🩺 8 ways to take care of yourself after chemo

After chemo, the body needs the right time, nutrition and care to help it recover better. 💚

🩺 8 ways to take care of yourself after chemo.

🛌 Get enough rest. Don't force the body.

Chemotherapy can cause fatigue, easy tiredness, and no force. Sleeping and resting adequately gives the body time to recover, but does not need to sleep all day. If swaying, should get up and walk or do light activities alternating with rest.

💧, drink enough water, prevent dehydration.

After chemo, some people experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or low diet of food and water, putting them at risk of dehydration. Intermittent sipping of water helps maintain body water balance. If the doctor restricts water from kidney disease or heart disease, the dosage required by the doctor should be followed.

🥚 Eat cooked, clean food and get enough protein.

The body requires energy and protein to repair tissues and maintain muscle mass. Meanwhile, some patients have low leukocytes, so priority should be given to food hygiene, avoiding raw or inthoroughly cooked foods that increase food poisoning risk.

🍽️ anorexia, divide it into small meals, but more often.

Chemo can cause nausea, anorexia, changing taste or smell. Forcing a large meal can be even more difficult to eat. Dividing it into small meals makes it easier to obtain energy and nutrients throughout the day.

🧼 Wash your hands often. Reduce infection risk.

Some chemotherapies cause a decrease in the number of white blood cells, especially neutrophils, resulting in a decrease in immunity to pathogens, washing hands clean, avoiding people who are sick, and keeping their wounds clean is therefore very important.

🦷 Oral care and notice the mouth ulcer.

Chemo can irritate, dry, or ulcer the oral lining, resulting in pain and difficulty eating. Oral cleanliness should be gently maintained. If there are many ulcers, inedible pain, or suspected infection, the treatment team should be informed.

🚶. Move your body gently according to power.

If doctors do not prohibit it, walking or moving lightly can help maintain muscle strength and fitness, as well as reduce cancer fatigue in some patients, but should not exercise hard to the body, especially during fever, dizziness, or abnormal blood pressure.

🌡️ fever of 38 ° C or more, contact the treatment team immediately.

This is very important because during low white blood cells, infection can quickly aggravate. Fever can be the first sign of sepsis. Patients should follow the temperature criteria and emergency instructions provided by their hospital and should not take antipyretics to see symptoms without consulting the treatment team.

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