, a nutritionist in the Nutrition Department of Beijing Tongren Hospital, reminds us that we must treat hair objects dialectically.

Crabs, fish, seafood and other aquatic products rich in protein are prone to allergic reactions such as asthma and urticaria, especially those with allergies should pay attention .

The occurrence of chronic diseases is related to inappropriate dietary structure, bad eating habits, indiscriminate supplementation and other reasons. Therefore, although the hair products are not necessarily related to certain diseases, both healthy people and disease patients should ensure freshness, balance, reasonableness and variety. transformed diet.

It is also wrong to worry that the nutritious food you eat will make the tumor grow faster. In fact, until the person dies, cancer cells are competing with normal cells for nutrients. Even if the patient does not eat, the cancer cells cannot starve to death.

In addition, some people worry about whether they can't eat spicy food after suffering from cancer? In fact, cancer patients can eat spicy food. Spicy is just a human body's taste sensation, which is not very different from other tastes. Moreover , there is no evidence to show that eating spicy food can lead to accelerated tumor growth . If a patient only has an appetite after eating spicy food, it may cause the patient to lose their appetite even more and affect the recovery of the patient after being completely avoided.

Second, how to look at the "taboo" problem of cancer?

Regarding cancer taboos, many people choose to go vegetarian or avoid so-called hair products.

A study by Xianmin et al. found that a survey of 170 cancer patients found that the recurrence rate of cancer patients with more dietary taboos was significantly higher than that of patients with few dietary taboos or no taboos.

In fact, if the intake of high-quality protein is not guaranteed, it is more likely to increase the risk of malnutrition and infection, and some cancer patients die from malnutrition. Sun Lingxia, a registered dietitian in the United States , explained that cancer is a metabolic disease that easily changes the body's metabolism, accelerates the decomposition of fat and protein, and reduces their synthesis, resulting in weight loss in patients.

Secondly, cancer patients are prone to nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other side effects during treatment, which increase the consumption of the body. Therefore, during the treatment period, we cannot rely solely on surgery and drug treatment. Nutritional therapy is also very important.

Lu Yao of the Fourth Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital believes that if you have not performed oral digestive tract anal surgery, or you have metabolic diseases, diabetes and other diseases, you can eat what you can eat before surgery or after surgery.

There are many factors that affect the healing of a patient's wound, such as age, local blood supply to the wound, inflammation, infection, nutrition, and mood, so it 's not just about fasting. There is currently no exact definition of "fat", and "fat" is more of a pseudo-concept that has been exaggerated.

3. What should really pay attention to are these 6 types of food

Cancer patients do need to be more careful about their diet during their illness, but it does not mean that all hair products should be banned, but they should be treated differently according to the disease.

The first category is high-fat, high-sugar, and high-starch foods , which can easily cause overweight or obesity. Overweight or obesity is not only related to various cancers, but also increases the chance of tumor recurrence and death.

The second category is food containing carcinogens , that is , foods or medicines determined by the World Health Organization as Category 1 carcinogens . Although eating a bite of carcinogenic food does not necessarily lead to cancer, long-term consumption may still affect your health, so it is recommended to avoid it.

The third category is garlic, ginger, and angelica . These foods or drugs can enhance the anticoagulant effect of anticoagulant drugs and increase the chance of bleeding. Not recommended if the patient is taking anticoagulant medication . Moreover, the blood of cancer patients is often in a hypercoagulable state, which may increase the risk of thrombosis.

The fourth category is ginseng, ginkgo biloba, and milk thistle , which are recommended to be avoided during chemotherapy . The metabolism of these foods can affect the activity of CYP2D6 enzymes in the body and affect the efficacy of drugs.

The fifth category is grapefruit, star fruit, and pomegranate , which are recommended to be avoided when taking targeted drugs or chemotherapy. These fruits can affect the activity of CYP3A enzymes in the body when they are metabolized, thereby affecting drug metabolism and efficacy.

The sixth category is royal jelly, royal jelly, bird's nest, snow clams, and purple river car . These foods contain more estrogen, and sex hormones are closely related to the occurrence and development of breast cancer, so breast cancer patients should avoid ingesting such foods.

We must look at hair products dialectically, ensure adequate nutritional intake during the illness, and try our best to achieve a balanced and reasonable diet.

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[2] "Should "hair things" be taboo? Is Lingzhi useful? How to choose health care products? 》. Pineapple Factor 2022-03-25

[3] "What is the hair thing? 》. China Medical Tribune 2019-12-19

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