I'm suffering horrific diarrhoea, my treatment finished 5th February, I have no appetite, im literally pooing myself at times, meds don't help, lost weight, im scared
I had radiotherapy on my pelvis , please help me
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I'm suffering horrific diarrhoea, my treatment finished 5th February, I have no appetite, im literally pooing myself at times, meds don't help, lost weight, im scared
I had radiotherapy on my pelvis , please help me
Hi Batgirl048
Welcome to the online community. I hope you’re finding it helpful to share your experience with us.
I am sorry to hear that you have diarrhoea and the impact it is having on daily life. We would advise that you seek medical advice today. If you have a 24-hour contact number for your treatment team you should call this. If you do not have this number, you need to contact your GP or 111 for an urgent assessment.
I hope this information has been useful, please contact us whenever we can help.
Take care.
Kathryn
Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
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