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Diarrhrea after chemo/radiation treatment
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An_188449 posted:
I had colorectal surgery in May for cancer in my sigmoid area (touching the colon wall). Subsequent to the resectioning surgery, I was administered chemo treatments for two sessions (5 days in a row and 3 weeks off). At the start of the 3rd session I started radiation therapy for 28 treatments. My chemo sessions continued as scheduled.
5 days after completing the radiation treatments I developed a very painful area in my rectum, so painful that I had to admit my self into my local hospital (a saturday). After running blood work, X-rays and a CT scan it was determined that I had diverticulitis in my rectum. I was released with scripts for antinbodics, Flacyl and Cipro. The next day I developed diarrhea, which is very dark in color (almost black) and thick. This has continued for 4 days now, with no relief, although it seems to help if I'm in a sitting position.
I went to my primary care dr but she doesn't seem to have any answers yet unless it is the side effects of the antibiodics.
Has anyone ever experience something like this and if so what did you do?
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Diarrhrea after chemo/radiation treatmentI had colorectal surgery in May for cancer in my sigmoid area (touching the colon wall). Subsequent to the resectioning surgery, I was administered chemo treatments for two sessions (5 days in a row and 3 weeks off). At the start of the 3rd session I started radiation therapy for 28 treatments. My chemo sessions continued as scheduled.<br /> 5 days after completing the radiation treatments I developed a very painful area in my rectum, so painful that I had to admit my self into my local hospital (a saturday). After running blood work, X-rays and a CT scan it was determined that I had diverticulitis in my rectum. I was released with scripts for antinbodics, Flacyl and Cipro. The next day I developed diarrhea, which is very dark in color (almost black) and thick. This has continued for 4 days now, with no relief, although it seems to help if I'm in a sitting position.<br /> I went to my primary care dr but she doesn't seem to have any answers yet unless it is the side effects of the antibiodics.<br /> Has anyone ever experience something like this and if so what did you do?
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jayray1966 responded:
I have cancer too but I haven't had symptoms like yours. I would go back to your oncologist and have this discussion with him or her. He or she is probably more specialized in something like this because it sounds like it has something to do with your colon. It might be out of your primary doctors league as far as things they have seen every day.
Go get it checked.
Jeff
Report This| Share this:Diarrhrea after chemo/radiation treatmentI have cancer too but I haven't had symptoms like yours. I would go back to your oncologist and have this discussion with him or her. He or she is probably more specialized in something like this because it sounds like it has something to do with your colon. It might be out of your primary doctors league as far as things they have seen every day.<br />Go get it checked.<br />Jeff
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ednanbrise replied to jayray1966's response:
It's been 2 years since my surgery and all in all I feel pretty good. I've had followup exams with all the surgeons/doctors associated with the colon/rectal cancer and everything looks good...but I am having trouble with frequency of BM's (up to 8-10 times a day). My surgeon suggested taking lomodil to try to stem the frequency. It seemed to work for a while, but the constipation I get from from the lomodil (sometimes 8 tabs a day) is a problem. Has any one else have the BM problem and what do you do to stem the BM frequency?
Report This| Share this:Diarrhrea after chemo/radiation treatmentIt's been 2 years since my surgery and all in all I feel pretty good. I've had followup exams with all the surgeons/doctors associated with the colon/rectal cancer and everything looks good...but I am having trouble with frequency of BM's (up to 8-10 times a day). My surgeon suggested taking lomodil to try to stem the frequency. It seemed to work for a while, but the constipation I get from from the lomodil (sometimes 8 tabs a day) is a problem. Has any one else have the BM problem and what do you do to stem the BM frequency?
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