Renee2602
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Hi all, I am wondering what kind of GI issues people have seen when using cabergoline, and wondering do they go away?
Oscar has been having constipation flare ups since the introduction of various meds - high prednisolone, insulin, antivirals, after a pancreatic flare up. We got him managing well on 1/2 tsp psyllium husk daily and catlax daily. He then started having poos that were slightly more sloppy so we were told to dial down the catlax, then he got constipated again, so I re-introduced the catlax daily. I have to give his psyllium in tuna springwater as he won't eat it otherwise so I thought maybe this plus the increase in food since he's very hungry, could have explained why we were seeing some small sloppy poo. I introduced b12 powder into his food around 2 weeks ago and we just started the cabergoline last thursday, giving it 48hourly. I don't remember exactly when it started but he's now having 2-3 sloppy or half sloppy/half formed small (sometimes very small) poos a day, where only a little bit usually comes out. He also had an incident the other night where he tried to poo and nothing came out, he ended up getting tired and sitting down in his litter tray for 15 minutes, which he has never done his entire life. At one point he even got up to I think readjust himself in the litter to sleep, and I intervened with food which got him out.
I am wondering if it may be the cabergoline or b12 causing this? or is it the diabetes? I know the cabergoline needs a lot of time to work so I am not stopping it at this stage. His diabetes is unregulated and he is still urinating frequently 4-6 times a day.
He has a history of ibd, pancreatitis, epi. We also give creon pancreatic enzyme and have for around 6 years which we did with breakfast and dinner, but now he is getting a lot more food in between these meals so I'm unsure if he needs more creon added?
The other possibility, which scares me, is that he could be starting to lose control of his bowels or the signals are getting mixed up, as he has an advanced brain tumour which is impacting his quality of life. Its so hard to know what is the tumour and what could be caused by something else.
Thank you
Oscar has been having constipation flare ups since the introduction of various meds - high prednisolone, insulin, antivirals, after a pancreatic flare up. We got him managing well on 1/2 tsp psyllium husk daily and catlax daily. He then started having poos that were slightly more sloppy so we were told to dial down the catlax, then he got constipated again, so I re-introduced the catlax daily. I have to give his psyllium in tuna springwater as he won't eat it otherwise so I thought maybe this plus the increase in food since he's very hungry, could have explained why we were seeing some small sloppy poo. I introduced b12 powder into his food around 2 weeks ago and we just started the cabergoline last thursday, giving it 48hourly. I don't remember exactly when it started but he's now having 2-3 sloppy or half sloppy/half formed small (sometimes very small) poos a day, where only a little bit usually comes out. He also had an incident the other night where he tried to poo and nothing came out, he ended up getting tired and sitting down in his litter tray for 15 minutes, which he has never done his entire life. At one point he even got up to I think readjust himself in the litter to sleep, and I intervened with food which got him out.
I am wondering if it may be the cabergoline or b12 causing this? or is it the diabetes? I know the cabergoline needs a lot of time to work so I am not stopping it at this stage. His diabetes is unregulated and he is still urinating frequently 4-6 times a day.
He has a history of ibd, pancreatitis, epi. We also give creon pancreatic enzyme and have for around 6 years which we did with breakfast and dinner, but now he is getting a lot more food in between these meals so I'm unsure if he needs more creon added?
The other possibility, which scares me, is that he could be starting to lose control of his bowels or the signals are getting mixed up, as he has an advanced brain tumour which is impacting his quality of life. Its so hard to know what is the tumour and what could be caused by something else.
Thank you