Who else can't sleep?

I had movichol (or home brand equiv) as I was passing bricks and would be dripping blood...sorry tmi. Anyway my onco had me start day before chemo...then morning and night for at least 2 to 3 days. I almost kissed him at next appointment. It was a godsend. snd keep up tbe fluids. Bubbly water with slice if lemon if you can't stand plain water. 
The salt draws the water into the bowel which is what you need. 

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Looks like Movicol is much the same sort of product with similar ingredients but it has salt

@romla Krill oil has come up a couple of times now. I'll ask my oncologist.

Not daft at all @romla! I drink litres of water, always have so that's not an issue. I've virtually eliminated sugar from my diet (lots of weight to lose) and am very conscious of fruit & veg. Seeing a dietician who's got me on high protein through chemotherapy, and she's pleased with how I'm managing.

I have walked almost every single day since diagnosis.

I'm really trying to be a good patient!

Oh Thankyou @kmakm I will chat to my gp about Osmolax -I never go on holidays without being prepared have been too many frightening episodes in the past.

PS Movicol is used in nursing homes for bedridden patients who develope chronic constipation thru inactivity.

 I know this sounds daft but my GP told me to drink more water and walk and he is right it makes a difference - I realise walking may not be possible but make sure you drink lots of water.I watch my diet like a hawk to ensure I have plenty of fibre eg salad vegetables , grain bread , rolled oats for breakfast . I also found 2/3 Kalamata figs daily keeps things moving along - I guess prunes / dried apricots  are similar. I am more sinner than saint with food - chocolate and ice cream are serious addictions - but I am also careful to minimise constipation by dietary measures before I turn to the Movicol.

@romla Don't worry, I always check, cautious that way.

My GP has me on this:




Which occasionally leads to trickling... #TMI

@kmakm Have you tried Movicol available in chemist and Coles.Is a sachet you dissolve in 125ml of watr.I have suffered from chronic constipation and haemorrhoids most of my life and that product gently solves it with no haemorrhoids.I have tried just about everything on the market over many years and this one is pain free and works. Re bone pain is krill oil an option ? I did not have chemo just lumpectomy and radiotherapy but am now on hormone therapy Letrozole/Femara which causes joint pain. Krill Oil was suggested by my medical oncologist and is more concentrated than Fish Oil and hence I only take 1 capsule a day.  But please always check with your medical team before taking anything.

Arghh! I am constipated as all get out. During the last round of chemo (three week cycle) I had ONE normal movement. I don't think there's a solution. Just going to have to go through it and hope I don't explode. I'm taking a softener AND a stimulant. I read before I started TC chemo that it sets like concrete. They were right.

Supposed to be at a fabulous 50th birthday party of a dear friend tonight. Had an amazing outfit (I've lost 18kgs and have the best figure I've had in four years) picked out, but I can barely move. Too much bone ache, and almost passed out this morning when I forced my husband to take me out because I was climbing the walls with being housebound. There was a somewhat dramatic scene and a swift exit. I don't like making a spectacle of myself. Bloody miserable now. Just want to bawl my eyes out before passing into unconsciousness that, as @sister said, lasts until all the treatment is over.

The bawling I will manage. The rest? See above...