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Lanreotide side effects.

Robin1der1969
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Good morning,

I had my 1st Lanreotide injection yesterday for Stage 4 metastatic liver cancer yesterday at 12 noon and felt ok until late last night.  I have just had to run to the loo at 550am and had pretty bad upset stomach. Ive previously had a right hemicolectomy in 2019 and reserved about using imodium.  Am I ok to use it, how many loose motions should I wait and how common is it to gave diarrhoea after a Lanreotide injection please?

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  • Hello and thanks for your posting,

    Apologies for the delay in response after the Easter holidays.

    Hopefully, you may have made contact with your hospital team for further guidance about this. It is always useful to tell them about any side effects that you are experiencing. Loperamide (imodium) capsules can be prescribed, and 2 capsules after each loose stool, up to a maximum of 6 capsules in a 24 hour period. 

    Best wishes,

    Vanda

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  • Hello and thanks for your posting,

    Apologies for the delay in response after the Easter holidays.

    Hopefully, you may have made contact with your hospital team for further guidance about this. It is always useful to tell them about any side effects that you are experiencing. Loperamide (imodium) capsules can be prescribed, and 2 capsules after each loose stool, up to a maximum of 6 capsules in a 24 hour period. 

    Best wishes,

    Vanda

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