Don’t you just love how we have to post our inner most secrets on these forums to try and get answers to some very personal questions!!! What would we do without them. Apologies but I need to talk bowels!!! Does anyone else suffer constipation with tamoxifen? I am struggling terribly with it. Doc gave me movicol which made me have diarrhoea and get very bloated. Am eating really healthily so I know it’s not that. I am now taking a daily cocktail of prune juice, syrup of figs and fresh squeezed orange juice, which helps a bit but things still not " normal"
Any one else have this problem? Any other suggestions? Xxx
Just a query are you on any painkillers I know these made me very constipated particularly codeine and tramadol, it might be worth reviewing them if you are, another tip is to keep active.
Hi Penny I finished treatment Oct 2012. I think it’s tamoxifen that’s causing the problem but the good news is my little cocktail of goodies plus the iron supplements I am on seem to be doing the trick. I too had taxotere (FEC-T) but I was constipated with theFEC bit too.
Its also interesting to read that you have osreopenia as I too had a dexa scan which showed thatas well. But they gave me vit d not calcium as my d levels were low but calcium was ok. I have recently also been found to be extremely iron deficient so I am now on iron too. X