Radiation Proctitis

I had SBRT ( 5 sessions at 7.25 Gy with focal boost to 40Gy) in December of 2023. A Barrigel Spacer was placed..
I had a routine colonoscopy in November of 2024 at the following was noted:

“A few angioectasis were seen in the distal rectum. Likely secondary to radiation proctopathy. Patient did not report bleeding hence no intervention was performed.”

In July of 2025 I started noting some bowel urgency, blood on the toilet paper, and some blood on the stool. This occurred 4 times in July.
Since then I had been noticing it perhaps once or twice a month,
In April of this year it happened about 4 times again.
The distress and bleeding were minimal, and my Complete Blood Count was normal.

I started taking 400mg Vitamin E, 500mg Vitamin C, and 25,000 IU Beta Carotene daily on the first of May.
I have had no episodes of bleeding or urgency since starting this regiment.
I have no idea if the E, C and Beta Carotene have in fact helped, or if this pause in symptoms is just that......a pause like I have seen over the past year.
Time will tell.
If you are experiencing a similar problem it my be worth your time to give it a try.

Stay Strong Brothers, We Got This.