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Stomach like a beer belly after colon cancer surgery
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jun 10, 2023 | Replies (91)Comment receiving replies
Great to hear you are looking at options for fiber. We have to be our own best advocate and that is why this site is so helpful to patients.
My husband manages this tummy balance daily. He also has
adhesions that make it more challenging than the chemo he completes, so I don't discount your discomfort one bit. I wanted to share more in case it is helpful. Milk of Magnesia has been his over the counter choice for moving things (metimucil caused cramping for him). He does stool softeners daily as I mentioned, however recently worked with the oncologisy and fluctuate use of Constulose (enulose, lactulose liquid) and Linzess to ensure we don't find ourselves in the ER for blockage. I recommend "bending the ear" of your doctor/surgeon/oncologist (whomever's focus you have) and ensure they know the discomfort and partner for a solution. Keep asking the questions. I apologize for being so verbose. 🙁
🙂 Have a great day!
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I thank you for your input. I actually used Linzes yesterday to avoid blockage, my stomach was becoming so hard and painful I took matters into my own hands, and today I feel relief. Put another message into my care team. I have been suffering for too many years to go backwards and have come to realize that sometimes I have to do for myself than inform the doctors if you know what I mean. My follow up has been pushed out another 3 months, it is impossible to get appointments at BSW in Central Tx. It took over a year to get the surgery done and a day longer I would have been dead from the large and multiple abscesses and growths and blockages and infections in my colon the stricture was caused by the radiation treatments I had for cancer several years ago. I know too much information. I do appreciate your response. It helps to know someone understands and has some useful information to share. Have a Blessed Day