PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inhibitor for side effects of drug therapies and a prognosis improving agent for colon cancer, using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or a fucoidan-containing material.SOLUTION: The invention provides an inhibitor for side effects of drug therapies for colon cancer using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or a fucoidan-containing material, the side effects being graded moderate (two points based on NCI-CTC criteria) or more; and a prognosis improving agent of the drug therapies for colon cancer using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or fucoidan-containing material.【課題】フコイダンまたはフコイダン含有素材を含む、5-フルオロウラシルを用いる大腸癌の薬物療法の副作用抑制剤および予後改善剤を提供する。【解決手段】フコイダンまたはフコイダン含有素材を含む、5-フルオロウラシルを用いる大腸癌の薬物療法の副作用抑制剤であって、副作用が中等症(NCI-CTC基準の2点)以上のものである副作用抑制剤、ならびにフコイダンまたはフコイダン含有素材を含む、5-フルオロウラシルを用いる大腸癌の薬物療法の予後改善剤。【選択図】なし