bowel control problems

earied

I am 2 1/2 ned. had lower abdmoninal resction, radition with 5FU then Fulfox with 5FU. Last December I had a hernia repair. Still having problems with bowel control. Take benefiber twice a day and try to eat enough fiber. Anyone else still having problems? It was good for awhile now it's more frequent. I know stress effects it and wondering if I need to stop eating tomato products. It's frustrating

Thanks, Ann

lizzydavis

Hi Ann,
Hi Ann,

You might want to try the BRAT Diet. It is Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast.

Immodium works wonders for me.

Lizzy

pete43lost_at_sea

just goodluck
only been reversed 1 week and still learning about my new bowels.
i hope you find a solution. giving up tomatoes would bw such a sacrifice, the are
my favourite food and would be the last thing a give up.
hugs,
pete

canadian4sure

Bowel problems
Read your comment and question. I am in my fifth year of remission from colonrectal cancer. Had two feet of my colon removed shortly after being diagnosed in May, 2006. Yes, I still have problems too. What you are experiencing are the effects from cancer. Cancer does a lot of damage. I find it hard to eat solid food at times. When I do, I get sick, spend lots of time in the bathroom and often it hurts. I have found I can no longer have fiber, (although I am supposed to) and leafy vegetables bother me too. Especially lettuce. I have found that when I have problems, I lay off solid food for three or four days, sometimes a week depending on how bad I am and just have a liquid supplement such as Ensure or Boost. Then after a week of that, I slowly try and introduce solid food again. Hope this helps. Oh and by the way, when you get depressed or frustrated with your condition as I do, remember this: at least we are still both alive! It is not a bad trade off. A few health problems in exchange for my life.

earied

canadian4sure said:

Bowel problems
Read your comment and question. I am in my fifth year of remission from colonrectal cancer. Had two feet of my colon removed shortly after being diagnosed in May, 2006. Yes, I still have problems too. What you are experiencing are the effects from cancer. Cancer does a lot of damage. I find it hard to eat solid food at times. When I do, I get sick, spend lots of time in the bathroom and often it hurts. I have found I can no longer have fiber, (although I am supposed to) and leafy vegetables bother me too. Especially lettuce. I have found that when I have problems, I lay off solid food for three or four days, sometimes a week depending on how bad I am and just have a liquid supplement such as Ensure or Boost. Then after a week of that, I slowly try and introduce solid food again. Hope this helps. Oh and by the way, when you get depressed or frustrated with your condition as I do, remember this: at least we are still both alive! It is not a bad trade off. A few health problems in exchange for my life.

They took half of my rectum
They took half of my rectum out so I have half the storeage. My colon/rectal doctor said I would probably have to live with it. When it gets me down I do try to be thankful that I am still alive. Thanks for the suggestions. I have heard that maybe doing biofeed back may help which the physical therapy department locally works with that, but my insurance doesn't pay for outpatient therapy.

pepebcn

earied said:

They took half of my rectum
They took half of my rectum out so I have half the storeage. My colon/rectal doctor said I would probably have to live with it. When it gets me down I do try to be thankful that I am still alive. Thanks for the suggestions. I have heard that maybe doing biofeed back may help which the physical therapy department locally works with that, but my insurance doesn't pay for outpatient therapy.

Hi anne , did you try with a normal diet?
As per i see you are getting lots of fibre, wich may be healthy but difficult to be processed by you bowels .On the beginning I was having lots of vegetables and fiber and didn't normalize my stomach until I started to eat normal meals, Meat, chicken , fish , and of course some vegetables ,some red wine , not to much just a glass , so just the normal tings i had before, i became to normalize most of my functions also Kefir was a big help! try it I really suggest it !
Hugs!

thxmiker

Low Res Diet
Try a low res diet. This got me regular again. I was going to the bathroom many times a day. This slowly got me normal. I preferred Lomotil over immodium. I thought Immodium made everything taste like chalk.

Best Always, mike