My father has end stage cancer. He has been suffering from severe constipation for a month. We did everything we could to alleviate it. Chang meds...cut down on narcotics...give high doses of meds to promote a m. The problem is is that he had two very small band in the last week and a half with NO m for 3 weeks. Finally after an enema yesterday Eureka! A m on his own last night and 3 today. In total a pretty good amount of bm. But now he feels real bad. No nausea or pain. No pinpointed symptoms. Just feels bad. Could the toxins leaving his body cause him to feel bad?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is good to know that the enema worked yesterday, and he had good bowel movement. It is possible that he is low on nutrition and probably feeling hungry. Constipation in itself is an unfavorable symptom and patient is in discomfort. The bad feeling he is having is not a serious concern and might be due to sudden evacuation of bowels. There is nothing like toxins leaving the body making a patient feel bad. However, is might mean that he needs to be given a healthy meal. Please include fibers in the diet and this will ease in digestion and bowel movements will be regular. Give him adequate fluids. Please do not worry.