Thirsty a cup of lemon juice in patients with head and neck radiotherapy patients, it is prone to dry mouth, sore throat and so on. This is because the radiation to pass, including the salivary glands, including parotid gland, it may damage the salivary glands, resulting in reduced secretion of saliva. If you are in the early radiotherapy, may wish to use lemon juice, chewing gum to stimulate saliva production.
In fact, the salivary glands in patients with conventional radiotherapy is not completely damaged, and a certain amount of saliva secretion, when used lemon juice, plum and other acidic food to stimulate saliva secretion, reduce the symptoms of dry mouth. However, while patients suffering from oral ulcers, can not use this acidic foods, so as not to aggravate the disease, would be able to chew gum to stimulate saliva secretion and proper oral administration of milk and honey.
To the head and neck cancer patients post-radiotherapy, patients with salivary gland atrophy is more serious, only a small secretion of saliva, then the patient can drink plenty of water or a mouth with ice. Mouth with ice because the water is neither too much, resulting in the burden of the gastrointestinal tract, but also keep the lips and mouth moist.
Thirsty a cup of lemon juice, in addition, brain tumor radiotherapy Shihai prone to sore throat, mouth ulcers, loss of appetite and so on. Patients should pay attention to eating soft diet, high in vitamins, water more food, such as fresh fruit or fruit juice, avoid eating irritating, rough and hard food.