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Question
Hello doctor,
My mother operated on a malignant colon tumor for half a month. At first, I went to eat porridge for about 4.5 days, then switched to rice, but ate all vegetarian food. About 3 days ago, she ate little and had difficulty defecation. The pain in the abdomen is tingling and then it goes away, the pain lasts a few minutes, but it repeats. So the doctor asked me to eat less with difficult bowel movements after surgery for malignant colon tumor? What should my mother do? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous client
Answer
Answered by Doctor To Kim Sang - Oncology Center - Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question "Is it okay to eat less with difficult bowel movements after surgery for malignant colon tumor? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Your mother's case has been operated on for half a month for malignant colon cancer. Currently, your mother eats all vegetarian food, eats little for a few days and has difficulty defecating with dull abdominal pain, which goes away after a few minutes, but repeats. This condition should result in a follow-up visit to the hospital for a repeat abdominal examination by a physician, and additional ultrasound or other investigations if necessary to find the cause of abdominal pain and difficulty defecating.
If there are more serious situations such as severe abdominal cramps, bloody stools, or no bowels or stools at all, a lot of abdominal distention, vomiting, or extreme fatigue, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. .
If you still have questions about eating less and having difficulty with bowel movements after surgery for colon malignancy, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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