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Charles Campbell - 29 Aug 2004 20:42 GMT

I have colon cancer. I had a tumer in the lower part of my colon where the
storage area is. The tumer was removed along with the storage area thirteen
months ago. My surgeon made a new storage area during my operation but this
turned blue after completion and he had to remove it. I had a temporary
stoma for four months. After my reversal, my bowel was moving up to forty
times a day. It has now slowed to between nine and seventeen times a
day.Does anyone else have the same problem and know how to bring it down
further? Does anyone have any idea of how I can get some releif from the
constant running to the toilet?

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James Stein - 30 Aug 2004 04:02 GMT

> I have colon cancer. I had a tumer in the lower part of my colon where the
> storage area is. The tumer was removed along with the storage area thirteen
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> further? Does anyone have any idea of how I can get some releif from the
> constant running to the toilet?

A tincture of opium is good for slowing down the bowel. However, I suspect
your issue isn't a fast colon, but a short one, in which case opium might
lead to constipation and possibly toxic megacolon, as opposed to just
getting you the number of BMs you'd like in a day.

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Charles Campbell - 31 Aug 2004 00:11 GMT

> A tincture of opium is good for slowing down the bowel. However, I suspect
> your issue isn't a fast colon, but a short one, in which case opium might
> lead to constipation and possibly toxic megacolon, as opposed to just
> getting you the number of BMs you'd like in a day.

Thanks for the info James, I have been on dihydrocodine for the past 18
years, apparently this drug is opium based and helps a little but only to
the stage that I am at now.

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Mike Radcliffe - 30 Aug 2004 04:43 GMT

The nurse that looked after your stoma (stoma therapist) should be able to
give you some advice.
MIKE

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Charles Campbell - 31 Aug 2004 00:20 GMT

> The nurse that looked after your stoma (stoma therapist) should be able to
> give you some advice.
> MIKE

Thanks Mike, the nurse who looked after my stoma just referred me to my
consultant. He put me on Fibogel first of all but that put my BMs up. He
then put me on imodium which also put my BMs up. At the moment I am on
Co-codamol, Tramadol and Buscopan plus other meds for my heart and stomach.

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Mike Radcliffe - 31 Aug 2004 05:51 GMT

> > The nurse that looked after your stoma (stoma therapist) should be able to
> > give you some advice.
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> then put me on imodium which also put my BMs up. At the moment I am on
> Co-codamol, Tramadol and Buscopan plus other meds for my heart and stomach.

I would be inclined not to worry too much about the BMs and work on
controlling the loose stools. Moderately raised BMs (say up to 20) over a
reasonably moderate period are unlikely to cause any noticeable damage and
can probably be controlled by medication. It may be that the drugs are not
directly raising your blood sugar but slowing the passage of the contents of
the gut is allowing you to absorb more of the nutrients including
sugar.....which is the object of the exercise, is it not?
MIKE

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Mike Radcliffe - 31 Aug 2004 05:55 GMT

Ignore my last post I was confusing BM (bowel motion) with BM (bloodsugar
measurement) an old nursing colloquialism
MIKE

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