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Constipation on folfiri?

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  • taraHK
    taraHK CSN Member Posts: 1,952 Member
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    Anti-nausea meds

    Took me a while to work out that the anti-nausea meds they were giving me together with the chemo were causing severe constipation. Now I use minimal (one pill, one night). I'm lucky with the nausea.Then it's straight on to metamucil and/or prune juice to undo the effect! It's a delicate balance, for me...

    Tara

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  • tachilders
    tachilders CSN Member Posts: 313
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    taraHK said:

    Anti-nausea meds

    Took me a while to work out that the anti-nausea meds they were giving me together with the chemo were causing severe constipation. Now I use minimal (one pill, one night). I'm lucky with the nausea.Then it's straight on to metamucil and/or prune juice to undo the effect! It's a delicate balance, for me...

    Tara

    Just an update to my previous

    Just an update to my previous post.  I had 3L of fluid removed prior to my last FOLFIRI + avastin dose, and they reduced the irinotecan to 60% of a mormal dose.  MUCH better with regard to side effects.  I also stayed on top of the nausea meds (rotating compazine and zofran every 3 hours) and avoided any vomiting.  No diarrhea, but some slight constipation that didn't require any intervention.  Next time I will probably take some Senokot S if I need some help with constipation as it worked pretty well the first time I took it and didn't get me too loose.  I'll probably go up to a 70% dose next time (August 14th, 2 days before my 47th B-day) and see how that goes.  Still fighting a lot of fatigue and loss of appetite for the first week after treatment, but the 60% dose was bearable.  Still likely have a lot to learn with this regimen.  Thanks to all for your advice and well wishes. 

    Tedd

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