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Bloating on Chemo?

Quiggs1982
Quiggs1982 CSN Member Posts: 6
in Ovarian Cancer #1

I'm halfway through my chemo treatment (done 3 of 6), and I'm having terrible bloating. It feels like it did before my hysterectomy. It's all the time, and nothing I have tried is helping.

I mentioned this to my doctor before the last chemo. He wasn't concerned and said that bloating on carbo/taxol is common. I'm still very worried. Feeling like a hypochondriac these days.

Did anyone else bloat? If so, did anything help with it?

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  • Tethys41
    Tethys41 CSN Member Posts: 1,383 Member
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    Bloating

    Have they checked you for ascites?  It's fluid the cancer produces that can accumulate and make you bloated.  They can tell if you have it from an ultrasound and they can drain it, which really helps.  

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  • Quiggs1982
    Quiggs1982 CSN Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2018 #3
    Tethys41 said:

    Bloating

    Have they checked you for ascites?  It's fluid the cancer produces that can accumulate and make you bloated.  They can tell if you have it from an ultrasound and they can drain it, which really helps.  

    Ascites

    I haven't been checked for ascites, but I will mention it to the doctor. 

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