Hi Lynn
Thanks for joining this thread and what you’ve said is really interesting. I’m finding that omeprazole and lansoprazole aren’t doing much at all.
I’ve not even thought about the possibility of thrush in the gastrointestinal tract. Can I ask if you had oral thrush too?
Also did those antifungals make you feel very sick?
Elinda x
Hi again
Following my CT scan, I was also told that I have some damage to the pleural/lung/oesophagal area caused by rads but that it wouldn’t repair itself and as it was very slight shouldn’t cause me any problems.
Elinda, my doctor gave me the gaviscon and told me to take a dose with each meal, however, I just take it when necessary, ie. if I have an extra amount of heartburn/indigestion or reflux.
Eating little and often also seemed to help me, but I put my improvement down to the tablets which I continue to take.
Hope everyone manages to find some relief soon from this horrible SE
I’m not sure mine is caused by rads because I think that probably would have shown up when I had the gastroscopy. In fact there was nothing not even any inflammation yet that night I had another back attack with vomiting. Really odd.
I’m going to speak to my GP again and see if I can change the meds again. I’ve been taking some rennie tablets during the day as well as the lansoprazole and domperidone this week as it’s been so bad and they have helped.
The pharmacy said I had to wait two or three hours between taking these and any other meds which isn’t helpful as I have domperidone half an hour before food and often need something after the meal. I am also a bit concerned that they make affect the absorption of the tamoxifen I take in the evening.
Elinda x
Hi Everyone, I had the same problem whilst on Chemo. It was crippling and I was on Lanzoparazole. Like Lynn, I sometimes thought it made me feel worse.
Elinda, I wasn’t sure either if you could take Gaviscon etc whilst on the Lanz, but I checked with the Doc and there was no problem and I did find that this helped enormously.
However, once the chemo finished, the symptoms went almost immediately and I stopped the Lanz and now don’t have to take anything for it. I do keep Gaviscon in the house though just in case and I’ve bought the sachets so I can take one with me when I go out. I got the Gaviscon on prescription from the GP which meant I didn’t have to pay for it as I’m over 60. (A small bonus!)
Otherwise, hope you are all well today and that you have a happy and peaceful weekend. Lots of love, Dianne x x x
Hi Elinda,
Yes I had oral thrush 4 times out of the 6 lots of chemo so it’s possible that it then went internally.
The anti-fungals made me feel just a little queasy but nothing very much so I was able to continue taking them. Also found Randitidine (Zantac is the other name), not a problem so took those alongside the anti-fungals.
Lynn x
If you are really desperate I would ask for a referral to a consultant gastrologist. Also, keep a careful note of everything you eat and drink and see if there is any pattern to the vomiting, then try omitting one food at a time from your diet to see if it helps.
I suffered irritable bowel most of my life and found garlic, onion, spices, lettuce and fats would trigger attacks. Strangely since recovering from chemo many of my old gastric problems have improved quite a bit! Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you for responding to this. My problems are continuing and had a vomiting again this week. As far as food goes I’ve found anything in particular that triggers an attack. I’d only had a jacket potato and green leafy salad this time, something I’d had the previous week without any problem.
I did have a gastroscopy as the surgeon I had for breast cancer is also a GI surgeon. I am worried about the amount of meds I’m taking especially the domperidone as it says to only have them for a short period of time and it’s now nearly 6 months.
When nothing shows up in the gastroscopy it’s really difficult. I’m going to press the issue again soon with both GP and surgeon.
Elinda