Hi
Os anyone taking Movicol. Have had to have this a couple of times for consipation cuase through the pain medication ie Oxycodone & Oxinorm.
It makes me feal sick and very nauseous. I also feel very tired and anti - social. My friends keep inviting me out but I have to put them off because of these symptoms. I’ve tried to explain to them but worry case they don’t understand.
I also feel very cold and then hot, not sure if this is a symptom or not.
Have got to have Pamidronate IV on Monday and that also has effects like flue symptoms afterwards.
I live alone and find it very hard at times to look after myself properly, especially feeling like this.
Would just like to know if anyone else has the same problems.
rosebuds
hi Rosebuds,
Had 2 doses of Movicol so far, prescribed by GP. I am not on any other treatment yet (see my other entry under lobular) and I have not felt the symptoms you describe. Perhaps it is reacting with stuff you are already on.
Sorry to hear you are coping with this on your own. I know that I would not be able to cope by myself when my back pain is bad. David and I married in April and I was diagnosed in July.
" I promise to love, honour and cope with your breast cancer…"
Hi
Still being treated for this wretched constipation. Have moved onto some called Picolax.
Still nothing. Went back to hospital yesterday and they wanted me to be admitted to get this problem sorted out. I declined their offer and decided to invest in a few packets of real liquorish.
Am now back on co Danthramer and it along with the liquorish things seem to be moving at long last.
rosebuds
HI rosebuds
Sorry to hear you are so constipated and feeling so unwell. Movicol is horrid, I can affirm to that. I take it as I am prone to being, in the politest terms, ‘bunged up’. It is apparently best taken with chilled water, and it can be taken with fruit juice as well - it does taste better like that. And yes, mild nausea is a side-effect, too. However, I wonder if it could be the analgesia that may make you feel nauseous as well? You could also try a tablet laxative, but these can be quite violent when the bowels open. Prune juice can also work wonders alongside the licourice perhaps !!!
I do hope you feel better soon,
Fuschia
xxxx