Hi all .
I wonder if anyone out there has any advice .
My father has rectal cancer, which due to his age and frailty cannot be operated on, radiotherapy wasn't really successful and chemotherapy not available as an option either.
My father is 91 and is spending day and night in the bathroom passing motions. If the motions become hard they cause him pain and problems so to control this he refuses any painkiller which causes constipation and he refuses any food intake that's substantial as what goes In has to come out .
He takes laxatives , which make stools runny . He survives on cracker and a fortisip in a whole day, in a bid to control his symptoms .
Is there anyone who can advise how to increase and encourage food intake , without causes more distress symptom wise .
He is the kindest man I know and I just wish I could ease his suffering.
Thanks.