Loose stool and Diarrhoea. Metgyl 400mg

[Bm_90]

I have had loose stools for awhile now cant really recall when it started but have noticed a few weeks ago. When to the doctor, did a stool parasite test came back positive for Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana. Started me on Metgyl 400mg 3x a day 10 days. No blood, only once have I noticed mucas (white cloudy) in my stool no other symptoms. Did a blood test red and white blood counts are normal. Nothing to indicate anything out of the ordinary. Was constipated. It’s now back to loose stools/ Diarrhoea. Was told that once I finish my antibiotics my stools should retune back to normal about a week later. Has this been experienced by anyone else? Whats your experience with metgyl? Has your stool gotten back to normal after? I’m 29, no known history of colon cancer in the family.

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator]

Hi Bm_90,

Thanks for posting. Interesting topic. I have not had to take any antibiotics in a while. Once way back for pneumonia. I don't remember diarrhea being a part of it. Might have been. Diarrhea does look to be common with what you are taking. I hope some others on this site may be able to give you some insight with their experiences. Please share what happens after a week of coming off of them.

Thanks,

Tom

[Bm_90 in reply to GCCA-Survivor]

Hi Tom,

Will do mate. Curious, what were your symptoms with colon cancer mate if you don’t mind me asking? When was you diagnosed how old was you and how long did it take to recover. Was diarrhoea and constipation part of your symptoms? What was the first thing you noticed? Would love to hear your story mate .

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator in reply to Bm_90]

Hi Bm_90,

As far a symptoms are concerned, had a small lower abdominal lump for years that was barely there. I could feel it , but thought nothing of it. It started to hurt to eat a large meal, so I just quit doing that. Some stools were thin. Then the abdominal lump became a little tender and during my annual physical the doctor said "let's get that checked out". Two days later I had a CT scan and 2 days after that I was standing in front of a surgeon. That was 2012 and I was 49.

The big thing is what we know now about what was ignored before. I had two cousins pass from colon cancer in 1996 & 2001. We were all at the funeral in 2001 and there wasn't any talk about getting screened. That was a huge mistake. I see you mentioned "no known history of colon cancer in the family" and that's great you are aware of that and what I could mean about your family's health. It is so important and a big thing I didn't pay attention to. I'm all about it now.

I have lynch syndrome which pretty much means cancer can hide from my immune system. The clinical trial that saved me in 2014 was with an immunotherapy drug which woke up my immune system to attack the cancer. It was amazing. Treatments are getting so personalized these days. That's a good thing as it not only can lead you to something beneficial, but it can also keep you away from things that could very bad as well. I qualified for that clinical trial by getting genetic testing and knowing my biomarkers🧬🧬🧬.

The clinical trial was with a drug already proven effective for certain lung and melanoma mutations. They found that my biomarkers were similar to those in the lung and melanoma patients. Therefore, it may also work for the MSI-h lynch colon cancer patient. It did work. It was quite miraculous.

Stats: diagnosed stage 4, lynch syndrome colon cancer in 2012. I did 2 years of chemo and radiation which didn't get rid of it. Options were few in 2014. I got a 2nd and 3r opinion and they all said the path I was on was the best at the time. Nothing else except what I had already tried and failed was on the table as far as options. Then, from out of nowhere, Duke Cancer Center called and said they may have something beneficial to my fight. It worked. I was on the clinical trial for over 2 years. I had to come off the trial because my immune system started attacking healthy organs.

Overall, 4 1/2 years on treatments. I'm 11 years from being diagnosed. I'm 6 years NED (No Evidence of Disease)👍👏. I now get checked every year with an annual colonoscopy, annual CT scan and blood work. It's possible something may return because I do have lynch, but the goal is to prevent it or at least catch it early. That's actually the goal to prevent every cancer😁.