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Fecal Incontinence....any remedies?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jul 4 2:21pm | Replies (14)
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I agree here that you should try to get your father to have colostomy surgery. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2018. I went thorough chemo, radiation and I have a permanent colostomy. I feel this surgery saved my life. It does take some getting used to. I have bowel movements about ten times a day. I take Imodium and lomotil occasionally to help control this. Going through this is better than wearing diapers all the time like I was doing before. I am 64.

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jmy75 | @jmy75 | Jun 16 10:58pm

Well, there's a big difference between age 64 and 82. Big drop off. If dad was 64 he'd do it. His surgeon was very serious when he said that the surgery would be very hard on him. Now, dad has lost 40 pounds after he got cancer, went through radiation and took the chemo pills. He's not gained it back. He's 140 pounds. When you get older there are all sorts of complications that can end your life. He is worried that the infusion chemo would've ended his life (25 percent of people over the age of 70 have to quit it, I"m sure it's higher after age 80), and I don't know if after the radiation and pills he was strong enough to get through the colostomy. Now I've not pushed him either way, but we've had long discussions about this.

For now he's on a regime of immodium, lomitil (alternating) and of course adult diapers and maxi pads. I don't know what else to do.

Ps. The oral chemo did a number on his brain. He has trouble remembering things all the time. I can't imagine what infusion chemo would do.

Thanks for your comment.

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