Bowel&urine urgency.side effects?
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pia123run
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Diagnosis, rectal cancer. started chemo and radiation last wednesday(mon-fri, weekend off)
My pa is experincing bowel urgency about every 30 min. however he eliminates very little. He also has burning with urination and slow flow. Is this common? thanks!
My pa is experincing bowel urgency about every 30 min. however he eliminates very little. He also has burning with urination and slow flow. Is this common? thanks!
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Pia, your best bet is going to be to contact his doctor. That being said, I was dx with Colon cancer and for a few months after the colon resection surgery I had the same issue with frequent/urgent bowel urgency and eliminating very little. My doctors weren't concerned with this and after a few months it has gotten better, for the most part. I am still not "normal" in the bowel evacuation area.
As for the urinary problems, that sounds more like a urinary tract infection. He needs to be drinking lots of fluids to avoid this. If he does in fact have a UTI it is best if he goes to the dr asap to test and possibly be put on antibiotics for this.
Hope this helps,
Patricia0 -
When I had chemoradiation (for rectal tumour), I had very frequent bowel movements -- with only a little output each time. I attributed this to diarrhea due to the radiation.
I agree with Patricia (Chynabear) that the burning urination is of some concern and should be checked out -- to rule out urinary tract infection.
Best wishes,
Tara0
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