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Which foods should be avoided during proton treatment

Posted by lifutang @lifutang, 1 day ago

I will have the SpaceOAR placement on May 23, and two weeks later, I will begin 28 sessions of proton beam radiation therapy. Could you please advise which foods and fruits are gas-producing and should be avoided? During treatment, is it necessary to take medication daily for bowel movements and gas relief? Are there any other important things I should pay attention to during the treatment period? Thank you all for your support and guidance.

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lifutang | @lifutang | 21 hours ago

Thanks for Jeff and every body.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 19 hours ago
In reply to @vircet "@jeffmarc Your post on foods to avoid during radiation is very helpful. I planned to ask..." + (show)
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@jeffmarc Your post on foods to avoid during radiation is very helpful. I planned to ask you if the diet restrictions are only "during radiation." That's what I thought, but I asked my oncologist weeks ago and the answer was, "as long as you're on ADT."
I still had doubts. But in @daveinflorida 's experience, he had diarrhea on the third week of his 28-fraction radiation treatment after he ate pizza. I am on my third week post-radiation, so I still follow my diet restrictions. And just now, it clicked to my mind: It was the pharmacist who first communicated to me the diet restrictions, before dispensing my Orgovyx, two weeks before my radiation treatment started. Now it makes sense that my oncologist who wrote the prescription says before and long after the last day of radiation, the diet applies. Does it?
Hopefully, I will be off Orgovyx after 8 or 12 months. Would it be better to wait until then before eating whatever and everything I want. I suggest the more replies we get, the better informed we'll be in this regard.

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Vircet, dietary restrictions are ONLY for radiation. Once completed, you can eat anything you like!
Phil

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vircet | @vircet | 16 hours ago

Conflicting information here. I think it's worth trying the "suspect" foods & see what happens.
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