Symptoms of esophageal cancer several days before death

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Last night, I went to the hospital for examination and came back. I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer by the doctor. I always had tightness behind the sternum, and my throat was dry and tight. Many people are concerned about the symptoms of esophageal cancer a few days before death. I'll tell you about it.

Symptoms of esophageal cancer several days before death

First of all: Patients with advanced esophageal cancer will have dyspnea for about a week before death, and the chest fluctuates greatly. Especially at night, they will have severe asthma, and they will enter a coma state a few minutes before death.

Secondly: Patients with advanced esophageal cancer generally have no appetite, and they will have difficulty swallowing, resulting in inability to eat. They can only eat some liquid food, and there will be a lot of phlegm in their throat, and their voice will also change, which is not very clear and hoarse.

Finally: the pre death symptoms of advanced esophageal cancer are dysphagia, pain, hoarseness, hiccup, vomiting, a series of symptoms of respiratory system, weight loss, etc. dysphagia can be divided into many types due to the different location of esophageal cancer, such as hyperemia, edema and inflammation of the proximal esophageal mucosa of esophageal cancer, dysphagia will aggravate, and dysphagia symptoms will aggravate when it is alleviated There will be some relief.

matters needing attention

Dysphagia is a typical symptom of patients with advanced esophageal cancer. In the process of radiotherapy, patients with esophageal mucosa congestion, swelling, aggravation, difficulty in swallowing, easy to support food, resulting in serious nutritional problems. Before radiotherapy, we should understand the dietary habits of patients, and pay attention to strengthen the dietary guidance for patients and their families. Give patients a reasonable, healthy and nutritious diet; light, easy to digest, high calorie, high protein, high vitamin and low-fat food; eat less and more meals, avoid hard, cold, spicy and irritating food; reduce the chemical stimulation to esophageal mucosa. Slow down the speed of food burst, to small door chew slowly swallow: swallowing is extremely difficult, can enter soft food or semi liquid, liquid diet.