What to eat after lung surgery

After the lung tumor is cured, the dietary requirements are not very high. What to eat after lung surgery? Be careful to avoid eating irritating foods and eat more nutritious foods, such as cereals, whole grains, milk, eggs, and lean meat. Eat more hot soups, such as squid soup and pig's trotter soup, and be sure to avoid spicy foods. If the problem occurs again, it is recommended to go to the hospital for relevant treatment and examination.

1. Main Qi controls breathing

The lungs control qi, which was first seen in the "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor". "Suwen. The Formation of the Five Internal Organs" says: "All kinds of qi belong to the lungs." The lung controls qi, including the qi of breathing and the qi of the whole body.

(1) The lungs control the flow of breath: The lungs control the flow of breath, which means that the lungs are the place for gas exchange. As stated in Suwen Yin Yang Ying Xiang Da Lun, "The weather passes through the lungs." Through the respiratory function of the lungs, fresh air is continuously inhaled and turbid air is expelled, expelling the old and taking in the new, thus achieving gas exchange between the body and the external environment to maintain human life activities.

The lung's function of controlling breathing is actually the specific manifestation of the lung's function of spreading and descending in the gas exchange process: when the lung's qi spreads, turbid air can be exhaled; when the lung's qi descends, fresh air can be inhaled. When the lung qi's spreading and descending functions are coordinated and orderly, breathing will be even and unobstructed. Lung-Qi failure to spread or lung-Qi failure to descend will both result in abnormal breathing clinically, but the clinical manifestations are different. If it is caused by external infection, which triggers internal fluid and blocks the airway, causing the lung qi to fail to circulate, it often causes chest tightness, shortness of breath, or asthma. If it is caused by the ascending of liver fire, which consumes the lung yin and causes the lung to fail to descend, it often causes wheezing, coughing, and breath reversal.

(2) Controlling the Qi of the whole body: The lungs control the Qi of the whole body, which means that the lungs are responsible for the generation and circulation of the Qi of the whole body. Therefore, it is said in Suwen Liujie Zangxiang Lun that "the lungs are the root of qi."

The lungs are responsible for the generation of the body's qi, which is reflected in the generation of zongqi. The qi of the body is mainly composed of innate qi and acquired qi. Zong Qi is an acquired Qi, which is generated by the combination of the fresh air from nature inhaled by the lungs and the grain Qi generated from the essence of water and grain transformed by the spleen and stomach. Zong Qi is generated in the lungs and accumulated in the "Qi Sea" in the chest. It goes up the breath duct and out of the throat to promote the breathing of the lungs. As stated in Lingshu Wuwei, "The great energy that is gathered but not moving is accumulated in the chest and is called Qi Sea. It comes out of the lungs and goes along the throat, so it goes out when you exhale and goes in when you inhale." It can also penetrate the heart meridian to help the heart promote blood circulation, and can also go down along the triple burner to the Dantian below the navel to provide innate vital energy. Therefore, it occupies a very important position in the life activities of the body. Zong Qi is an important component of the body's Qi. The generation of Zong Qi is related to the strength and weakness of the body's Qi. Therefore, whether the lung's respiratory function is sound or not not only affects the generation of Zong Qi, but also affects the strength and weakness of the body's Qi. The lungs control the circulation of Qi throughout the body, which is reflected in their regulatory effect on the Qi of the whole body. The rhythmic breathing of the lungs plays an important role in regulating the rising, falling, entering and exiting movement of qi throughout the body. When the lungs breathe evenly, smoothly, with a consistent rhythm and gentleness, the movement of qi in the organs and meridians will be smooth and coordinated.