Many ovarian cancer patients may encounter these situations, why do they also take targeted drugs, and the treatment effect is better than mine? Why do other people have milder side effects from the same drug? It's the same surgery, why do others recover faster than me? ......
Could it be that his medicine is better? In fact, it is the difference in the body that affects the effect of the treatment, and the difference in the function of the organs in the body leads to this situation.
Differences in organ function are an important reason for differences in patient treatment!
Take taking medication as an example, after a drug enters the human body, it needs to go through three stages, namely absorption, metabolism and excretion. In this process, the most important organs are the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and kidneys. Problems at any stage can lead to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the drug.
The stomach and intestines are the main organs for drug absorption
The absorption of the drug is mainly carried out in the gastrointestinal tract, at this time, the surface of the drug is wrapped in sugar coating or capsules, the human body can not absorb it, and the drug can be absorbed and utilized by the human body only after digesting the sugar coating or capsule wrapped in the drug under the action of digestive juices.
In this process, if the patient's gastrointestinal problems occur, such as gastric ulcer, colitis, chronic atrophic gastritis and other gastrointestinal diseases, it will lead to a greatly reduced absorption efficiency of the drug, resulting in a difference in the amount of medicine that really enters the body, and then causing a difference in the treatment effect.
Therefore, if you want to ensure or improve the treatment effect, you should first nourish the stomach, so how to nourish the stomach?
1. Diet
First of all, we should quit overeating, not eating hot and cold food alternately, not drinking coffee and milk on an empty stomach, putting an end to stale food, eating less barbecue, piping hot, spicy and oily food, quitting smoking and drinking, etc. Also, when you go out to eat, don't share dishes and chopsticks with others to avoid Helicobacter pylori infection.
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2. Drugs
Some drugs are irritating to the gastric mucosa, such as antipyretic analgesics such as aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, etc.; corticosteroids; hypoglycemic drugs such as phenformin; As well as some painkillers, cold medicines, etc.
These drugs have a certain irritation to the gastric mucosa, so before taking these drugs, it is important not to take them on an empty stomach, either after a meal or with a meal.
3. Life
You should stay up less late, go to bed early and get up early, and maintain good work and rest habits; Exercise more and maintain good physical fitness; Don't be nervous, don't get angry, and try to keep a good mood.
For people who have gastrointestinal injury, they should adjust their lifestyle habits, exercise moderately, eat more foods that nourish the stomach, such as yam, millet, and coix seeds, and take medication if necessary.
The liver is the main organ that metabolizes drugs
Generally speaking, when the drug enters the bloodstream, it will enter the liver with the blood circulation, and it can only really play its role after being metabolized by the liver. At this time, liver function is an important factor affecting the ability to metabolize drugs.
Patients with strong liver function have a strong metabolic capacity, and the effect of the drug will be enhanced accordingly. In patients with weak liver function, the drug cannot be completely metabolized, and the drugs that really exert their effects will be reduced, and the treatment effect will also be reduced. Therefore, protecting liver function is the second level to improve the treatment effect.
Therefore, if you want to ensure or improve the treatment effect, the second step is to protect the liver.
1. Make good use of hepatoprotective drugs
Hepatoprotective drugs can prevent and treat liver diseases, reduce the burden on the liver, relieve the toxicity and damage to the liver caused by drugs or treatments, and are conducive to the recovery of liver tissue and liver function. Commonly used hepatoprotective drugs can be divided into detoxification, hepatocyte membrane repair agents, choleretic and anti-inflammatory, etc., and the representative drugs are reduced glutathione, Yousfu, magnesium isoglycyrrhizate, etc.
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However, it should be noted that before taking hepatoprotective drugs, it is necessary to use them rationally under the guidance of a doctor, and abuse or indiscriminate use of hepatoprotective drugs will not only fail to protect the liver, but will hurt the liver.
2. Improve living habits
Alcohol, staying up late, tobacco and other damage to the liver is self-evident, therefore, if you want to protect the liver, you should first quit smoking and drinking, do not stay up late, and develop good work and rest habits.
Secondly, traditional Chinese medicine says that "sorrow hurts the lungs, anger hurts the liver", so liver cancer patients should maintain a good mood, be less angry, worry less, and go out to run more, which can not only strengthen the body, but also relieve the mood.
3. Some foods can also protect the liver
In daily life, some common foods can also play a certain role in protecting the liver, such as glutinous rice, black rice, beef, sea bass, crucian carp, pumpkin, red dates, longan, walnuts, camellia, eggplant, buckwheat, spinach, bananas, raw pears, kelp, etc.
These foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, which are beneficial for protecting liver function and repairing liver damage.
The kidneys are the main organs that excrete drugs
If the kidney function is abnormal at this time, it will lead to the inability of the metabolites of the drug to be eliminated from the body normally, which will cause these metabolites to accumulate in the body, causing the side effects of treatment to increase, and even causing serious adverse reactions.
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It is important to note that poor kidney function can also lead to sodium and water retention in the body, causing ascites.
Therefore, if you want to reduce the accumulation of drugs in the body and reduce the damage caused by treatment, you need to protect your kidneys.
1. Control chronic diseases
Chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia can increase the burden on the kidneys, so liver cancer patients with a history of these chronic diseases should actively manage these chronic diseases.
2. Develop good living habits
Drink plenty of water and keep it at about 1500-2000ml per day; Exercise, eat a healthy diet, and maintain a good weight; Quit smoking and drinking, go to bed early and get up early, and develop a good work and rest routine.
3. Eat a reasonable diet
Eat a reasonable diet, balanced nutrition, eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods rich in vitamins and minerals, eat more high-quality protein foods such as beans and fish, etc.
In fact, in the process of fighting cancer, all organs in the body play an important role, the heart is beating tirelessly, the lungs are supplying oxygen, the brain is analyzing various conditions, the gastrointestinal tract is digesting food, and the liver and kidneys are metabolizing and breaking down drugs...... They coordinate with each other, help each other, and exert their own light and heat on the road to fight cancer.
Therefore, in the process of fighting cancer, patients should have a comprehensive awareness of the body, early examination, early detection, early prevention, and comprehensive prevention and treatment measures to improve the body's ability to resist the invasion of cancer cells, so as to obtain a higher quality of life.
Warm reminder: The information involved in this article is intended to convey the cutting-edge medical information and research progress, and does not involve the recommendation of diagnosis and treatment plans.
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