Can people with gallbladder cancer eat sea cucumber?

Written by Liu Wu Cai
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Updated on January 17, 2025
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Patients with gallbladder cancer can eat sea cucumber. For patients with gallbladder cancer, there may be a decrease in resistance, especially a tendency for weight loss, and even the development of cachexia and hypoalbuminemia. Therefore, patients should pay attention to their diet and supplement it with foods high in protein to meet the body's needs for albumin and improve the patient's resistance. Furthermore, the diet of patients with gallbladder cancer should also avoid spicy and irritating foods to reduce inflammatory irritation. They should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to better control the progression of the disease. For gallbladder cancer, treatment should ideally involve early surgical removal to achieve better prognosis.

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Will CA199 also be high with gallbladder cancer?

Gallbladder cancer CA199 levels are likely to be elevated. In the case of gallbladder cancer, it is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system. When tumor markers are evaluated, an increase in CA199 can be observed. For patients with gallbladder cancer, it is advisable to undergo surgical removal as early as possible to improve prognosis. Generally, early-stage gallbladder cancer patients do not show specific symptoms, and some may only experience upper abdominal bloating and discomfort, which is often overlooked. Therefore, once diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, it is usually at a mid-to-late stage. At this point, treatment can only be symptomatic and not curative, and the treatment outcome is relatively poor. However, active management is still necessary to prevent the worsening of the condition.

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Difference between early-stage and mid-stage gallbladder cancer

For gallbladder cancer, its staging is mainly based on the size of the tumor and whether there are metastases to other parts of the body, including lymph node metastases. In early-stage gallbladder cancer patients, the tumor is generally small and there are no metastases to other parts of the body. At this stage, patients typically do not show specific symptoms. Additionally, for patients with mid-stage gallbladder cancer, they may experience discomfort or dull pain in the upper right abdomen, and may also experience weight loss, possibly even developing cachexia. Therefore, gallbladder cancer patients can undergo surgical removal and a pathological examination can provide a better assessment of the pathological stage, leading to a better treatment plan.

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Gallbladder cancer ultrasonographic appearance

The appearance of gallbladder cancer on color ultrasound depends on the morphology of the cancer, which is mainly divided into five types: small nodular, thick-wall, fragmented, calculous, and mixed type. The small nodular type mainly features a polypoid elevation with a wide base, about 1-1.2 cm in size, and has isoechoic characteristics. The fragmented type is characterized by a wider base and irregular borders, presenting as hypoechoic or isoechoic masses. The calculous type shows an enlarged gallbladder, possibly containing hypoechoic and uneven solid masses that may fill the entire gallbladder. The thick-wall type primarily involves localized or diffuse thickening of the wall. The mixed type is a combination of papillary fragmented type and thick-wall type presence.

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What foods can someone with gallbladder cancer eat?

Patients with gallbladder cancer should pay attention to the following points in their diet: 1. Patients with gallbladder cancer should avoid spicy and irritating foods, such as chili peppers, barbecue, and garlic. They should primarily consume a light diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, as these are rich in vitamins and can promote gastrointestinal motility, maintain smooth bowel movements, and prevent intestinal obstruction. 2. The diet of gallbladder cancer patients should also include some foods high in protein, such as eggs, lean meat, and fish, because these foods can supplement the albumin needed by the human body, enhance the patient's resistance, and thus be beneficial for the recovery of the condition.

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Can gallbladder cancer be detected by ultrasound?

If there is gallbladder cancer, we can detect it by conducting an ultrasound examination, checking the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen, or simply performing an upper abdominal ultrasound. This is because an ultrasound is typically the first choice for examining the hepato-biliary system. Why? Because it's the most convenient and quickest method. Other examinations such as CT scans or MRI often require a prior appointment, especially MRI, which may need booking days in advance. However, ultrasounds are usually done on the same day and the results are immediate, making it the preferred method for examining the liver and gallbladder. Moreover, ultrasound is quite sensitive for gallbladder cancer. It can reveal if the gallbladder wall is particularly thickened, either locally or extensively, which often suggests the presence of gallbladder cancer, or if there is a large mass of soft tissue in the area of the gallbladder fossa, which might also adhere to the surrounding liver, raising suspicions of gallbladder cancer. Additionally, if there are unusually large polyps, particularly those over 1cm or with a notably wide base, gallbladder cancer should also be considered.