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Diet, etc. during Salvage Radiation Treatment ?

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I just completed day 8 of 38 for SRT Friday, and severe diarrhea has already begun this weekend (I was told that it might hit at week three ...lucky me :( Any suggestions on how to cope? Diet suggestions? Anything that provides some relief? I won't see the RO until Wed....but have an email in his inbox...as I feel unprepared for the intensity of this so soon. As I understand this...effects will last 6-8 weeks following the last treatment.

Thanks.

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pjoshea13

That was my experience. Took forever to resolve. I hope you do better.

Best, -Patrick

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Jmr11820

I never had severe diarrhea bit I had some midway thru my treatment. My RO simply told me to use a very low dose of Imodium AD as needed and it was effective. Easy fix for me.

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ron_bucher in reply to Jmr11820

One Imodium tablet took me from near diarrhea to near constipation.

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Jmr11820 in reply to ron_bucher

Yep. Took a 2 mg tablet (not gel cap) snapped it in half and that did the trick.

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Kaliber

I’ve had / have the same thing for different reasons ( intermittent metformin intolerance / poisoning ) .... I find Imodium works well for me. My diarrhea can be explosive and unexpected ...unpredictable. I drive my pickup truck sitting on one of those large contractors garbage bags, carry extra clothes and sanitary supplies and I carry a camping porta potty in the back seat of my truck. If disaster hits I can deploy the potty on the ground outside the truck and I have a privacy curtain I hang that is held by powerful magnets on the doors. I open both opposing doors on the truck, place the potty ( which is always set up to use ) and my wife will hang the curtain between the doors , for privacy. Any port in a storm if you know what I mean.

Dunno if any of this helps but there it is. Hope you get past this sooner than later brother. Been 5 months with mine, not expecting it to stop soon , if ever.

Hang in there 😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

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noahware in reply to Kaliber

"Any port(apotty) in a storm"

A $hit storm, that is. I think you may have coined a new phrase for the ages... or, at least, one for the aged!

As for your truck, I guess you can say it's a dump truck, and is always ready to carry whatever load you happen to drop.

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Kaliber in reply to noahware

Omg ....yayahahahaya yayahahahaya. Really funny yayahahahaya. 😂😂😂😂

I’m just not going to let a little adversity stop me, especially when time is so precious. Of course Covid has put the brakes on but I can see it changing a lot when you get your shots. Gotta get up and “ go “ while the getting is good ...before it’s too late, no matter what. yayahahahaya. thank you brother ❤️❤️❤️

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JPnSD

Thanks all. I appreciate the info. And looks like necessity is the father of invention Kaliber. :)

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Kaliber in reply to JPnSD

You got that right yayahahahaya. Good luck brother. ❤️🌻🌻❤️

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2zuzu612

Rice water quickly resolved my dad’s post treatment diarrhea.

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JPnSD in reply to 2zuzu612

Thank you!

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Shotgun2322

If you're eating any fruits or vegetables, stop. Eat very small portions and very bland food. It becomes a balancing act between diarrhea and constipation since they seem to want empty bowels and a full bladder before the treatments to avoid damage.

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