Diarrhea and radiation

hi i just finished radiation treatments and one day before the last tx i have experienced diarrhea when i eat something and wait for the food to digest everthing is mot whole like it should b thanks for your input my mom just shared a home remedy of taking two table spoons of pasty flour mix with water 

Yes! I just finished my second week of rads and I have severe nausea and just started with diarrhea. Isn't it amazing how the med profs often write-off symptoms as unrrelated to rads, yet so many of us have the symptoms? Noone else in my family is ill with these symptoms as they most likely would be with a stomach bug - I truly believe the symptoms are related to the rads. The ironic part is that my rad nurse always asks if I have nausea or diarrhea, but she was the one who originally told me that any stomach problems would not be related to my rad treatment. 

I coulndn't get rid of diarrhea after Taxotere. I was on all kinds of meds and should have been the other way. I finally went to a GI doc and even though murlax is for constipation, it works on diarrhea also.

I'm with you ladies on this one. Although I've finished chemo Dec.1st,my stomach hasn't been the same since. Now on my 3rd day of radiation out of 5 weeks, I've noticed a queasy feeling along with diarrhea. I've always said the dr.'s don't tell you everything. I don't know but I'm tired of feeling tired. This trip has been going on since last June when I was diagnosed with IDC stage 1 grade 3. I had a lumpectomy. We all want to feel good again. Cheers & best wishes to all. 🌻🍀🎀

I did not have diarrhea with rads, but after Taxotere there was nothing left in my body to expel

Are either of you "new" ladies on Herceptin/Perjecta? i found Perjeta caused diarrhea also.

But I have to give 3 cheers to my RO. She not only accepted all the side effects, she is the only one who got me to PT for LE. And she asked if I would like to see her an extra year because my MO retired. And 2 years later, has ordered more LE/PT for me. She is absolutely amazing.

I have completed one week of AccuBoost targeted radiation without any issues. Today I started whole breast radiation. I just started experiencing diarrhea and stomach cramps (at work ). I found an article from Cleveland Clinic that does verify this as a possible side effect.

The lining of the bowel is very sensitive to radiation and may become inflamed, or swollen (a condition called enteritis) during treatments. Radiation may also cause an inflammation of the stomach (called gastritis) or an inflammation of both the stomach and the bowel (called gastroenteritis). Your treatments may cause you to have:

• Abdominal bloating or cramps
• Thin or loose stools
• Watery diarrhea
• Sense of urgency to have a bowel movement

The symptoms above may occur during the second or third week of radiation therapy. Occasionally, blood or mucus may appear in the stool.

Hi! Was this article referencing breast radiation SEs or radiation in general? I've been bloated for a week now, just finished rads. I'm frightened out of my mind that it's mets as I was never told this could be an SE. My onc doesn't seem concerned. He thinks its gas.

Sorry to hear this! It's so frustrating that they won't admit that some lesser known conditions are SEs. I'm still waiting to get testing for my stomach bloating.