Lymphoma in the duodenum & explosive BMs, enlarged abdomen

Hi @caringwife, I added your question to the Blood Cancers support group as well as the Digestive Health support group. I believe members like @heathermcfarland @klinden @elliwinders have experience GI issues with the diagnosis of lymphoma or other blood cancer. @hopeful33250 has a different cancer in the duodenum and has had surgery and may have thoughts to add as well.

Caringwife, are the GI issues new or has your husband had them since surgery in 2018?

Could it be "short-gut syndrome?
Definitely would look into

Hello @caringwife,
I’m sorry to hear that your husband is having such difficulty after duodenal surgery. As I have had three surgeries of the duodenal bulb, I understand how difficult it is for us to adjust to a new “digestive landscape.” Once the digestive tract has been altered due to surgery, we usually need to change our eating habits.

If your husband has not been referred to a registered dietitian, I would highly recommend this type of referral. A dietitian may be able to recommend a different eating plan (i.e., timing of meals, quantity of foods at each meal, ways of cooking meals, some foods to avoid, etc.). Often, keeping a diary of foods eaten and noting the effect on the explosive diarrhea might also be helpful.

Does this sound like something that your husband might be willing to consider?

I'm inviting some members of Connect to add their thoughts: @caryn13 and @jimdiehl. While their surgeries are different than your husband’s surgical experience, the way that they have adjusted to the changes resulting from surgery might be quite helpful to him.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you post updates?