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Bladder and Bowel Preparation for prostate radiation
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@garylr May I know what machine was used in your treatment, that they allowed you to have enema three times? Maybe it depends on what machine is used. In my case, I was told no enema for me.
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@vircet - My treatments were delivered with a Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator machine.
My understanding is that there are some treatment centers that ask patients to administer an enema prior to each treatment.
When I was given my prep instructions prior to the start of my treatments, I asked if I should administer an enema each time. I was told "No, that's not necessary." But I wasn't told that it was something I shouldn't do - so I did it on a few occasions when it seemed like my bowels were not completely empty.