Had my first Chemo 7 days ago and the most consistent side effect has been diarrhea. Nothing over the counter helps. I can’t even drink liquids. I feel so dehydrated. At this point it’s just pure liquid (sorry for being so detailed). Any advice?
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Sounds awful. Not something I personally had a problem with. Hopefully someone else will be along with advice with what worked for them.
Have you contacted your treatment team? There may be something they can prescribe for you that is a bit stronger, or a change in diet. They definitely need to be made aware of your situation.
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Hope you’ve contacted your team and they’ve prescribed you something 
upping carbs and Imodium helped lots of us when chemo caused 
bum, but do please let your team know do let us know how you are 
Shi xx
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I also suffer with diarrhoea following chemo treatment. Sometimes it’s horrendous and have the most excruciating stomach pain with it. My hospital prescribed me anti-diarrhoea tablets to take which do work, so I’d suggest asking your oncology team. Drink plenty of fluids tho and maybe keep a diary to see if certain foods trigger it.
Hi,
I had the same problem and I took Imodium but I took it preventatively so I took 2 pills in the morning and then every 3/4 hours rather than after each attack. Obviously I cleared this with my oncologist. I found I usually only needed to do this for a week or so then I would slowly cut down before the next round.
Also found I had to be careful with what I ate- nothing spicy and had to be very careful with my caffeine intake.
Hope you get sorted
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Hey, yes your treatment team should be able to prescribe you something.
I have had a lot of problems too. So much so headaches accompany the dehydration. Coconut water helps me. At least 30oz a day. Not a great taste but what is these days. get the one with the lowest sugar. Also making raw whole rolled oats in the AM helped me to naturally firm things up. Hope something helps, this isn’t forever, stay strong!!! 
Hi
I’m new here and have just seen this thread. I too have the most awful stomach but when I spoke to the team at the hospital they’ve prescribed me Loperamide Hydrochloride. I take two when I’ve been to the loo and then one after and so on. I have to say these have helped me massively.
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