Did anyone else get abdominal pain alongside or after chemotherapy?

[Liz1tummypain]

Did you get tummy pains with chemo?

I've had all six of the chemo sessions. Went off a lot of tastes, as you'd expect. Some occasional constipation, followed by short bouts of diarrhoea with most cycles. What I didn't really get, until recently is pains in my abdomen. I'm pooping fairly regularly, definitely not constipated.

The pain is worse in the night- it can wake me up. But also quite annoyingly I sometimes get it in the daytime too.

Has anyone else experienced this ? Does anyone have any ideas what to do? Have told the surgeon, who delayed the op and when I saw him last I really thought it was getting better so said I thought I was on the mend and he's given me a date for the surgery- 5th October.

Just to add- this is an old username. I didn't create it just for this, my son used to have tummy pains as a child.

Anyone seen this ? Perhaps it's just me :((

I didn’t have chemo but I’ve posted to give your thread a ‘bump’. I hope you get some replies. Wishing you all the best.

No I thought I had every symptom of everything during chemo but not that.
Could it be related to the type of cancer? Side effect of drugs?
If not I would see GP. My experience was that GP was very proactive on any new health problems while I had cancer.

Thanks, that's kind of you. Love your username! Hope it goes ok with left boob.

Thanks Sunny, and yes chemo was the gift that kept giving for me as well. I've now had an appointment with GP who prescribed buscopan which I will pick up tomorrow. I had already ordered some peppermint oil gel capsules which I've been taking and no tummy ache at night for last 2 nights which is actual progress. We shall see. Thanks for your reply and I hope all goes well for you

I didn't have that, I would give your chemo line a call and check with them. Even if you have finished if it's related to chemo you can still call though this time of year could be a bug. Sometimes meds have side effects if just started any.

I did, I'm pretty sure it was on the (long!) list of side effects. I had EC x 4 and Paclitaxel x 12, and I think it was the Paclitaxel.