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How can I fix constipation after 1st chemo?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jun 19 8:22am | Replies (30)
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@jo72

This may not help immediately because it sounds like you really got seriously blocked up. I was never one of those people who had to spend time sitting on the toilet trying to have a bowel movement and I loved that. With cancer treatment that totally changed.

My sister is a nurse and also very much into alternative medical treatments. She recommended that I start taking “Cascara Sagrada” daily. For me, that’s done the trick. If I miss a couple of doses, I immediately know it.

For my daughter who’s disabled, if she gets seriously blocked up, we give her water enemas. They have those small “Fleet enemas” that you can try. Because of her disability, we use an enema kit that has a water bag and line and give her water enemas to clear her out.

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charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | May 30 10:31am

Thank you so much for sharing, I noted down your suggestion, I'm willing to try
anything if i get blocked up severely again. At the ER they gave me a huge
concoction of liquid which included mineral oil, the worst ever, I threw it up right
away. I wanted to get an enema after I was cleared for intestinal restriciton. The resident ER doc told me the nurses don't really want to give an enema. Eventually one showed up and gave me a soapy
enema, which allowed her to remove 2 marble sized rock sized poop. Then she left. I ended up getting meds, GaviLyte-G, which is smiliar to Miralax, for home use. I decided to use Dulcolax, OTC, 2 pills, which worked explosively after about 5 hours. Then there was a lot of floor clean-up, I wished I had had
a portable toilet near my bed. Thank you for being on the forum.

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