J1958 - coping with chemo and diarrhoea

How do others cope with chemo and diahorrea, don’t know what to eat and loosing weight , just had first chemo session over a week ago with folforinox treatment

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  • I had really bad diahooea so much so I had to go to A and E, I was given loperamide by the chemo ward which worked to some extent but it ended up that I had gastroentroiris.  I would suggest talking to the chemo ward about how much diarrhea you are having.  For me it got to the point I went about 30 times in one night and that was the A and E job where I needed to be on a drip as the dehydration and it all was affecting my heart rate.  Anyway, after my A and E trip and being given antibiotics, I was eating chicken and vegetable broth (home made), tinned potatoes, natural yoghurt, probiotics (yakult didn't taste too bad), crackers, taking electrolyte drinks (SIPS was my favourite as you put it in water but lucazade do some good sports ones), and crackers.  I avoided spicy stuff and onions, as well as garlic, as well as tried to avoid creamy stuff.  I also tried to drink a good amount of water. I took oregano tablets as well as peppermint as these are said to be good herbal remedies and my GP also ok'd them.  Basically I had probiotics and a BRAT diet for a while, then went onto simple foods e.g non processed meat and veg, I ate in small quantities but as often as I felt needed.

  • That’s sounded horrible I wasn’t and hope never as bad as that, I did contact the hospital who advised I take loperamide and they worked for me, it was mostly to do with how strong the chemo was they gave folfolinox can’t spell it, and then I seen my oncologist and I gave a short break from chemo as I lost so much weight and felt awful but I start again next Friday still the 3 bags of chemo and a 46 hour pump to come home with bug the strength is being reduced so fingers crossed  it’s not so bad, I also had a whipple operation before starting chemo, it’s been a tough few months, I do hope your feeling much better and things are improving for you, many thanks for the chst

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  • That’s sounded horrible I wasn’t and hope never as bad as that, I did contact the hospital who advised I take loperamide and they worked for me, it was mostly to do with how strong the chemo was they gave folfolinox can’t spell it, and then I seen my oncologist and I gave a short break from chemo as I lost so much weight and felt awful but I start again next Friday still the 3 bags of chemo and a 46 hour pump to come home with bug the strength is being reduced so fingers crossed  it’s not so bad, I also had a whipple operation before starting chemo, it’s been a tough few months, I do hope your feeling much better and things are improving for you, many thanks for the chst

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