| If you've been diagnosed with stomach cancer, Try | | | | very carefully, aiming to get some fiber, |
| these stomach cancer diet suggestions as you adjust | | | | carbohydrates and protein into every mini-meal. |
| to your new diagnosis. You'll have to make some | | | | Avoid sugar |
| changes to your diet, given that you will need to | | | | Sugary foods can increase your chances of |
| accept changes in your stomach and your digestion | | | | experiencing something called dumping syndrome, a |
| capabilities. You will most likely have some or all of | | | | condition where the food in your stomach moves |
| your stomach surgically removed, meaning your | | | | very rapidly into the small intestine, causing a surge |
| body's ability to digest food will be significantly | | | | of insulin which can result in light headedness and |
| altered. While diet and cancer prevention has been | | | | possible fainting. |
| linked for a while, your diet can also affect your | | | | Be careful with dairy |
| recovery from stomach cancer. | | | | Try dairy products with extreme caution. Many |
| Eat smaller meals throughout the day | | | | people find they cannot tolerate dairy any longer |
| You'll need to adjust to having a smaller stomach, | | | | after surgery. |
| and this is best accomplished by eating very small | | | | Avoid carbonated beverages |
| meals throughout the day. This may be very difficult | | | | Carbonated beverages may irritate your stomach and |
| for you to do, since you may be dealing with nausea | | | | will prevent you from eating enough food to get the |
| and vomiting. Try different foods carefully in small | | | | calories you need. |
| portions until you discover what foods you can | | | | Make sure you take supplements |
| handle. | | | | If you've had stomach surgery, your body probably |
| Avoid eating too much high fiber food at one time | | | | isn't getting enough calcium, vitamin D, iron or vitamin |
| While you will want to continue to fit high fiber menu | | | | B12 from your diet anymore. Take extra calcium, |
| items into your diet, you will need to eat them with | | | | vitamin D and iron through supplements and ask your |
| other foods so the fiber does not upset your | | | | doctor for injections of vitamin B12. |
| stomach too much. Combine a high fiber item with | | | | Stomach cancer prevention diet tip |
| something soothing to the stomach; eat very little at | | | | If you have not been diagnosed with stomach |
| a time. | | | | cancer, but are concerned you may be at risk, you |
| Aim for balance in your meals | | | | should know that a couple diet and cancer links have |
| You'll want to make every bite count. Because your | | | | been established. Stomach cancer appears to be |
| stomach can only hold a small amount of food at a | | | | linked to a diet high in salt-preserved foods and |
| time, you'll want to try to balance the foods you eat | | | | excessive intake of salt. |