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Diet after Radiation treatment and on ORGOVYX or other ADT drugs

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 16 6:05am | Replies (11)
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@heavyphil

Diets are tough. For instance, many of us eat have started eating more veggies as we’ve gotten older and that’s good - they’re high in fiber. Myself, I eat a lot of beans and corn and it helps keep me regular.
But I’ve read here and on other sites that you are to avoid gassy foods and high residue foods while on radiation. So I’m gonna get screwed when I finally start radiation (increasing PSA); I already take MiraLax daily since my surgery almost 5 yrs ago - nobody will fess up but something got damaged and messed up my rectum.
Anyway, anyone have a suggestion for dealing with this? I’m sure you guys (and gals) know more than the robots at Sloan

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Apr 16 6:05am

I made no diet changes specifically for my 20 rounds of SBRT to the prostate, except for avoiding caffeine in the morning before treatments (because you have to go in with a full bladder, and as a diuretic, caffeine can make holding that in the waiting room challenging). I was still in a wheelchair at the time.

If your medical team doesn't direct otherwise, I suggest that you not worry about changing your diet during radiation unless you experience discomfort, then adjust as needed.

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