What are the common side effects of surgery?
To recover from surgery, the body needs massive influx of nutrients and energy. The extra nutrients and energy help heal wounds and fight infection. Nutrition care begins at least a week before surgery, and continues for a few weeks following the procedure.
To recover from surgery, the body needs massive influx of nutrients and energy. The extra nutrients and energy help heal wounds and fight infection. Nutrition care begins at least a week before surgery, and continues for a few weeks following the procedure.
Surgeries involving the head, neck, esophagus, stomach, or intestines may affect nutrition. In particular, surgery that removes all or part of certain organs can affect a patient's ability to eat and digest food.
Common issues following surgery include:
- Loss of appetite.
- Trouble chewing.
- Trouble swallowing.
- Feeling full after eating a small amount of food.
More Information at cancer.gov.
Sources
- Grant BL: Nutritional effects of cancer treatment: chemotherapy, biotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation therapy. In: Leser M, Ledesma N, Bergerson S, et al., eds.: Oncology Nutrition for Clinical Practice. Chicago, Ill: Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, 2018, pp 97-114.
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