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Cancer and Diarrhea

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" Julie Robertson is a retired real estate appraiser in Roanoke Virginia. During a recent -- out a doctor treating him for cancer discovered another serious."

" I'll when he went to be brought in February 2003. Complaining to an -- and abdominal. Pain and -- And he was pushing them move them yeah that's his movements and."

" There's even back sex symbol."

" This is his commitments and the Iran Tony could feel a -- for cats and indeed it was -- There was eventually found to be in the coal."

" Mr. Roberts and underwent surgery within a month and cancerous tumors were removed. -- came to start chemotherapy. To heal any microscopic cancer. Might have been left behind. -- therapy can also damage normal cells when they're in the intent and side effects can include diarrhea."

" So he started on asking the therapy. In March. And he did poorly with the in the airport in the European otter really get a little bit a diary it would the first treatment."

" He gave me enough noted that he used in the --"

" And I did not -- and clothes and those terrorists into investment throat. And."

" And when I don't have an electronics and I couldn't and again."

" Well chemotherapy induced diarrhea is clearly different. Then other types of diarrhea if there's two or three major components. One other thing is that this injury to sell himself. In drink -- that got out. And this injury. Results in an output -- fluid into the -- that's called decree and then an attempt to repair or. Or couple -- injured or. I'm there isn't eggs a day. Just click instantly gets a burner and sedation that's Nicole with a politically not -- it a secret Torre and then exit date of diarrhea and then as part and parcel of that you get increased transit there's less time and -- to being war. While they're going to cut."

" Sometimes standard medicine can bring effective relief."

" If somebody having water to -- movement today. The standard there Padilla is to give a drug called in molding them. Com and that can be given up to eight tablets and the gang unit that brings promptly of the diarrhea. You may be okay."

" But ms. Roberts and wasn't doing okay. The diary it was getting worse as the chemo therapy continued."

" There are different treatment. These -- he's got some bad as and his from the and I can handle the didn't. By the end of the third and he would have been the would consider great war or or great read -- war. Chemotherapy -- diary eight to ten -- the day abdominal cramps and miserable. He had to meet a doctor or not and I'm not doing that anymore. I'm."

" Doctor not thought he had -- solution. One that might prevent -- Robertson from calling a halt to his chemotherapy."

" I explained to him that they would -- and called -- Staten LA bar which long acting patriots' hormone therapy that. -- this decree and eggs sedation in the -- include production in the gut. And all or reduce the speed with which -- that got in the -- long did it once every four weeks. And and that that that in my experience had -- good control the symptoms and -- Allowed people who want therapy with a good quality of life. And I said I didn't try doc I'll I'll give you can't do it."

" The medication did not bring complete relief. But it helps a great deal."

" And didn't. Slowed things down. To -- point that I thought there was no reason and majority."

" Everything is beautiful I had to learn a little dental work on model and then have a -- Niagara border -- moved into. China drown the worm on mineral. And that's hasn't."

" Not only mr. Roberts and diarrhea under good control. But he decided to stick with his full chemotherapy regiment."

" Get the dose and the schedule saying I've seen him as recently as last week he was receiving chemotherapy in the -- Do well indicating to me predicted that the kkk or promoting them all of mobile. Not very often but he was very happy with the wings couldn't -- treatments and I feel that next for the prospect. And concluding the treatment on time at bulldozed. And so thankful that."

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