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Why Is My Father Having Diarrhea After Removing A Small Section Of His Large Intestine For Cancer?
Hi Dr. Grief,
I have finally convinced my 82 year old father he needs to go see a Gastroenterologist. He has had chronic diarrhea for two years now since he had surgery to remove a small section of his large intestine where some cancer was found but it hadn't perforated through the intestine, so the surgeon just cut that section out. What is the most likely cause of this diarrhea? He kept trying to tell the surgeon about it who finally in exasperation said over a year ago - I'm a cutter, go to a GI doc and see what is causing it. Or words to that effect. :-)
He also has Type II Diabetes and has Congestive Heart Failure and had a Defibrillator put in ~ 6 years ago.
Thanks!...Eileen
P.S. He's going to a GI doc in Feb. I didn't realize you charged to answer, was just looking for some preliminary info to ease my own mind and guide him towards resolving this rather than just living with it. I'll just talk to the doc when we get there. Thanks for being willing!
I have finally convinced my 82 year old father he needs to go see a Gastroenterologist. He has had chronic diarrhea for two years now since he had surgery to remove a small section of his large intestine where some cancer was found but it hadn't perforated through the intestine, so the surgeon just cut that section out. What is the most likely cause of this diarrhea? He kept trying to tell the surgeon about it who finally in exasperation said over a year ago - I'm a cutter, go to a GI doc and see what is causing it. Or words to that effect. :-)
He also has Type II Diabetes and has Congestive Heart Failure and had a Defibrillator put in ~ 6 years ago.
Thanks!...Eileen
P.S. He's going to a GI doc in Feb. I didn't realize you charged to answer, was just looking for some preliminary info to ease my own mind and guide him towards resolving this rather than just living with it. I'll just talk to the doc when we get there. Thanks for being willing!
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
Hello
Diarrhea after large bowel surgery may be a side effect of the surgery .
Large bowel function is absorbing the water from feces, so at your father's situation large bowel can't reabsorb all the water from feces= diarrhea.
wishing him health
Dr.Klerida
Diarrhea after large bowel surgery may be a side effect of the surgery .
Large bowel function is absorbing the water from feces, so at your father's situation large bowel can't reabsorb all the water from feces= diarrhea.
wishing him health
Dr.Klerida
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