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Anyone have post chemo acid indigestion?

abita
abita CSN Member Posts: 1,152 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Is it mormal to have periods of acid indigestion after chemo? I am almost 5 weeks out, eating tomatoes in vinagrette, and have serious acid indigestion right now.

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  • SandiaBuddy
    SandiaBuddy CSN Member Posts: 1,381 Member
    #2
    Indigestion

    Yes, I had bad indigestion on chemo, and some still today.  I find that some baking soda disolved in water provides immediate relief, but we are all different.  Also, because of its potential anti-cancer effect, I use Cimetidine (Tagamet) liberally as an antacid.  For me, five weeks out of chemo meant the big issues were resolving, but many of the smaller ones lingered on.  Hopefully this is a temporary situation for you.

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  • PamRav
    PamRav CSN Member Posts: 348 Member
    #3
    Me too

    I had indigestion so badly that I went on Prilosec for a month. It helped tremendously. 

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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
    #4
    Common

    It was common for a while with me, but tomatoes are high in acid anyway so maybe you should limit them a little.  Chemo changes a digestive system and it did me for a long time.  Take some tums or over the counter anti-acid.  That should help a great deal.

    Kim

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  • abita
    abita CSN Member Posts: 1,152 Member
    #5
    Thank y'all! My post chemo

    Thank y'all! My post chemo scan is in a week and anxiety has me thinking every little ache, pain, or indigestion is a sign. Good to know this is common enough to have following chemo.

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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
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    abita said:

    Thank y'all! My post chemo

    Thank y'all! My post chemo scan is in a week and anxiety has me thinking every little ache, pain, or indigestion is a sign. Good to know this is common enough to have following chemo.

    Welcome

    You're welcome.  It's surprising how every little ache and pain can throw us all in to a panic.  I'm now dealing with something and though this could be a worry free couple of months but now feel pain.  We all get like this after diagnosis.  Normally it would pass for everyone else, but it doesn't with a survivor.  You're not alone.  Glad you have us to ask questions of.

    Kim

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