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Bowel probs post 2nd bout of chemo
Hey Girls,
have only had my second bout of AC & my bowel has packed up completely. Have seen a gastro guy who after 2 weeks of it being blocked had to have 3 bowel preps to unblock it. ( Plus 2 w...
Nothing worse then constipation AC seems to really hard on your gut. I was either blocked or running to the loo. This is what helped me. First buy a couple of magazines pop em in the loo then take Movicol and follow with a bit of prune juice, keep taking till you see some action. When you get things moving again you need to work at prevention. This is what helped me, drink 3 litres every day, high fibre everything, breakfast was all bran with prunes, snacks were fruit I ate a lot of baked beans and I made soup with a lot of vedgies and more beans and I walked everyday to keep things moving. Finally 3 days before chemo I started senekot and took it each night and on the morning of chemo. Hope that things will be moving along for you. All the best
Fiona