1. < Prostate Cancer
Profile picture for rtv

Looking for tips on managing Radiation-induced proctitis

Posted by rtv @rtv, Dec 17, 2023

Looking for tips from anyone who has experienced bowel incontinence caused by radiation induced proctitis. My husband was diagnosed with radiation induced proctitis 2 years post-radiation therapy. He had a bleeding rectal ulcer that was treated with twice daily sucralfate enemas for 8 weeks. The bleeding has stopped but he still has occasional fecal incontinence.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Prostate Cancer Support Group.

Profile picture for rtv
rtv | @rtv | Apr 28, 2025
In reply to @vircet "@jc76 i completed my 5-treatment SBRT last Monday and noticed a little blood on toilet paper..." + (show)
Profile picture for vircet @vircet

@jc76 i completed my 5-treatment SBRT last Monday and noticed a little blood on toilet paper yesterday and this morning. I didn't have Space OAR; my oncologist said I didn't need it because I had gold seeds (fiducial markers) implanted on my prostate for MRI-Guided radiation planning. Your minor bleeding was several months after radiation stopped; did it get a little worse before it went away? My oncologist said my immediate side effects will peak 3 or 4 weeks after my last treatment. On my 4th week after last radiation, I will be on a cruise so I am a bit worried if my minor bleeding now will get much worse at that point.

Jump to this post

My husband's radiation proctitis developed approximately 2 years after he completed treatment. The bleeding got worse after he was treated by APC (argon plasma coagulation) during a routine colonoscopy. The APC caused a bleeding rectal ulcer and explosive diarrhea. We did twice a day medicated (sucralfate) enemas for about three months. The bleeding stopped almost immediately after starting the enemas but we had to keep treating until the ulcer had totally healed.

REPLY
View MoreView Less
Please sign in or register to post a reply.