Multiple daily bms

[ElayneZ]

My hysterectomy was end of May 2018. Weekly chemo of Taxol and every 3rd week Carbo too started 6/26. This past week have had multiple BMs each day - not loose but actual stools. Anyone else have similar?

[Katmal-UK]

Hi Elayne To be honest I don't think mine have ever settled down since diagnosis/chemo 11 years ago. I am currently on trial drug and sometimes can go 5/6 times a day - you'd think I'd have a figure like Twiggy - nope. I think it's just combination of drugs to be honest. Hope you are doing ok xx Kathy xx

Just realised - that's probably way TMI!

[ElayneZ in reply to Katmal-UK]

Thanks Kathy! Besides the weekly chemo - had to start booster shot last week to increase blood count. So many different meds! (And again thank you - definitely not tmi.)

[Maus123]

Hi Elayne. Same as Kat here (and much further off Twiggy-ness I'm afraid).

I'm currently on 3-weekly Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Avastin.. and have to go anywhere between 0 and ~8 times a day. It also depends on how much I eat, what I eat, which day in the chemo cycle it is, and whether I took Movicol. For me, the most important thing is to actually have bowel movements at all though.

Good luck with the rest of your chemo. Xx. Maus.

[ElayneZ in reply to Maus123]

Thank you Maus. I agree having bms is better than constipation. It’s just all so new - I’m finally understanding more than likely my body is reacting to one or more of the various drugs. Continued good thoughts for you on this journey!

[Maus123 in reply to ElayneZ]

Thanks Elayne. <3 your avatar btw. Xx. Maus

[27-359]

Yes Elayne. My bowels have never been the same since chemo, and eighteen months on, I too am a multiple times a day "mover!"

Jenny

[ElayneZ in reply to 27-359]

Thank you Jenny!