hey blue, I know how you feel, the worst thing for me is constipation from med's, i have to be careful from pain med's, and pred was the worst, I'm so used to going 2-6 per day that to not go at all is so uncomfortable, but I've had obstructions that had to be surgically removed, so the big C represents real fear to me. I shopped around for med's, meaning I had to ask gi about C fears, i had to go thru ssdi forms this past year, so if your dr doesn'tknow you very well, before filing out all the forms and your dr filing out all of your medical forms,he/she will get to know very well after they fill out those forms, he knows me so well, he knows what I can tolerate and what I can't. so the answer to your Q is no not for me, but someone will give you some answers, I ask alot of Q's all the time here. I have more of dumping syndrome than C, with 9ft of small bowel removed.
AG