Suara.com – Nutrition cancer patients rarely get attention, as a result cancer treatment can erode body weight. In fact, lack of nutrition can lead to complications and reduce the body’s immune system.
Moreover, due to the side effects of treatment chemotherapy often makes the patient’s mouth bitter or full of thrush making it difficult to swallow solid food. So the solution is to eat liquid food.
“Difficulty consuming solid nutrition can be replaced with liquid nutrition as a complement or substitute before, during, and after undergoing therapy,” said a nutrition specialist, dr. Dedyanto Henky Saputra, M.Gizi, at the Nutrican 2021 event, Thursday (25/2/2021).
According to dr. Dedyanto, nutrition plays a vital role in maximizing treatment in cancer patients.
Nutritional solutions for cancer patients during chemotherapy. (Doc. Kalbe)
Moreover, adequate nutrition will make cancer patients look fit, even if people are not sick.
The food content that cancer patients must consume must be balanced, consisting of carbohydrates, protein, fiber, amino acids, minerals, and vitamins.
All of these good ingredients are contained in vitamins specially designed for cancer patients, namely Nutrican. This vitamin was developed in collaboration with the national cancer referral hospital, Dharmais.
Nutrican can be used as a complement or substitute before, during, and after undergoing therapy for cancer fighters.
“Nutrican is specially designed for cancer fighters and has important ingredients such as high calories, high protein, Omega 3, essential amino acids, dietary fiber, 12 vitamins and 8 minerals to meet the nutritional needs of cancer fighters and survivors,” explained dr. Selvinna, representative of Kalbe Farma.
But keep in mind, if a cancer patient is undergoing treatment, especially chemotherapy, it is recommended that these patients consume anything as long as they can increase their appetite.