Hooray! 25 years and counting. I’m right behind you at 24 years cancer free. Survivors!!!!!

Does anyone have no fecal control and odor accompanying the bowel release?
Because of rectal cancer many years ago I can not control my bowels anymore. The odor is obvious to anyone around me.
Please, any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

Thank you for responses to my loose stools.
I have stopped drinking cokes soda.

Thank you for your advice. I really appreciate this club.
Now if I can figure out how to respond individually to each of you, I’ll take it.
Can you teach an old dog…???

I’m a 20 yr rectal cancer survivor. Had radiation and all the chemo, surgeries, temp illi, but only 5 weeks then reconnected. Recently: I had some internal bleeding from taking xeralto starting about 9 months ago. Since then my red blood count went down to 4.9 and I received 3 transfusions in hospit...

I can eat something and within MINUTES I have diarrhea.
How can food travel that fast? How can I slow down my stomach to act normal?
Thank you

Thank you for your quick response. I don't feel quite so alone in this struggle now. I was diagnosed in 2000 and did the chemo and radiation to shrink the tumor, then surgery in June 2000 and an illi for a horrifying 5 weeks of pain and torture as the aparatus didn't adhere to my flabby belly fat. U...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie, but I'm really an oldie. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer and had subsequent chemo, radiation, surgery, illi, reversal, and ended up with staph infection. Now for the good news...I'm still here. PTL!!! I found this site quite by accident, and in one afternoon I had more ...