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bowel problems

Your treatment can sometimes affect your gut. The chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other medicines that you are taking may sometimes cause diarrhoea or constipation as common side effects. They can make you feel quite uncomfortable but you'll be given medicines to help to prevent or to treat these problems.
Last reviewed: 06/08/2007


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