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Life after 6 years of cured (I hope!) colon cancer..digestive issues

Posted by shemoul @shemoul, Mar 26 5:36am

I was diagnosed with ascending colon cancer 6 years ago then went through surgery, chemotherapy folfox 3 moths, folferi 3 months then xeloda 6 months. I was doing great for 5 years then from the 6 th year I started having diarrhea and serious digestive issues. I have done all the tests but all is below the referral value except my TG level.
Suffering everyday with what to eat and list 5 kg in 10 months. Any word of solace?

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myjiggers1 | @myjiggers1 | Mar 27 6:00am

I have diarrhea regularly from the folfiri, they have me taking anti-diarrhea pills every 2 hours to help be more regular. Are you taking anything over the counter?

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shemoul | @shemoul | Apr 1 2:34am
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I have diarrhea regularly from the folfiri, they have me taking anti-diarrhea pills every 2 hours to help be more regular. Are you taking anything over the counter?

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Now that it's been years and haven't t taken any chemo medicines. The doctors say that I have developed bile acid malabsorbtion BAM..so he gave olestar sachet which helped minimize the diarrhea.

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sbt19 | @sbt19 | Apr 1 1:33pm

Since your triglycerides are high, have you tried a low fat diet?

Digestive enzymes such as CREON may also help.

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shemoul | @shemoul | Apr 1 10:04pm
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Since your triglycerides are high, have you tried a low fat diet?

Digestive enzymes such as CREON may also help.

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Thank you for the advice. I am trying on low fat diet. Thanks for the digestive enzyme name.

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isadora2021 | @isadora2021 | Apr 2 7:32am

Thank you for sharing this post. It’s interesting to read how many people aren’t diagnosed. Good for your medical people picking it up given your history of chemo.

I hope your diet management provides the necessary relief.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24312-bile-acid-malabsorption

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