Hi I'm Tina and my 81yr old mum is suffering with bowel cancer she's coping really well considering her age however although she is on level 20 pain patches what gets the better of her most days is the discomfort of the dragging down pain in her tummy the only relief she gets from it is when lying down but she's very young at heart and doesn't want to spend each and every day resting. Is this feeling common with bowel cancer? Any suggestions that might help would be really appreciated thank you.