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Posted 6/29/2018 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
At seven treatments, my bowel and bladder feel a bit off. Not terrible, but peeing and pooping noticeable more than usual. My doctor is having me start Fibercon and Culturelle. I haven't seen people here write about these (I might have missed it), but it seems plausible that these should help. He did seem a little surprised that I was having effects this soon into the 35 treatment series.
Posted 6/29/2018 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
DJ thanks for posting, I will follow your progress. Good luck with the treatments , hope it goes smoothly. From what I’ve been told, it does seem a bit early for those side effects[img]
Posted 6/29/2018 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
DJ, thanks from me also. Starting SRT on Monday.
Posted 6/29/2018 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
Usually they recommend that you stay off of foods that cause flatulence, because the gas can interfere with the treatment.However, the foods that cause flatulence also help keep you regular.
Posted 6/30/2018 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I just had a couple of episodes of loose stool, apparently I'm lucky.
Posted 6/30/2018 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
After one day on Culturelle and Fibercon, I do feel a bit better. Still having some fatigue though.
Posted 6/30/2018 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
Pro, good luck with your treatments. It gets to be a routine pretty fast.

Fiddlecanoe, I was going to make baked beans for July 4. Tried out a new recipe last week and while the result was tasty, I found that I can't seem to eat baked beans like I used to! Doc says the side effects go away about 10 days after the last treatment, so I look forward to that. Supposedly your body also gets a break on the weekends.
Posted 6/30/2018 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
Best of luck to the guys starting SRT.

I didn't have any intestinal problems until about two weeks in, then it progressed to radiation proctitis, which didn't really resolve itself until about six weeks post treatment.

Everyone is different

Rob
Posted 6/30/2018 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Lost my ability to eat prunes also. Too bad.

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21343
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