nima, i dont have colon cancer, im asking a simple question. please answer the question or dont. if colon cancer is obstructing the bowels, will a laxitive still work?
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1 :
You shouldn't be getting advice about colon cancer on this website. If your doctor has recommended laxatives, use them, otherwise you should ask the doctors who are treating you. If you have an obstructing tumor in your colon and are now unable to pass feces or gas, go to the emergency room.
2 :
NO.because this is what we call a "pressure symptom".Meaning that the constipation is due to a mechanical obstruction and not physiological reason.Hence taking laxatives will only make things worse.Because what laxatives do is simply increase the motility of your abdomen.So imagine your forcefully pushing something down a pipe when you know that the other end of the pipe is blocked.Won't it be toxic... hope that answers your doubt..
3 :
I don't think so but just because a laxative doesn't work for you it doesn't mean you have colon cancer and I read your other question and I don't think a lemonade diet is good for you.
4 :
Nina’s answer is correct if you have an obstructing tumor in your colon and are now unable to pass feces or gas and therefore, laxatives would not work. If you had an obstruction whether or not it was cancer, you would not be on the internet and no one would need to tell you to go to the emergency room.
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