Colon Polyps and Post-surgical Dietary Considerations

Colon polyps refer to abnormal tissues that appear on the surface of the colonic mucosa. Currently, the incidence of this disease is continuously increasing in daily life, thus deserving greater vigilance. Not all colon polyps require surgical removal, and treatment should be tailored to the patient's actual condition. Post-surgical dietary recommendations for colon polyps are also essential for patients to understand as proper care is necessary for faster recovery.

Dietary Considerations after Colon Polyp Surgery:

Recommended Foods:

1. Pasta: Pasta is easily digestible and suitable for the intestine. Plain noodles, buns, and other food items are beneficial for intestinal recovery and do not easily produce toxins associated with other foods. Therefore, patients with anal and intestinal diseases often find pasta suitable.
2. Porridge: There are various ways to prepare porridge. After colon polyp surgery, patients tend to be weak and need supplementation. Adding vegetables and fruits, such as red beans, radishes, and apples, to the porridge can provide both nutrition and ease of digestion, facilitating the patient's recovery.
3. Alkaline Foods: Patients with colon polyps should consume alkaline foods to improve their acidic constitution. Weakly alkaline foods include kale, seaweed sprouts, seaweed, and onions.

Foods to Avoid:

1. Greasy Foods: Foods like fried, grilled, smoked, and greasy items tend to stay in the intestine for a long time, causing digestive issues and easily burdening the intestine. Therefore, they should be avoided.
2. Spicy and Irritating Foods: Alcoholic beverages, chili peppers, vinegar, and other stimulating foods should be avoided during the post-surgical recovery period to prevent irritation and inflammation of the surgical wound.
3. Acidic Foods: Foods such as cheese, persimmons, meat, fish, egg yolks, bread, wheat, and cream are acidic and should be avoided by patients after colon polyp surgery to prevent delayed recovery. Additionally, experts recommend that patients consume alkaline foods to improve their acidic constitution and supplement essential organic nutrients to restore their immune system.

Moderately Acidic Foods include ham, bacon, chicken, tuna, pork, eel, beef, bread, wheat, cream, and horsemeat. Weakly Acidic Foods include white rice, peanuts, beer, fried tofu, seaweed, clams, octopus, and loach. Strongly Alkaline Foods include rutabaga, grapes, tea, seaweed sprouts, seaweed, and lemon.