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Looking for tips on managing Radiation-induced proctitis
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I also have stage 4 cancer. I'm trying to gather information about non-invasive, non-steroid treatments for radiation proctitis. As for your symptoms, did you see a gradual decline in the burning and mild stabbing pains. Also, is there anything specific that you did by way of intervention: diet, medication, nutritional supplements, other? Thanks
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No, I was one of the freaks who had the symptoms mostly emerge a year later.
But the complication in my case is that the metastasis compressed my spinal cord and left me paraplegic in 2021. I've since recovered a lot of my mobility and sensation below the ribs (not all of it). So it's possible that I just couldn't feel the proctitis and cystitis in 2022, and became aware of it in 2023 as sensation improved.