和...一起生活-Bowel cancer

Bowel cancer can affect your daily life in different ways, depending on what stage it's at and the treatment you're having.

人们如何应对自己的诊断和治疗方式因人而异。如果需要，有几种形式的支持。

并非所有这些都对每个人都有用，但是1个或更多这些都应该有所帮助：

• talk to your friends and family – they can be a powerful support system
• 在同一情况下与其他人交流 - 例如，通过肠癌支持小组
• 尽可能了解您的病情
• 不要试图做太多或过度努力
• 为自己腾出时间

英国肠癌有更多信息living with and beyond bowel cancer。

Talk to others

A GP or nurse may be able to reassure you if you have questions, or you may find it helpful to talk to a trained counsellor, psychologist or specialist telephone helpline operator. Your GP surgery will have information on these.

Some people find it helpful to talk to others with bowel cancer at a local support group or through an internet chat room.

Bowel Cancer UK为肠癌患者提供支持。

他们有一个Ask the nurseservice where specialist nurses give information and signpost you to further support. Emailnurse@bowelcanceruk.org.uk。

英国肠癌也有在线论坛for anyone affected by bowel cancer.

Macmillan Cancer Support also has more information aboutcancer support groups

你的情绪

患癌症会引起各种情绪。这些可能包括休克，焦虑，救济，悲伤和沮丧。

不同的人以不同的方式处理严重问题。很难预测了解自己的癌症会如何影响您。

但是，您和您的亲人可能会发现了解被诊断出患有癌症的人的感觉很有帮助。

Macmillan Cancer支持有更多有关the emotional effects of cancer。

Recovering from surgery

外科医生和麻醉师发现了enhanced recovery programmeafter bowel cancer surgery helps patients recover more quickly.

Most hospitals now use this programme. It involves giving you more information about what to expect before the operation, avoiding giving you strong泻药要在手术前清洁肠道，在某些情况下，在手术前2小时为您提供含糖饮料以赋予您能量。

During and after the operation, the anaesthetist carefully controls the amount of intravenous fluid you need. After the operation, you'll be given painkillers that allow you to get up and out of bed by the next day.

Most people will be able to eat a light diet the day after their operation.

To reduce the risk of blood clots in the legs（深静脉血栓形成），您可能会得到您的压缩袜，有助于防止血凝块，或者定期注射鲜血的药物，称为肝素，直到您完全移动为止。

护士或物理治疗师将帮助您起床并恢复力量，以便您可以在几天内回家。

通过增强的恢复计划，大多数人都可以在操作后一周内回家。

确切的时机取决于您何时以及医生和护士照顾您，您同意您足够回家。

You'll be asked to return to hospital a few weeks after your treatment has finished so tests can be carried out to check for any remaining signs of cancer.

You may also need routine check-ups for the next few years to look out for signs of the cancer returning. It's becoming increasingly possible to cure cancers that reoccur after surgery.

Diet after bowel surgery

If you've had part of your colon removed, it's likely you'll experience some diarrhoea or frequent bowel movements.

结肠的功能之一是在上厕所时从便便中吸收水和空的水。

手术后，肠子最初也没有空，特别是如果部分直肠已被切除。

告诉您的护理团队是否会成为问题，因为可以使用药物来帮助控制这些问题。

You may find some foods upset your bowels, particularly during the first few months after your operation.

不同的食物会影响不同的人，但是已知引起问题的食物和饮料包括纤维含量高的水果和蔬菜，例如豆类，卷心菜，苹果和香蕉，以及碳酸饮料，例如可乐和啤酒。

您可能会发现保留食物日记以记录各种食物对肠子的影响很有用。

如果您因饮食而遇到肠子问题，或者发现很难保持健康的饮食，请与您的护理团队联系。您可能会被转诊至营养师寻求进一步的建议。

Cancer Research UK has more informaton abouteating after bowel cancer。

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如果您需要带有外部袋子或小袋的临时或永久性造口，则可能会担心自己的外观以及其他人会对您的反应。

For more information and advice about living with a stoma – including stoma care, stoma products and stoma-friendly diets – see theileostomyandcolostomy主题。

对于那些想要有关造口症生活的进一步信息的人，有一些患者支持小组为可能拥有或应有的造口的人提供支持。

You can get more details from your stoma care nurse, or visit support groups online for further information:

• 英国结肠造口术
• 回肠造口术和内部小袋协会- 该组织为任何想与接受过类似手术的人交谈的人提供独特的访问服务

Sex and bowel cancer

Having cancer and receiving treatment may affect how you feel about relationships and sex.

尽管大多数人能够在肠癌治疗后享受正常的性生活，但如果有造口，您可能会感到自觉或不舒服。

与您的伴侣谈论您的感觉可能会帮助大家相互支持。或者，您可能会觉得自己想与其他人谈论您的感受。您的医生或护士将能够提供帮助。

Cancer Research UK has more information about肠癌后的性生活。

财务问题

诊断癌症可能会导致金钱问题，因为您无法工作，或者您附近的人必须停止工作以照顾您。

如果您或护理人员必须休假一段时间或因您的病而停止工作，则可以提供财务支持。

Free prescriptions

接受癌症治疗的人有权申请豁免证书，为所有药物提供免费处方，包括治疗无关疾病的药物。

该证书有效期为5年。如果您想申请，请与GP或癌症专家交谈。

更多信息

• 18luck备用网站真人官网
• 获得处方费用的帮助
• gov.uk：benefits
• Macmillan癌症支持：财务问题
• Money Advice Service

Dealing with dying

如果您被告知没有其他事情可以治疗肠癌，那么您的全科医生仍然会给您提供支持和缓解疼痛。这称为生命的终结。

Support is also available for your family and friends.

更多信息

• End of life care
• Macmillan癌症支持：在生命的尽头
• 玛丽·库里（Marie Curie）：患有绝症