Carolyn R...... problems with bowel movements? No bowel movement in 9 days, but has good bowel sounds. Experiences nausea and vomiting and difficulty eating.
Octreotide - Is this medication generally perscribed for pancreatic cancer patients experiencing?
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- 2 Dec 2009 by Carolyn Rudiger
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- eating disorder, vomiting, nausea/vomiting, cancer, pancreatic cancer, octreotide
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Marvell14 Dec 2009
Octreotide is used more to treat severe diarrhea caused by certain types of cancer. I'm not really sure whether it'll help for constipation.
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Octreotide (Sandostatin) is also used to slow tumor growth and carcinoid syndrome.