Radiotherapy is a common treatment for abdominal and pelvic malignancies with bone metastases.However,some patients develop radiation enteritis(RE)during the treatment or 2 months or more after the treatment,which ser...Radiotherapy is a common treatment for abdominal and pelvic malignancies with bone metastases.However,some patients develop radiation enteritis(RE)during the treatment or 2 months or more after the treatment,which seriously affects their quality of life.At present,the curative effect of western medicine is poor.Professor Renting Li believes that radiation kills tumor cells but at the same time,it damages the healthy Qi of the human body.Radiation causes heat and poison to accumulate in the intestinal tract,consumes and hurts Yin fluid,bums the vein,leads to deficiency of healthy Qi and poor detoxification,as well as cause blood stasis after a period of time.All these result in the combination of heat,blood stasis,and poison,manifesting as abdominal pain,diarrhea,mucus in stools,purulent and bloody stools,etc.Therefore,Professor Renting Li proposed the use of traditional Chinese medicine retention enema combined with oral traditional Chinese medicine to reduce symptoms,remove toxins,and improve the quality of life of patients.展开更多
At present,there is no unified clinical approach for the treatment of radiation enteritis(RE).Clinically,its treatment is mainly based on nutritional support,mucosal protective agents,somatostatin,and microecological ...At present,there is no unified clinical approach for the treatment of radiation enteritis(RE).Clinically,its treatment is mainly based on nutritional support,mucosal protective agents,somatostatin,and microecological preparations.On the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is mainly used for internal administration,enteroclysis,acupuncture,and Tuina.It shows significant advantages in relieving the adverse reactions of radiotherapy and exhibits significant preventive and therapeutic effects against RE.This article reviews two aspects of TCM on RE,including internal and external administration,to explore and develop an effective and reliable standardized Chinese medicine program.展开更多
文摘Radiotherapy is a common treatment for abdominal and pelvic malignancies with bone metastases.However,some patients develop radiation enteritis(RE)during the treatment or 2 months or more after the treatment,which seriously affects their quality of life.At present,the curative effect of western medicine is poor.Professor Renting Li believes that radiation kills tumor cells but at the same time,it damages the healthy Qi of the human body.Radiation causes heat and poison to accumulate in the intestinal tract,consumes and hurts Yin fluid,bums the vein,leads to deficiency of healthy Qi and poor detoxification,as well as cause blood stasis after a period of time.All these result in the combination of heat,blood stasis,and poison,manifesting as abdominal pain,diarrhea,mucus in stools,purulent and bloody stools,etc.Therefore,Professor Renting Li proposed the use of traditional Chinese medicine retention enema combined with oral traditional Chinese medicine to reduce symptoms,remove toxins,and improve the quality of life of patients.
文摘At present,there is no unified clinical approach for the treatment of radiation enteritis(RE).Clinically,its treatment is mainly based on nutritional support,mucosal protective agents,somatostatin,and microecological preparations.On the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is mainly used for internal administration,enteroclysis,acupuncture,and Tuina.It shows significant advantages in relieving the adverse reactions of radiotherapy and exhibits significant preventive and therapeutic effects against RE.This article reviews two aspects of TCM on RE,including internal and external administration,to explore and develop an effective and reliable standardized Chinese medicine program.
