Can cancer patients eat zongzi?

Traditional zongzi are mostly wrapped in bamboo leaves, reed leaves or lotus leaves, with glutinous rice as the main material and other ingredients.

Glutinous rice itself is a kind of grain with high nutritional value. Besides protein, fat and carbohydrate, it is also rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B 1 and B2.

The glutinous rice in zongzi has high viscosity, less fiber and more fat and polysaccharide. Especially after steaming and cooling, it will become hard and sticky and not easy to chew and digest. Will hurt the stomach, stimulate gastric acid secretion, abdominal distension and abdominal pain and other symptoms. For tumor patients with weak body and poor gastrointestinal function, eating too much will increase the gastrointestinal burden, especially for patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors.

An ordinary zongzi probably contains a bowl of rice. According to preliminary statistics, its heat is about 400 to 500 calories. When zongzi is cooked, it will release a gelatinous substance, which will increase the load of digestive enzymes after eating, especially for patients with digestive system tumors such as liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, gallbladder cancer, esophageal cancer and oral cancer. It is also not suitable for eating dumplings.

For tumor patients with impaired gastrointestinal function during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, attention should be paid to eating less or not eating zongzi, so as not to aggravate the gastrointestinal burden and cause abdominal distension and abdominal pain.

Therefore, tumor patients are generally advised to eat zongzi as little as possible. For tumor patients, watching all kinds of delicious zongzi shake in front of their eyes, the leaves of zongzi are fragrant, they want to eat zongzi, and there is a festive atmosphere. What should I do? How to eat zongzi? Which kind of zongzi is healthier?

2. How can cancer patients eat zongzi healthier?

1) Zongzi is not ripe and should not be eaten.

2) Eat less salty, sweet and greasy jiaozi.

3) Zongzi is not easy to be eaten as a breakfast snack or eaten more. 4) Cancer patients should pay attention to the shelf life before eating, and it is not advisable to eat dumplings that have been stored for too long.