Regular upset stomach and diarrhoea even 3 years after bowel cancer operation.

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I rely quite heavily on loperamide but then find if i take too many i don’t go to the toilet for days, then have to rush urgently to make it and have the runs, there is no pattern, and i never know which foods will upset me, do others suffer from the same symptoms. It’s a bit nerve racking, because you are frightened to go out to eat, or go away, in case it happens while you are out.

Kareno62 over 1 year ago

Hi hutchm I’ve not got a lot to add since my reply to you in October but hopefully some of the others might be along shortly. Too much loperamide will bung you up but the diarrhoea still builds up behind it and then gives you the runs once you start going again - I think it’s called breakthrough diarrhoea.
Did you have a Low Anterior Resection? You could try looking into LARS or maybe the FODMAP diet but it is very restricting.

Take care

Karen x

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hutchm over 1 year ago in reply to Kareno62

Thanks for replying