
Surgery Done For Stomach Cancer. Experiencing Abdominal Pain. CT Scan, Ultrasound Done. Proper Diagnosis?

Sorry to hear about your father's condition. In India, tuberculosis is very common and we have seen quite a few cases getting affected by abdominal tuberculosis after cancer (because cancer lowers the body's immunity to fight infections). As tests during the surgery have confirmed the presence of tuberculosis and the absence of residual or recurrent cancer, I feel the anti-tubercular medicine should continue for atleast 9 months. You have also mentioned that his appetite has increased after the second surgery and since the ATT drugs were started. This is indirect evidence that there is a focus of tuberculosis in the body.
This condition definitely poses a challenge for the doctors and strict monitoring is required to see for recurrence of stomach cancer.
Hoping for the best. Please feel free to clarify any other query.


There is no medicine which can increase the appetite in such a patient. The best is to give him multiple, small meals over the day and ask him to chew his food well so that it does not block the intestines.
In addition you can give him a multivitamin capsule which will make him feel better.
Please feel free to clarify any other query.


Can you please suggest any food supplement or multi vitamin tonic for my father.
And what are treatment options if the stomach cancer recurrs.
Thanks and regards
You can give him Becasule capsules (multi-vitamin) once a day for a month of so.
If the stomach cancer recurs, it will have to be treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
Please feel free to clarify any other query.

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