Hi Carmen, I was diagnosed in March this year with stage 3b cervical cancer, had 6 wks of double Chemo, 5 wks of Radiotherapy/Chemo and then Bracytherapy, i finished my treatment 9 wks ago, i suffered also with diarrhoea and really bad stomach cramps and all i did was change my diet, i dont eat a lot of fruit or veg(not yet anyway) i started eating more stodgie foods like Corned beef ash, thick stews, pasta etc etc, i still go to the toilet every day but now it is normal. Hope this is of any help to you.

Hi Carmen

6 months is not a long time for the side effects to go.

I did not have brachytherapy but the side effects lasted a lot longer.

The main thing is to watch what you eat fruit is a definite no no. Even three & a half years on I am still careful I know if I eat too much of certain foods then I will suffer.

Slowly introduce foods cut out anything that.makes you worse and slowly introduce these foods back into your diet.

For example I am ok with spicy food but if I have it for 2 days then its a problem. I can eat most veg now but

grapes, bananas and fruit juices are out. Mention this at your next checkup.

Good luck River.