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Which foods should be avoided during proton treatment
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 28 2:22pm | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Hey vircet, If you look at those recs. They include precautions for foods eaten for oral/throat cancer as well.
As with most AI responses, these are all snippets culled from thousands of sources and condensed into a simple universal format that can pertain to any type of cancer radiation.
You can certainly go back to your usual diet after SBRT - IF you are asymptomatic for diarrhea, gas, etc. If not it would be wise to follow a bland diet until your symptoms subside, as you would with any GI disturbance.
I clearly remember my PA at Sloan telling me after my last session that I could go back to my regular diet but ‘don’t go out tonight and eat a whole pizza’! …So I only ate half😁
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Many thanks, @heavyphil ! My GI disturbance occurred on week 3 after my last radiation. That's when I noticed some mucus and blood in my stool, and I had to move bowel (but formed, no diarrhea) several times a day, plus frequent passing of gas even with a bland diet & no caffeine or carbonated drinks. The mucus & bleeding stopped (without meds) by the end of week 3; I didn't want it to recur and/or get worse during the cruise. Frequent passing of gas continues to this day, but not too worrysome for me. I have started to eat small portions of the food I have been avoiding until the cruise. When the gas issue goes away, I will start on carbonated drinks by then. I think "frequent small meals instead of three big meals a day" helps, I don't mind continuing with it for a while. Cheers!