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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea After Hemicolectomy

I am a 45 year old female. Just some background. I was diagnosed in 2001 with stage III Colon Cancer large tumour in the transverse colon 1 lymph node affected. and had a right hemicolectomy (hope the spelling is correct). 6 months of Chemo. Present day... Since July of 2013 I have had diarreha almost every day and have lost about 40lbs. The doctors/GI specialist have run every test imaginable. Blood work and blood cultures. Endoscopy and colonoscopy. Took biopsies. But they were not able to get into the small intestine. I then had a CT Scan. All negative. Have tried eating gluten free but nothing seems to help. Occasionally I get this severe pain on my left hand side front of my body just beside the rib cage. it seems to move around at times like it is trapped gas and eating aggrevates it even more but i try drinking ginger tea, but it takes 1 or 2 days sometimes longer for the pain to subside. My diet right now is very basic, nothing that would cause excess gas. and all this has brought on anxiety and depression. Any advice?
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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I would advise you to take loperamide tablets after food.
Plenty of green leafy vegetables should be incorporated in diet.
Regards
Dr de
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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea After Hemicolectomy

Hi I would advise you to take loperamide tablets after food. Plenty of green leafy vegetables should be incorporated in diet. Regards Dr de