stomach cramps/diarrhea

meemaa
meemaa Member Posts: 25
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Any clue to stoping stomach cramps and diarrhea after Campsor and Xeloda. Can't slow them down or stop them. Any suggestions? We have tried imodium, lomotil, codine suspension, activated charcoal. Help Mary B.

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  • Fergus2007
    Fergus2007 Member Posts: 109
    #2
    Last time this workedfor my father:

    For the stomch cramps apo-metoclop every 4 hours, baby food in jars + slice of toast (to soak up stomch acid) every couple of hours, and a heating pat.

    The diarrhea ultimatly ran it's course after 6 days. (although Xalada stoped the craming and the urge to go a bit)
  • meemaa
    meemaa Member Posts: 25
    #3
    Fergus2007 said:

    Last time this workedfor my father:

    For the stomch cramps apo-metoclop every 4 hours, baby food in jars + slice of toast (to soak up stomch acid) every couple of hours, and a heating pat.

    The diarrhea ultimatly ran it's course after 6 days. (although Xalada stoped the craming and the urge to go a bit)

    Thanks, we'll try it.

    Mary B.
  • KierstenRx
    KierstenRx Member Posts: 249
    #4
    I took Zofran to prevent nausea and vomiting during treatment. It worked but also had the added effect of stopping me up. I never had any diarrhea when I took it. It's not indicated to use for diarrhea, but in about a quarter of patients it causes constipation.
    It may be worth a try.

    Kiersten
  • sandyjg
    sandyjg Member Posts: 71
    #5
    HI there, my husband suffered terribly when he went on campostar and erbitux, he lost 31 pounds in 13 days and I aged 13 years. He now takes marisol (marijuana pills) opium drops( strong, you use 5 drops in a liquid) and immodium, it takes all three to handle the stomach problems, but it WORKS, his cheeks are filling out and he is eating. The good thing is no side effects that we can see from these meds. He takes the meds as needed to address the diarrhea. Good luck

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