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I can’t sleep, having problems with my stomach

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Hi,

I have been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and I am currently 3 lots of Chemo into my treatment. I am into my good stage of my 2 week Chemo cycle, so I am not feeling too bad. But I just seem to have a constant issue with my stomach. Now it’s keeping me awake. During the day I have stated to feel a little sick or my stomach is unsettled all of the time. I am taking 3 anti sickness pills a day now before breakfast, lunch and dinner. But my stomach is just never quite right. Then I get a lot of gas and stomach rumbling a lot. The gas etc is now keeping me awake. Has anyone else experienced this. Any ideas on anything I can do.

cheers Simon 

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    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

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    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

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