Bloating stomach, Gas problem after 1 year of Chemotherapy

[Nick2019]

Summary:

Age:55

16/06/19 PSA: 400

(some ayurvedic treatment)

26/07/19 PSA: 697

26/07/19 I-PET scan : heterogenous markers suv (max 52) including mets

Doctor suggested luporide every after 3 months including chemotherapy (docetexal) every after 21 days

20/10/19 PSA: 0.72

30/10/19 II-PET scan: tumor size reduced to suv max 20, in two more areas, no new lesion seen

Total chemos: 6 cycles

Doctors suggested to stop chemo but continue luprolide

Follow up every after 3 months and next PET scan after 6 months

After 3 months

Psa is 0.157

No chemo only luprolide injection every after 3 months

PSA updated as on 20May 2020 is 0.757

From July 2020, facing bloating, flatulence, abdonemal pain also, sometimes increases after meal.

[RalphieJr64]

Are you moving your bowels? If not, you'll need to asap. We've all gone thru constipation from treatments. If you are constipated, try miralax. It helped me. If you're going ok, then talk to your MO. Something else could be up. Change in diet maybe. It appears you're doing well otherwise. If the Lupron is your only treatment as of now and your psa and mets stay in check, consider yourself very fortunate.

[Fdccs]

Hi Nick,

Not sure if it's helpful but my husband had the same; flatulence, bloating and for him a very gurgly stomach. He received chemo and radiotherapy last year.

This continued for months not knowing what were expecting side effects and what wasn't. Anyway he's just finished a course of omeprazole and after speaking to a dietician changed his diet so he doesn't eat wholemeal, muesli and beans and he's feeling much better.

Probably worth speaking to your GP. Good luck

[Nick2019 in reply to Fdccs]

What is the age of your husband?

[Fdccs in reply to Nick2019]

He was 66 at DX, just turned 68 now

I hope you get some relief from bloating. I was surprised how much diet improved things for my hubby.