How to relieve headache caused by brain tumor

Brain tumor is a disease that is very harmful to the human body but difficult to cure. Brain tumor has many complications, the most common of which is headache. When a headache strikes, it is often unbearable for the patient. What methods can be used to relieve the headache caused by brain tumor?

1: Dietary adjustment is very important for alleviating headaches and adverse reactions caused by radiotherapy in patients with brain tumors. You should choose foods that are nutritious, light and easy to digest. Patients with poor appetite should be encouraged to eat more, and their favorite foods should be prepared to increase their appetite. They should eat small meals frequently. For those with dry mouth, sore throat, and severe esophagitis, you can also use the Chinese herbal medicine Cassia seed and raw licorice to boil water and drink it as tea.

2: For patients with nausea and vomiting, the diet should be light and less greasy. A small amount of ginger juice can be added to the dishes for seasoning. They can also hold ginger slices in their mouths, or drink water boiled with Chinese medicine such as tangerine peel and persimmon calyx. For patients with decreased blood counts, family members can appropriately strengthen nutrition, increase high-quality protein, and eat more iron-rich foods, such as spinach, celery, tomatoes, peaches, grapes, oranges, figs, etc.

1: Using different bed positions after surgery can help relieve surgical trauma and pain, and is also beneficial to improving respiratory and circulatory functions. The semi-sloping semi-recumbent position, which is to raise the head of the bed 15-30 degrees, can reduce the tension on the anastomosis of the patient's abdominal wall muscles. At the same time, a small pillow can be placed under the knees to increase comfort and prevent the patient's body from sliding down due to the semi-recumbent position. The head of the bed can be raised 30-40 degrees depending on the patient's comfort angle, and remember to place a small pillow under the knees. Patients with low blood pressure or unstable blood pressure should choose the supine position.

2: Lying on the side instead of the semi-recumbent position can reduce the pressure on the skin of the sacrum; frequently switching between lying on the left side, right side, and supine position can avoid bedsores caused by long-term compression of a certain tissue. Such activities in bed can promote the recovery of intestinal peristalsis, allowing the patient to pass gas through the anus as soon as possible and relieve abdominal distension. To increase patient comfort and stability, a slightly larger pillow can be placed under the back.

1: Sedatives can be used to relieve headaches caused by surgery. When necessary, analgesics must be used promptly and correctly, and appropriate analgesics must be selected according to the doctor's instructions.

2: Generally, the drug is administered once every 4-6 hours, but it varies from person to person. After 2-3 days when the pain is significantly relieved, you can stop using analgesics to avoid overdose and addiction. If the surgical incision is still painful after 3-4 days, you should contact your doctor to check whether the surgical wound is infected.

Patient care and concern allow patients to experience the warmth of family, maintain mental health, divert attention from cancer pain, and thus increase patients' desire to survive.