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After radiation I developed radiation proctitis and ED. The hyperbaric oxygen helped with my radiation proctitis...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500754/

Discussion: Any experience with hyperbaric oxygen for erectile dysfunction?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 9:21am

Related discussions: - HBOT therapy for radiation cystitis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hbot-therapy-for-radiation-cystitis/ - Chronic radiation proctitis: What specialty treats...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272122/

Discussion: Hyperbaric treatment to help with recovery

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2025

@brianjarvis Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped resolve the symptoms of my radiation proctitis.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514188/

Discussion: Need fix for small uncontrolled bowl movements after radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 8:25am

@lhs38, I moved your posts about radiation proctitis to this existing discussion - Looking for tips...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033622/

Discussion: Looking for tips on managing Radiation-induced proctitis

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

@hector13 and others, here are some relevant related discussions: - bleeding after radiation https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bleeding-after-radiation/ - Anyone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021364/

Discussion: Post Radiation Therapy - Blood in Urine

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2024

I had 25 sessions. In addition to radiation proctitis I developed bladder urgency after 15 sessions....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1536263/

Discussion: Robotic nerve saving surgery for prostate removal

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 1 day ago

Ask about hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for radiation proctitis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537343/

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056963/

Discussion: How to treat rectal bleeding? Started after prostate cancer radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Some bleeding after radiation is not that troubling. That is called acute radiation proctitis. If it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338678/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2025

Just as for radiation cystitis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) works for radiation proctitis. Did your husband...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019102/

Discussion: Post Radiation Therapy - Blood in Urine

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2024

Yes, I guess just feeling like someone's flicking a Bic in my South Grandstand on curry...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514574/

Discussion: Need fix for small uncontrolled bowl movements after radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 4:12pm

My husband developed radiation proctitis about a year after proton radiation, confirmed by colonoscopy. Symptom was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1293851/

Discussion: Frequent bleeding from the rectum when having a bowel movement.

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

@jime51 I bleed from my radiation proctitis whenever I eat cured meats such as bacon, ham,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514522/

Discussion: Need fix for small uncontrolled bowl movements after radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 2:50pm

Sounds like you are dealing with urgency. I took oxybutynin for urgency after blowing on on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533315/

Discussion: Healing process following a urinary sling and penile implant

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 5 days ago

Has it been definitively diagnosed as radiation proctitis? I had bright red blood with BMs. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517444/

Discussion: After radiation: Anyone have a small amount of bleeding from rectum?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 7:36pm

As example, here is a YouTube vid about Jerry, a man that did long term proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505908/

Discussion: What is treatment for Gleason Score 8 at 80 years old in good health?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 5:29pm

@edtrucks Bleeding is a risk from all NSAID pain relivers. I am limited to Tylenol, acetaminophen,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1469324/

Discussion: Blood in Stool 3 months after Proton treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2025

If you have a diagnosis of radiation-induced proctitis, insurance may pay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074202/

Discussion: How to treat rectal bleeding? Started after prostate cancer radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2024

Two possibilities This can happen if you have hemorrhoids even if you don’t strain. And then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1463333/

Discussion: Blood in Stool 3 months after Proton treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2025

I had 42 sessions of IMRT, Nine months after treatment I developed chronic radiation proctitis. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338585/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2025

@jime51 The best advise I got was to keep a food diary. I found that my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1528765/

Discussion: Chronic radiation proctitis: What specialty treats this?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 7:15am