LITHGOW1950
9 years agoMember
Tummy problems
hi all, I finished chemo and Radiothreaphy last Aug 2016. I'm triple neg. I had a lumpectomy stage 1 grade 3. No lymph nodes involved. Apart from an attack of shingles I got thru all treatment ok. H...
I'm seriously looking at what's happening with fecal transplants. I'd love to see a proper research project on this topic. Ten years ago AC completely changed the way my insides work. TC this time has just excoriated my whole intestinal tract. I'm in so much pain and not digesting anything properly. I literally feel like I'm starving and only absorbing sugar.
I'm not a health nut, but l know that my general well being depends on my gut flora being in good condition. Between the chemo and a couple of vigorous floggings by strong antibiotics I reckon what ever bacteria are left in my colon are in pretty bad shape and probably not in anything like proper proportion.
Probiotics don't seem to do any harm--and I'm taking them-- but there is scant evidence that they do a whole lot of good. And they do nothing to restore balance in your lower intestine. I'd like to do more with prebiotics--diet elements that encourage good bacteria but I can't tolerate them at the moment.
I'll give it a couple of months after chemo to see if things improve but if they don't I think I may have to investigate options to get my insides working properly.