Really sore tummy and constipation with morphine.

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My Dad had his 1st dose of immunotherapy on Wednesday and has been taking morphine as he is in quite a lot of pain. He seems to be getting a lot of side effects to the immunotherapy.  Bleeding gums,really sore throat,itchy skin and major fatigue.  He seems to be sleeping a lot,but I guess the morphine will be making him sleepy. Are these all common side effects? He has a really bad tummy at the moment and is constipated.  

  • Yes these are common side effects,  I would seek pain management review, see what other options are available for him, if there are not other viable options then he may need additional treatments ti manage side effects.

    Fibre rich diet and plenty of fluids is important. 

  • Sorry I meant to say I was referring yo side effects of morphine 

  • Thank you. He is very badly constipated at the moment. I think I read somewhere that is a common side effect to morphine.  He has been given a suppository. Fingers crossed Fingers crossedthat it will relieve some of the tummy pain.