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Help with post bowel cancer surgery symptoms - friend is having constant diarrhoea

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Hi, my friend has been treated for bowel cancer

 They have removed the cancer , but since his surgery, roughly 3 months ago, he has had constant diarrhoea. He can't go out out in case he has an accident. What could be causing this?

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    It can take a looooong time to recover. I had a temporary stoma and it took a couple fo months for that to settle. And then once removed I had to start again to an extent. It's worth talking to the nurses / colorectal team and ask about medication. I was on a full cocktail but Loperamide, occasional codiene and Buscapan all helped in those months post surgery.

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    It can take a looooong time to recover. I had a temporary stoma and it took a couple fo months for that to settle. And then once removed I had to start again to an extent. It's worth talking to the nurses / colorectal team and ask about medication. I was on a full cocktail but Loperamide, occasional codiene and Buscapan all helped in those months post surgery.

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