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Help with no gas, empty bowel diet during RT.

Posted by carlsbadguy @carlsbadguy, 2 days ago

I'm scheduled to have fiducial markers and SpaceOAR placed Aug 4/5 and 5.5 weeks of radiation treatment starting on Aug 17. I have a sample diet and eat/don't eat list of foods from my RT's Nutritionalist and have done plenty of research. However I had a partial colectomy 8 years ago due to severe bouts of diverticulitis and lost about 12 inches of my colon. As a result, I am a pretty gassy person, and my bowel almost always feels full or close to full, with 2 and sometimes 3 BMs a day. What foods/meals have worked best for those of you who have undergone RT? I'm tempted to just not eat during the morning/day before treatment, but I will only get each week's schedule the Friday before.

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | 7 hours ago
In reply to @heavyphil "@climateguy Ah memories…they handed me a Fleet enema once and told me to go to the..." + (show)
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@climateguy Ah memories…they handed me a Fleet enema once and told me to go to the bathroom…but DON’t pee!!
The enema initially had no effect so here I am doing jumping jacks, squat thrusts and punching myself in the gut to get things moving…thank goodness for large handicap access lavs!
I too used the prick pinch when the time arrived but no blood🥹…
If there was A hidden camera in that bathroom somebody could have made a killing on YouTube….
Phil

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@heavyphil Yeah, they told me during initial set that I needed to clear my rectum. No enema and to not pee. Then she commented like only 10% move bowels without peeing. I reported back that I wasn't in the 10% category lol. Carry a small enema in my coat pocket every rad session.

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | 7 hours ago
In reply to @carlsbadguy "@surftohealth88 thank you, but the Orgovyx doesn't seem to be causing any intestinal issues, 3 weeks..." + (show)
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@surftohealth88 thank you, but the Orgovyx doesn't seem to be causing any intestinal issues, 3 weeks in and only some hot flashes and fatigue. I don't think the fact that I'm having proton has anything to do with it, the photon radiologist I saw had the same terms, full bladder, empty bowel and no gas. As I said in my original post, due to severe diverticulitis, I had a partial colectomy in 2018, which removed about a foot of my colon. That's when most of my intestinal issues began. We eat a very clean, natural food diet, but that includes many fruits and vegetables that cause gas for me and some other complex carbs that do the same. The FODMAP diet should help eliminate those issues, we shall see.

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@carlsbadguy
I am so sorry I missed that part 🙏, I apologize. : ( Oh boy, it must be tough in general, loosing such important part of guts could be very challenging in general : (((.
Sending you best wishes for super successful RT therapy and zero side effects. 🍀

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 5 hours ago
In reply to @climateguy "@heavyphil My days are just an endless stream of emptiness to me Filled only by the..." + (show)
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@heavyphil

My days are just an endless stream of emptiness to me
Filled only by the fleeting moments of radiation treatment memory

[Chorus]
Sweet memories
Sweet memories
Ooh

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@climateguy You just might have a HIT there!🤣🎶

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 5 hours ago
In reply to @chippydoo "@heavyphil Yeah, they told me during initial set that I needed to clear my rectum. No..." + (show)
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@heavyphil Yeah, they told me during initial set that I needed to clear my rectum. No enema and to not pee. Then she commented like only 10% move bowels without peeing. I reported back that I wasn't in the 10% category lol. Carry a small enema in my coat pocket every rad session.

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@chippydoo Started doing that as well, after my Phys Ed session in the Sloan Restroom.
It was a comfort - kind of like carrying a concealed weapon!
Phil

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