Diarrhea-When does it start?

ftgtiger
ftgtiger Member Posts: 9
in Kidney Cancer #1

Nine years ago, I was in a clinical trial for sutent and had horrible diarrhea.  At times, I didn't want to leave home because

it would hit with little or no warning.  My cancer has now returned and I have been put on votrient.  So far, no diarrhea.  My question is:

At what point after starting votrient did you begin to have diarrhea?  Has anyone not had this problem?

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  • Teashea
    Teashea Member Posts: 89 Member
    edited August 2016 #2
    Couple days

    It started for me right from the get go. Votrient shrunk my tumors fast. Watch out for high blood pressure and high protein.

  • Rob57
    Rob57 Member Posts: 25
    #3
    Different for everyone I think

    I have been taking Votrient since Feb., 2015 so about 18 months. I have an inoperable tumor, but radiation and thevotrient have shrunk it significantly. It has remained stable for at least six months now. After the second month on Votirent I had about 3 weeks of bad diarrhea, then I was fine for awhile. it is cyclical for me. Comes and goes. If it is really bad I will stop taking the Votrient for a few days and it will ease up. Doctor is OK with this, but ask yours if this is a viable solution if this happens to you. I think everyone is different. Have read some posts where people cannot tolerate the Votrient at all and for me it is manageble. So you just have to take it for a while and see how you react. A few things to keep in mind: 1) try to take it at the same time every day, 2) Do not take Vortient sooner than one hour before eating or within 2 hours of eating. Food will magnify the effects of the drug. Hope this helps.

  • ftgtiger
    ftgtiger Member Posts: 9
    #4
    Thanks

    I knew not to take votrient sooner than 1 hour before or to wait 2 hours after eating, but I assumed it was an absorbtion issue.  No one told me it would magnify the effects.  Thanks for the heads up!

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