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Bladder and Bowel Preparation for prostate radiation

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 8 hours ago | Replies (30)
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Tks. I'll take a look again at FODMAP - it's been a while since I did. I tried fiber in capsule form and it seemed to cause trouble.

Fortunately, gas is rarely an issue unless I eat beans - which I won't 🙂

I'll have to discuss this with my radiation oncologist.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 3 days ago

The Healthy Fiber is not a tablet - most of those are psyllium. It’s a powder you mix with water.
The problem is that even in a non-IBS setting, the radiation diet is a tightrope between moving your bowels daily and doing it without regular fiber which can cause gas.
Beans are an obvious gas producer but many vegetables go through fermentation and produce smaller amounts of gas which could still get you kicked off the table.
Phil

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