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Has anyone had diarrhea with radiation?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 9 12:07pm | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
YES! 28 RT treatments about a two thirds of the way through I learned not to trust a fart and if i felt rumbling in my tummy get to a restroom STAT. I had a rectal node light up on PSMAT scan so when i did radiation treatments I know they did cover that area. I walked the two miles to and from at first. Towards the end took buses and cabs depending how i was feeling.
I tried to stay active as much as possible. I napped a lot when I got home. Couldn't trust myself swimming so just worked out at the gym.
I changed my diet and wore Depends just in case to radiation appointments. No accidents but a couple of close calls.
My big problem was two days before my treatments were to start they had to rebook me so for the whole treatment my radiation was on a different time each day . I wasn't working so it was doable.
Back to normal toilet wise last radiation treatment December 3.
Learn to be gentle on yourself its a journey not really a destination.
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Thanks. I too learned, as you say, "not to trust a fart" and get to a restroom STAT. I learned that the hard way, and having once experienced the worst possibility, I will do anything to avoid it again, which means getting up during the night at the first hint of tummy rumbling and ditto for anytime during the day. Treatment ended 10 days ago, and I realize it will be an ongoing process of recovery, but for how long I'm not sure.