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A partial or complete block of the small or large intestine that keeps food, liquid, gas, and stool from moving through the intestines in a normal way. Bowel obstructions may be caused by a twist in the intestines, hernias, inflammation, scar tissue from surgery, and certain types of cancer, such as cancers of the stomach, colon, and ovary. They may also be caused by conditions that affect the muscles of the intestine, such as paralysis. Signs and symptoms may include pain and swelling in the abdomen, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, and problems passing gas. Most bowel obstructions occur in the small intestine. Also called intestinal obstruction.

13 Jul 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Road ahead closed – Bowel Obstructions

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Survivorship, TreatmentAdhesions, Advanced neuroendocrine cancer, Bowel obstruction, Carcinoid tumour, Colonoscopy, Diverticulitis, Incurable cancer, Lactulose, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Surgery

OK - we've gone through diagnosis; we've gone through treatment and now we need to live with the consequences of cancer and its treatment. Not a day goes by when I don't feel some twinge or some minor pain, and I think 'what was that?'. Fortunately, many things can just be day-to-day niggles or in my case, the perils of getting older! The natural tendency is to think your cancer is causing these things.... easy to say, but very often not easy to prove. However, for Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) patients who have had surgery, anything that seems like a bowel…

11 Jul 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Did you hear the one about the constipated NET patient?

Awareness, Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Survivorship, TreatmentAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, BAM, Bowel obstruction, Clexane, Constipation, Diarrhea, Diet, Fibre, IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Lanreotide, Malabsorption, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), Surgery, Vitamin ADEK, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Water soluble vitamins

In my neck of the woods, "did you hear the one about the ........." is normally a precursor to a witty comment, or a joke. However, constipation for NET patients is not actually funny - read on. Certain types of Neuroendocrine Cancer are very heavily associated with diarrhea, either as a symptom of one of the NET Syndromes (yes there is more than one .....); or as a result of surgery or certain other treatments. Occasionally, these symptoms and side effects can all combine to make it quite a nasty and worrying side effect. I must admit to being surprised to…

07 Jul 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Please flush after use!

Awareness, Diet and Nutrition, Humour, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, SurvivorshipBowel obstruction, Carcinoid crisis, Carcinoid syndrome, Diarrhea, Flushing, Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Loperamide hydrochloride, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Stomach cramp, Surgery

Early in my journey, I was in a public toilet, the sign said "Please flush after use". I tried my hardest but my face would not turn red. I then clicked what the sign meant! OK, that did not happen but it does make for a good intro to the blog title. Over the years, I've read so many stories and answered so many questions about the quite natural act of using a toilet (.....some more repeatable than others). I think if there were a 'Bachelor of Science degree in Toiletry', I might pass with First Class Honours. I jest, clearly,…

24 Jun 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Low and High Residue Foods

Diet and Nutrition, Patient AdvocacyBowel obstruction, Bowel surgery, Constipation, Diet, High Residue Diet, Low residue diet, Residue (food)

It's clear that no single diet is suitable for everyone, there are just too many variables in Neuroendocrine Cancer. They are a heterogeneous grouping of cancers with different issues; and to a certain extent, different types and different circumstances can throw up different problems. If you’re not careful, you can go into the 'nth degree' on this subject, so tailored advice from a well-versed registered dietitian is always the preferred option. I wanted to look at particular circumstances in this article as a low residue diet may be unsuitable for many Neuroendocrine Cancer patients. A low residue diet is sometimes…