Rectal diversion surgery

Rectal fistula surgery is to sew the proximal end of the rectum to the abdominal wall to create an artificial anus so that defecation can be achieved. The distal end needs to be sutured and closed. This is a relatively common surgery. For example, if you have rectal cancer, you may need such treatment. After the surgery, you must prevent infection and strengthen care. Because it is artificial, it must be cleaned in time.

1. Dietary considerations after rectal cancer bypass surgery

1. Pay attention to proper nutrition in daily life, diversify your food as much as possible, eat more high-protein, multi-vitamin, low-animal fat, easily digestible food and fresh fruits and vegetables, do not eat stale, spoiled or irritating food, eat less smoked, grilled, pickled, fried, and overly salty food, and match coarse and fine grains in staple food to ensure nutritional balance.

2. Never eat spicy, irritating, or greasy food, and avoid smoking and drinking. It is good to drink more mushroom soup and yogurt. Patients should mainly eat light food and try to eat less or no seafood.

3. Do not eat foods that are highly irritating to the intestines, such as cold drinks, raw or undercooked foods, and alcoholic beverages.

Overview of Rectal Cancer

Rectal cancer refers to cancer located between the dentate line and the junction of the sigmoid colon and rectum. It is a common malignant tumor in the gastrointestinal tract, with an incidence rate second only to stomach and esophageal cancer. It is the most common part of colorectal cancer (accounting for about 60%). The vast majority of genetic patients are over 40 years old, and those under 30 years old account for about 15%. It is more common in men, with a male to female ratio of 2-3:1. Rectal cancer is a lifestyle disease. Currently, it has jumped to second place in the cancer list, so diet and lifestyle are the root causes of cancer.

Causes of colorectal cancer

1. Genetic factors cause rectal cancer

Among the patients' families, nearly 1/4 of them have a family history of cancer, and half of them have digestive tract tumors. Because of healthy gene changes, patients inherit a susceptibility. Once they encounter the triggering factors of the disease, the cancer cells will grow rapidly and eventually develop into cancer. The genetic genes mutate and become malignant cells, which manifests as a familial cancer.

2. Polyps cause rectal cancer

According to the analysis of the causes of rectal cancer, the occurrence of this disease is closely related to polyps. Rectal polyps are the precursor lesions of this disease, especially in families with familial adenomatous polyposis, and the chance of inducing cancer is relatively high; papillary adenomatous polyps also have a greater chance of becoming cancerous.

3. Chronic inflammation can cause colorectal cancer

Long-term chronic inflammatory stimulation can directly induce rectal cancer. For example, chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis, schistosomiasis, chronic bacillary dysentery, etc., induce cancer through the inflammatory and pseudopolyp stages. Patients who have had ulcerative colitis for up to 10 years are prone to progression.