over the last 2 weeks I’m having a lot of diarrhoea episodes and I haven’t changed anything about my diet !
the last time I was experiencing anything like this was during chemotherapy which I completed a year ago .
starting to worry a little is this something to get back in touch with my cancer nurse about or is this just something that we experience along this path ? Thanks
Hi Mark
I'm 15months post-IL; 10months post-FLOT.
I've suffered diarrhoea occasionally, and I've noticed that if something upsets my system it can take a few days to return to normal, even when eating & drinking the usual things that didn't upset me previously.
With me, I think the initial cause is usually down to eating too much sugary food (I love cake, but shop cake - as opposed to homemade cake - always gets me going!), or not following the rules, i.e. resting after eating, not drinking too soon, etc.
But you should be able to access a hospital dietician who might help.
Best wishes,
PD
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