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Burping

cnewtrn
cnewtrn CSN Member Posts: 28
in Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin) #1
My father is day 15 out from his first rchop treatment. He is exhausted but in no pain and has had no nausea. Yesterday he started with uncontrollable diarrhea a d very foul burps. Is this normal for this type of chemo? Any ideas how to control either
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  • po18guy
    po18guy CSN Member Posts: 1,556 Member
    #2
    Time to call...
    Call doctor! As to the burping, this may be acid reflux, which needs controlling so that a pre-cancerous condition in the esophagus does not develop (Barrett's esophagus).
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  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 CSN Member Posts: 3,831 Member
    #3
    Yup ! Call !
    Yes, do call the doc.

    The diarrhea in a chemo patient can lead to very rapid dehydration.

    max
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  • epicc
    epicc CSN Member Posts: 137
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    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 said:

    Yup ! Call !
    Yes, do call the doc.

    The diarrhea in a chemo patient can lead to very rapid dehydration.

    max

    My mom is experiencing similar
    My mom is day 21 after RChop and will be getting her second round in a few days. The last couple of days she has had uncontrollable diarrhea also. she has her regular appointment tomorrow. she also has started a new antibiotic called ZyVox to clear up an infection. Can't figure out if the diarrhea is from the chemo or the Zyvox.

    Emily
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