Contents:
- Medical Video: A patient's experience with rectal cancer and treatment
- Help him feel as comfortable as possible
- Offer to try music or art therapy
- Help divert attention from the cancer pain that is experienced
- Provide nutritious food for him
Medical Video: A patient's experience with rectal cancer and treatment
Colon cancer pain can cause back pain and tremendous abdominal cramps, even extreme fatigue. However, there are many ways that you and other family members can help your loved ones at home deal with the cancer they experience.
Help him feel as comfortable as possible
It has been proven that sitting or lying down can worsen abdominal pain due to colon cancer. Therefore, you must pay attention to your daily activities and help him find a comfortable resting position. If they want to change positions, you can try to help and observe what position they feel comfortable with. In addition, the appropriate position will reduce the condition of pain in the skin due to being in one position for a long time.
You should also help tidy up or replace bed sheets of your loved ones. Beds with clean sheets will help them feel better and prepare special mattresses and pillows if needed. You can put a "v" shaped pillow or cushion in your chair to help reduce back pain and neck pain. In some cases, you might consider buying the right equipment to help him move and sit, which can help him get rid of some of the pain.
Offer to try music or art therapy
Music or art therapy is good at fighting anxiety, which can make your loved ones feel relaxed. This will help him express his feelings in a creative way. This does not mean he must be musical or artistic. Music or art therapist who will help him. You should do a little research to find a well-known music and art therapist or a reliable center around where you live so you can deliver your loved ones to these classes, maybe in the hospital.
Help divert attention from the cancer pain that is experienced
When your loved ones try to deal with the cancer pain they experience, you can invite them to do other things so that they can divert their attention from what they are feeling. For example, invite him to watch TV series or exciting movies, read novels, draw doodles, play computer games, listen to music, play with pets (or to the nearest animal shelter), or chat bro about anything that comes to mind. These methods were used to make him think of other things, which made him forget the pain temporarily.
Colorectal cancer patients who usually sit in a chair or lie in bed without any activity can become depressed, also making it focus only on pain. So, you have to remind him to get entertainment for a short period of time, which will make him feel better and deal with his pain better. Encourage him to go out and meet other people, so that you can both enjoy the activity to help distract him from pain, and help him feel as good as possible. Chat with friends and relatives can also help.
Provide nutritious food for him
Symptoms of colon cancer and its treatment can sometimes cause side effects, such as canker sores or nausea, which makes the patient not appetite so that his weight decreases dramatically. Lack of intake of vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients from food can cause pain and discomfort, or worsen the sensation.
Therefore, you must monitor his diet to ensure that he gets enough important nutrients. Then, you can ask your doctor whether he should use certain supplements or change their eating patterns / menus to overcome the side effects of cancer and its treatment.
If left untreated, the pain of colon cancer can result in anxiety or depression, loss of function and changes in the daily activities of your loved ones. You can do a number of things to support him in overcoming his pain so that he can enjoy and improve his quality of life. If it shows ongoing pain that cannot be relieved by home remedies, it is advisable to consult a doctor.
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