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SBRT finished, now have proctitis

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (13)
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@heavyphil

Metamucil may actually be irritating you. Perhaps switch to MiraLax - osmotic which takes on water.
My go to is the old fashioned Mineral Oil - you go smooth and easy, no pain whatsoever. Recommended to me by GI when I developed a fissure - oh man, that was a killer!! All the fiber I was taking made it much worse. Your situation sounds similar. Best,
Phil

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gshep | @gshep | 5 days ago

Thanks Phil. I am also doing the mineral oil. How much mineral oil did you take and when did you take it.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | 4 days ago

Yes, I second that. Fibre is a known irritant for proctitis, and Metamucil is a fibre supplement made from psyllium husk.

Perhaps oat fibre (e.g. eating oatmeal) would cause less irritation? It would still help move stuff through, but with less scratching on the way out.

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