Right up to Aufust I was taking about 8 Lomotol a day (contemplate-strip). But I was still having watery blow outs that even with depends, ran right down my legs! I was Leary about leaving the house! My oc0ncologist started my on the Sandostatin shot. It hurts at the site for a week...not in an awful way, but you definitely know you had a shot in the buttock muscle! Well, that shot works. Now I take 2 Lomotol in the morning and 1 at night with dinner. I usually have a series of 4-5 movements around 8pm. If it starts to hit the watery/bile stage, I will take 1 more pill. DR tries to get me to take Immodium, but I hate that. Gives me the see saw constipation/runs. If I ever go 1 1/2 day without going 1 take just 1 table spoon milk of magnesia. I worry about any blockages! Last one resulted in surgery. Anyway, just 1 TBS because the dosage on the bottle works like xlax and I do not want that! My sister tried to help me all summer by having me drink Metamucil. That turned me into a playdough factory and everything would just come out like pudding, with no control.
One thing that I do is buy the extra long ladies panty liners. Put those in your underwear or depends. Many times just a little comes out and I can quickly change the liner without changing out everything. Doesn't always work, but they are fairly cheap and often times save you a depends! Xtra long works best.
I had chemo/ radiation and my rectum removed and they cut into the sphincter muscles to get the margins. Now on Folfox. I have hydration on disconnect day and 2 days after.