Low platelets, chemo range? Which group of foods need to be taken the most quickly? 🍊🥦

🩸✨ For cancer patients, the day of drawing blood before receiving chemotherapy is usually the best day, right? Many people have to be postponed just because of "low white blood cells" or "platelets," which is a normal side effect that chemo drugs temporarily suppress bone marrow function.

💙, but don't worry, because our bodies have a great ability to restore themselves, and "food" is a key ingredient that we can choose to add to help the bone marrow produce leukocytes and platelets better, ready for treatment in the next round.

🥚🥦🍊 Let's see which nutrients and menus should be particularly emphasized to enhance hematopoiesis and platelets during chemo! 💪✨

🥚 1.High-quality protein: the main military base of leukocytes.

Leukocytes and platelets are made of protein. If the protein is not enough, the body does not have the raw materials to produce it. It has to focus on protein that is easily digested and absorbed by the body immediately.

🟢 Egg whites: The purest and best source of albumin protein (Albumin). It is recommended to take 4-6 eggs a day (or as recommended by the doctor).

👉 Menu Ideas: If you feel bored with boiled eggs, try turning them into smooth poached eggs, porridge with egg whites, or smoothie steamed egg whites with your favorite juice to drink more easily.

🟢 Fish and chicken meat: easier to digest than red meat (beef / pork), leaving the body without a lot of energy to digest.

🟢 Tofu and Soy Milk: For days of being bored with meat, drinking concentrated tofu juice (less sweet) or eating a tube of tofu fresh curry is good for protein.

🥦 2.Folate and Vitamin B12: Platelet Manufacturing Plant

These two nutrients act like "engineers" that help to divide and grow blood cells. If they are absent, the bone marrow will produce obviously fewer platelets.

🟢 Dark green leafy vegetables: e.g. kale, coli block vegetables, puelleng vegetables (should be boiled or steamed to be cooked 100% clean to prevent germs)

🟢 Cereals and nuts: e.g. peanuts, almonds, or brown rice

🟢 Sea Fish and Animal Liver: High in Vitamin B12 (If taking liver, must be cooked to safety)

🍊 3.Vitamin C and Iron: Sensitive Absorption Helps Platelets Work Well

Iron is the key ingredient of blood cells, and vitamin C helps the body absorb iron better, and vitamin C strengthens the blood walls, making platelets work effectively.

🟢 sweet citrus fruits: e.g. orange, guava (peeled), kiwi, or lemon juice

🟢 Caution: Avoid grapefruit during chemo exposure because the substance in grapefruit can interfere with the activity of certain chemotherapy drugs.

🚫 3 Important Taboos! "How to Eat Safe" Chemo Range

In addition to choosing useful things, cleanliness is the most serious thing, because when the white blood cells are low, the body is very infectious.

1. Abstain from raw and semi-ripe, semi-raw: fresh vegetables (sushi, vegetable salad), fruits that eat the whole peel (e.g. grapes, strawberries). During this period, abstain first. Focus on ripe boiled vegetables and thick peeled fruits such as bananas, oranges, papaya, watermelons.

2. Eat Newly Cooked Food: Avoid Overnight Meals or Meals Left in Room Temperature for More Than 2 Hours

3. Abstain from herbs or supplements that do not consult a doctor: Some supplements can affect the liver, kidneys, or go against chemo effects. Eating a freshly cooked natural diet is the safest and best way.

💡 💡 Small Tips: If you feel anorexic on a day, your tongue changes until you eat something bitter. It is recommended to divide it into 5-6 small meals a day instead of eating a large meal, and try dropping lemon juice or tamarind juice into your food. Natural sourness will stimulate the salivary glands and reduce the bitterness in your mouth.

Preparing for a meal to increase blood cells may require a little patience and discipline, but make sure that every word we eat is to send energy to help our bodies improve. Encourage you to go through the next chemo cycle smoothly and safely! ✌️

# Chemo # Platelets # Blood value # Chemotherapy # FUDA Cancer Hospital