Hello Simon,

                         lovely stuff that chemo, just pop some in and hey presto all is good, if only. Reality is that your body is having to cope with two invaders, one fighting against you, one fighting for you, the problem is the chosen battlefield is within you. So no great surprise that certain things change from the normal. l use medicinal charcoal tablets to tame my growling beast to acceptable social limits, but at the moment l would welcome the noise since my bowel decided to block once again, Surgery, chemo/radio all need a price to be paid, but its now started to growl again,

hope you find your answer,

                                            David

Hi Simon

Your issues sound like a carbon-copy of my own. Excessive nighttime gas, stomach gnawing, gurgling, cramps, and all get worse at night. My issues are due to Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer.

I find Buscopan to help with the cramping. If it's bad-bad then I'll add a 200mg ibroprufen and 500mg to 1000mg of paracetamol to the mix. I find taking this mix (inc. a 10mg Buscopan) about 15-minutes before bed helps alleviate the discomfort and enable me to sleep for a while. Buscopan can be bought OTS from any pharmacy (Boots, Lloyds, Superdrug or local chemist).

Caveat: Make sure you're okay taking the mentioned meds with your care provider first.

Best regards.

Craig