Laxido!!

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Hi everyone,

Sorry to bring this up but , I've been caught out with not having enough Laxido while still on opioids. I thought I was ok so cut down on the Laxido. But then I had a terrible time on Monday trying to pass a stool, so I did 4 packs of Laxido ,then next stool i had  runny poop so ,lowered the dose again thinking it was all out ,but no,I had another very painful motion. I'm not sure how much impacted poop I've got and I'm so fed up now as I ache down there and think I may of overstretched my bum and scared to go again, what should I do as far as dosage ? I'm going to start coming off the strong meds as I don't think I need as much now .Sorry to bring this topic up but it's really getting me down

Thanks if you do reply 

Mark

  • I might be tempted to let your GP have a feel of your abdomen. You can take six laxido at a time but I’m not sure for how long. 

    Dani 

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    Hi Mark

    Poo impact is worrying.

    At one point I was taking 3 Laxido and a Dulcolax tablet

    Eventually eased as I came of pain meds...

    Could go for 3-4 days without a movement...then it turbocharged...

    Still have some days when I don't do anything...prunes and kiwi fruit usually help... along with a Laxido.

    Peter 

  • Don’t for heavens sake do what I did in a similar situation. I took the nuclear option and used dulcolax suppositories.  Regretted it.  Painful or what!

    Liz

  • Please do a phased withdrawal off opiates as well. Keep taking the laxido as well until you’re off the opiates and eating food regularly. Like Dani says get gp to check your  tummy. I know you can take 6 laxidos at one go but think that’s the limit. I know a few who have had impacted poo and they all say the same never again. 

    best wishes

    Hazel  

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  • Hi Hazel ,

    I've phased off meds over the last week and only on paracetamol now, my oncologist said I was on the lowest dose anyway ,so I thought it wouldn't be too bad

  • Think I'm paying the price of stopping all meds , I'm in bed pretty poorly now with acute diarrhoea,and scared what I've done ,trying to keep fluids up. Is this a withdrawal symptom Any suggestions please Hazel x

  • How quickly did you reduce your morphine? Just a week? 
    That’s far too quickly. 

    Dani 

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  • Is this a withdrawal symptom

    Flu like symptoms, such as muscle aches, sweating and chills. digestive problems, such as feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting) and diarrhoea.

    if that’s what you feel like then take some morphine. How much were you on before you stopped? 

    Dani 

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  • Hi it is one of the withdrawal symptoms  I took a few weeks to wean my opitates down. What dosage were you taking ? As Dani says take some more morphine. We’re you on oramorph ? 

    I was  in oramorph and 30 mg co codomol I phased the cocodomol down first the n the oramorph until,I was taking 5 mil a day.

    Hazel x

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 

    My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com  HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now  6 years  post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help

    2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers 

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  • Hi Dani ,I was on 

    10ml X2 a day pregabalin

    5ml oxycodone X4 a day 

    30/500 cocodomal X4 a day