Skypilot56 said...
Hi Gang, just had a quick question I started having stomach cramps after Friday's treatment then they just got worse Sat I felt like I had to go to the bathroom but had nothing left in me to go. I tried some yogurt but that went right thru but still felt bloated pretty much have done nothing but try to rest and catch some sleep still have the stomach cramp not as bad ate a little today and kept it in just wondering if it was a bug I picked up or a SE of radiation.
Larry, it could be a stomach bug, or you could be another guy like me, who ends up with what my RO termed "bowel disruption". It started on day 8 for me, thought it might have been what I had for dinner the night before, eighteen hours earlier. Thought I'll never eat there again! But then it hit me pretty often, even with my wife's home cooking.
My RO said have Activia twice a day. Someone recommended eating bananas. I also found rice pudding helped, or maybe just rice. When I posted the question here on HW a couple guys just said yeah, that happens to some guys. It would have been nice to have known about
this beforehand.
I ended up having to seriously limit fresh fruit and veggies, mushrooms... this in addition to the recommended dietary restrictions on the list my RO's nurse gave me. There have been a few threads on the topic. Mine persisted for most of the rest of my RT and a few weeks after. Sometimes it seems I'm still just now getting back to normal.
Good luck with yours! And never trust a fart...