What are the side effects of radiotherapy?

Often, when people are in the treatment of certain serious diseases, radiotherapy is the most commonly used medical treatment, but the use of radiotherapy method is there are certain side effects, the following we will understand the side effects of radiotherapy.

1. One: systemic reaction. Manifested as a series of functional disorders and dysfunctions, such as dysphoria, loss of appetite, weakness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, bloating and fullness after eating, etc., for those who have a mild reaction, it is possible to face the reaction in the ordinary time without any treatment, but for those who have a heavy reaction, it should be treated.

2. Second: local reactions. Dry skin manifested as itching, hyperpigmentation and peeling, can produce permanent light brown spots. Wet skin manifested as irradiation site eczema, blisters, severe cases can cause erosion, ulceration, such as ulceration of the localization can be coated with Mepore moist burns cream, and suspension of radiotherapy.

3. Third: mucosal reaction. Manifestation of oral mucosa redness, erythema, congestion, decreased secretion. Dry mouth, slightly painful, eating slightly less. In this period, attention should be paid to keep the mouth clean, after meals with a soft brush difluoride toothpaste brushing, should be soft food, do not eat too cold, too hard, too hot food, can take heat detoxification drugs, such as niu huang detoxification tablets, six god pills and so on.

Precautions

After figuring out the side effects of radiotherapy, people should also avoid spicy and stimulating foods after radiotherapy.